Samsung has been rumored to have been seen on Samsung’s servers from April, the next one UI release, 8.5, and yesterday’s initial build for Galaxy S22 Ultra. There will be a UI 8.5A version with which the Galaxy S26 series will start.
Today is our first appearance on one of our UI 8.5, courtesy of the developer who was able to modify the Galaxy S22 Build to run on the Galaxy S21 ++. Take a look at the refreshed UI in the images below.
A UI 8.5
The Settings menu contains more compact items without subtitles, while the search bar is moved to the bottom where it is more easily accessible. Overflow on both edges above and below, and leave shadows on all containers and search bars. The search page now shows different categories in three Column Lum Grid.
When you enter a specific menu in the settings, the rear button floats up the content Once you scroll and get its own drop shadow, a look that seems induced by iOS 26 at least in part. The container receives the drop shadows on the upper and bottom edges, thus they feel enhanced above the ‘background’, and here is also a Grad Over overflow effect.
If a UI 8.5 is intended to launch with the Galaxy S26 family as a rumor, then we have plenty of time by January to see many more leaks, so be tune.
Samsung Galaxy S 25 Ultra
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