When is One UI 8.5 beta Releasing?

[changy]

Whens one ui 8.5 beta coming out?

[userlQcCM1wRc8]

Fair point for sure!

On that note though, bugs are still plentiful even with so‑called “stable” releases. So where’s the cut‑off? At what stage does Samsung decide the build is “good enough” to ship, knowing fixes will continue to roll out afterward? That’s the part I’m curious about — how they balance risk management with customer expectations across capable devices.

[Mujibar]

The beta is currently for the S25 series (excluding the Edge and FE models), so not just the S25U. There may be another phase in which it's opened up to other devices, but there are no details about that at this time. See this post for more:

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/News-and-Announcements/Beta-One-UI-8-5-Everything-We-know/ba-p/3...

[meself]

Usually starts with one model and can expand to others

[joeldf]

Betas are usually on the latest device first, then expand to earlier devices after a few weeks.

But, it's also on factory unlocked devices on any carrier. The limit to locked T-Mobile devices is a carrier thing. AT&T and Verizon simply don't allow their locked devices in the beta. Samsung has no say in that.

And then there's all the unlocked S25 series devices worldwide that can be on the beta.

[GodAshram]

This same thought comes up every time a beta is published.

The latest flagship will always get it 1st, then the previous flagship, then everything else however they plan it. It's been that way since I had my note 20 years ago.

This isn't something new.

[userlQcCM1wRc8]

I didn't say the process was new; rather I am wondering why we can't have something new.

[YOUR_NAKED_MOM]

Agreed. I'd like to be able to give 8.5 beta a spin on my S24 Ultra. Been checking regularly to see if we have been allowed to join the beta, however, so far we are still waiting.

[recoverysales]

The beta has not showed up yet.And I haven't got it.I just got this from its brand new and I got an update the other day and it was only a security patch update that's about it.And the update UI 8 android 16 no 8.5 or beta yet when I set this phone up, it did not tell me that the sign up for the beta programming.And usually that's what it does because we used to have a samsung s twenty four f, e, and it did the same thing and then it never gave us the beta s25 ultra 

[Lawn95]

It's out now but I just heard on YouTube that's it's not available on AT&T. I don't know why. They said it's available on T-Mobile and on the unlock version

[recoverysales]

Oh ok that might be where I haven't got it, yet thank you