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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T11:59:50.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nSamsung Galaxy S26 owners can now download One UI 9 – the latest iteration of Android. It's built on top of Android 17, the next generation of the mobile operating system, which is set to roll out worldwide later this summer.\n\nGoogle has teased several new features coming to Android 17, including a more proactive Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, dubbed **Gemini Intelligence, that can book restaurant tables and plane tickets for you**. However, whispers of a **top-to-bottom redesign inspired by Apple's Liquid Glass aesthetic** have been quashed by Google executives.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIf you want to download the beta versions of One UI 9 to test upcoming features, you'll need one of the following:\n\n  * **Galaxy S26**\n  * **Galaxy S26+**\n  * **Galaxy S26 Ultra**\n\nFor now, the One UI 9 beta scheme is limited to Galaxy owners living in the UK, the US, Germany, India, Poland, and South Korea. You'll need to download (or open) the **Samsung Members** app from the Google Play Store to register for beta versions of the next major Android release. Once you've enrolled for beta tests, you'll be able to download the latest in-testing software over-the-air to your Galaxy phone.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThese will appear for eligible devices like any other Android software update, so you'll just need to head to **Settings > Software Update** and then tap **Download and Install**. This will unlock the latest features weeks before they're available to everyone else — although you might have to put up with a few bugs and glitches.\n\nWhen it comes to One UI 9, Samsung has added a slew of new tools to its **Samsung Notes** app, including decorative tapes and a wider variety of pen line styles. Meanwhile, the **Contacts** app now offers direct access to Creative Studio to create personalised profile cards without switching between apps.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe **Quick Panel** — the customisable menu accessed by swiping down from the top of the screen on Galaxy devices – has been refreshed to give smartphone owners more control over the layout.\n\nControls to manage screen brightness, sound levels, and the built-in media player are now independently adjustable – with more size options to suit individual preferences. This is similar to **the granular customisation added by Apple in iOS 18** in 2024.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n> Ahead of the launch of One UI 9, Google has worked with Meta — the parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp — to bolster image and video quality shot within social media apps on Android devices. As a result of this collaboration, the entire pipeline from image capture to upload has been reworked on Android, ensuring photos and videos are uploaded in the highest possible quality.\n\nThis is something that has long been standard on iPhone, explaining the prevalence of iOS devices for social media managers and other professions.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * **Googlebook is a brand-new type of AI-packed laptop**\n  * **Spotify's 20 Years feature was SO popular, it brought down the app**\n  * **Best VPN deals**\n  * **Polestar 4: We drove the first car sold in Britain without a rear window**\n  * **Millions of Samsung TV owners are being treated to FREE extra channels**\n  * **British brand's Sky Q rival finally goes on sale**\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nPhotos and videos captured within Instagram and WhatsApp are shot in Ultra HDR, also known as Super HDR on Samsung-branded devices. This format offers a wider dynamic range and deeper colours.\n\nFurthermore, video stabilisation has been improved, so there's no need to capture content using the default Camera app on your Galaxy device and then upload separately in the Meta-owned app of your choice for the best quality.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOne UI 9 also introduces enhanced protection against suspicious apps and potential threats. When new high-risk apps are detected, the mobile operating system will automatically warn Galaxy owners and block any execution or installation.\n\nIt can also recommend that you delete specific software that could cause a security headache.\n\nAccessibility is significantly improved by an adjustable **Mouse Key** speed, which enables smoother cursor control and a combined **TalkBack** package that brings together features previously offered separately by Google and Samsung. The new **Text Spotlight** feature — which displays selected text larger or more clearly in a floating window — has also been added to make reading easier.\n\nIf Samsung follows a similar release schedule to previous versions of its One UI software, we'd expect to see the South Korean firm open the One UI 9.0 beta to many more devices in the next few weeks or months. However, it's worth noting that Google has shared the minimum hardware requirements for Gemini Intelligence, and **many recent flagship smartphones from Samsung won't make the cut**.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Samsung confirms first Galaxy phones to get the biggest Android update of the year — is yours on the list?"
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