The Galaxy S26 may receive another One UI 9 beta after all

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Stable One UI 9 arrived last month with the launch of Samsung’s latest foldables: the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8, and the Z Flip 8. Despite the stable release, older phones still lack the update. Samsung continues to run a beta and recently released the sixth One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series only this week.

The fact that the latest One UI beta release consisted mostly of bug fixes and usability-related enhancements — and that a stable version is already available for certain devices — led to hopes that a stable release would come soon. But before the rollout, it may release another beta.

Samsung may be working on another One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series , ahead of the anticipated stable rollout on eligible devices. Earlier today, tipster Tarun Vats posted about another test build spotted on Samsung’s internal test server, with a build number ending with “ZZHK.”

Vats proposes this build could be released in the coming weeks as the seventh One UI 9 beta before a stable version is out. Based on Samsung’s recent cadence of One UI 9 beta updates, we could see this update come out in the next two weeks. However, the mere existence of a test build alone does not confirm that Samsung will indeed release it.

Meanwhile, Vats also spotted another One UI 9 internal test build for the Galaxy S26, sporting a build number ending with “BZHI.” At the time, he remarked that this could be the first stable build to be released — given that Samsung does not have another beta to test first.

In addition to the Galaxy S26, Samsung is also likely testing One UI 9 internally on the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S24, the Galaxy S23, and the Galaxy Z Fold 7.

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