- One UI 8.5 has started rolling out to four more Samsung phones
- These include the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy A56, and Galaxy A36
- The update brings AirDrop support to Quick Share, among other things
Samsung’s One UI 8.5 rollout is continuing, as following on from its launch on the Samsung Galaxy S25 series and some other models on May 6, it’s now coming to four more Samsung phones.
These — as spotted by SamMobile across a series of articles — include the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, the Samsung Galaxy A56, and the Samsung Galaxy A36. This software has already come to more recent Samsung foldables, but this is the first time we’re seeing it on any Galaxy A models.
However, initially, it’s just South Korea that’s getting the One UI 8.5 update on these phones, but it’s likely, based on past form, that other countries will also get it in the next few days, so keep an eye out if you have one of these handsets.
You’ll probably get a notification when the update is available, but you can manually check in Settings > Software update > Download and install.
AirDrop and more
One UI 8.5 comes with numerous new features and improvements — though not all of them will necessarily be available on all phones.
The headline feature is arguably AirDrop support over Quick Share, but there are also other improvements to Quick Share, and to Photo Assist, as well as a more effective power saving mode, security improvements, and tweaks to the Weather app, the My Files app, and more.
So, it’s an update that’s worth downloading as soon as it’s available, and if you have one of the four phones above, it should be available very soon.
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