Samsung's One UI 8 Watch update brings smart refinements to the Galaxy Watch experience, but I'm most excited for an updated app drawer.

One UI 8 is likely just days away, and recent betas have revealed some major upgrades that might land as part of it.

Here's everything you need to know about Samsung's One UI 8.5 update, including the release date, eligible devices, and new features.

Samsung has announced a series of new security measures for One UI 8 on Android 16, which could be coming to a certain pair (or even trio) of foldable phones very soon indeed. In a pair of Samsung Newsroom posts,

Bar" feature in One UI has always felt undercooked. Samsung says that's going to change with support for more apps.

Samsung's Android 16-based One UI 8 will debut with upcoming Galaxy devices, bringing more advanced privacy and security features

Samsung has announced a handful of quantum-resistant security features for Galaxy devices that are coming with One UI 8.

Discover Samsung's One UI 8.0 Beta 3 for Galaxy S25 Ultra: a 1GB update packed with bug fixes, stability improvements, and security upgrades.

In a separate reveal, IceUniverse (via Android Authority) states Samsung has started to test a new Dynamic Effect feature within the One UI 8’s version of the gallery app. This new feature reportedly builds upon the Live Effect feature that allows users to user to make an image appear three-dimensional was first introduced as part of One UI 6.

Bar on One UI 8 will improve Live Notifications by expanding support to third-party apps. It will take advantage of Google's Live Update.

Samsung has refreshed the Galaxy Watch Ultra with 64GB of storage, a new Titanium Blue color, and One UI 8 Watch. Here's all that's new!