Samsung Releases One UI 9 Stable on New Foldables — Galaxy S26 Must Wait

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Samsung has released One UI 9 stable (based on Android 17) for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra, and Flip 8. However, Galaxy S26 users must wait for the stable release to roll out to their phones.

Key features in One UI 9 include an AI Assistant Activity dashboard, enhanced Privacy Alerts, a Warranty and Care hub, and seamless iPhone transfers (passwords, passkeys, eSIM) via Smart Switch.

The update also adds My FanCam auto-reframing, Cine LUT color grading (Fold 8 Ultra), an AI-native FlexWindow (Flip 8), and Now Brief security insights.

Samsung has been running One UI 9 betas for the Galaxy S26 series for a while now. Today, with the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 , Fold 8 Ultra , and Flip 8 , Samsung is also launching One UI 9 stable based on Android 17. Galaxy S26 users will have to wait a bit, though, as you can get One UI 9 stable only on these new foldables for now.

Samsung hasn’t explicitly shared a changelog for all the changes One UI 9 brings over One UI 8. But as part of its foldable launch, Samsung says One UI 9.0 introduces a new AI Assistant Activity dashboard, which sounds very similar to Android 17’s AI-related upgrades to the Privacy Dashboard . The AI Assistant Activity dashboard on the new foldables gives users a centralized view of AI automations running on their behalf, allowing them to review AI actions in one place and navigate directly to the relevant agent for additional context and settings.