Samsung expected to roll out one UI 8.5 public beta soon, featuring two significant camera upgrades.
Initial indications suggest that Samsung is approaching the public release of its previously delayed One UI 8.5 beta firmware, which is expected to include two notable camera-related updates.
Samsung generally rolls out the public One UI beta firmware a few weeks after it first appears on the company’s internal servers.
The First One UI 8.5 Beta Version Has Been Spotted
The initial One UI 8.5 beta build has now been identified on Samsung’s internal testing servers. This marks a key milestone, as Samsung usually makes its One UI beta publicly available only a few weeks after the firmware first appears on its test servers. Although the beta’s public release was initially anticipated for November, that timeframe now seems unlikely. Current indications point to Samsung making the One UI 8.5 beta available to the public in December instead.
For context, the One UI 7 beta was released to the public roughly 24 days after it first appeared on Samsung’s internal test servers, while the One UI 8 beta became publicly available 17 days after it was spotted on those servers.
Likewise, the One UI 8 beta reached the public about 17 days after being identified on the test servers. Following this pattern, a public release of the One UI 8.5 beta can reasonably be expected within the next two to three weeks.
Separately, SamMobile found that the current One UI 8.5 beta test build does not include the Single Take or Dual Rec camera modes.
Several New And Cooler Features May Be Introduced In One UI 8.5
For context, Single Take uses AI to generate multiple photos from a brief video capture, while Dual Rec enables simultaneous video recording from two cameras, such as the front and rear modules. Because this is an early test build, the absence of these features could simply stem from an unresolved bug rather than an intentional removal.
The other possibility is that Samsung is preparing to replace those two modes entirely. We might see them introduce a couple of new, cooler features instead when One UI 8.5 officially drops.
In addition, recent reports indicate that Samsung is introducing a One UI 8.5 feature that enables users to transfer an eSIM phone number from an iPhone to a compatible Galaxy device without carrier involvement, addressing a long-standing interoperability gap between Apple and Android.
The One UI 8.5 update is also set to add enhanced Wi-Fi management features, including Real-Time Data Priority Mode, which prioritizes data usage across apps, and an AI-based system that automatically shifts between Wi-Fi and cellular networks for optimal connectivity.
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