Samsung pushed the stable One UI 8.5 update on May 6, 2026, starting with the Galaxy S25 series in South Korea before expanding globally on May 11. The Galaxy S24 series, Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, and foldables like the Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 followed shortly after.
Any major software update comes with a settling-in period, and One UI 8.5 is no different. Within days of the rollout, users across Samsung’s community forums, Reddit, and tech publications started flagging a range of problems, from aggressive battery drain to missing camera features and app crashes.
Some of these are confirmed bugs Samsung is actively fixing. Others are intentional changes that caught users off guard. This article covers all of them and tells you exactly what to do about each one.
One UI 8.5 problems covered in this article
Here is a quick look at everything this article addresses:
