Following the successful launch of the Galaxy Z TriFold, the brand is working hard to launch the next big update, One UI 8.5, as soon as possible.
According to recent reports, the beta program of the next feature-packed firmware is expected to be announced on the 8th of December 2025.
Coming to the main news, a recent test firmware build spotted on the Checkfirm app hints that the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Flip7 could receive the One UI 8.5 beta update with the S25 series or soon.
The new beta build firmware pops up on the Checkfirm app; this application is well known to be used to find the latest builds on Samsung servers. This detail was shared by a user on the Samsung Community Korea.
In addition, if you want to know about the complete features and improvements of the UI 8.5 update, users can check our dedicated One UI 8.5 changelog article, which was leaked yesterday by a trustworthy leaker, TraunVats, on X.
Additionally, the stable One UI 8.5 is expected to come with the Galaxy S26 series out of the box early next year.
Lastly, the Z Fold7 and Flip7 have been launched recently with One UI 8, and the good news is both foldables are expected to get an improved version of One UI 8 soon.
