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Samsung\u2019s One UI has always proudly sported its own personality. It\u2019s obviously Android, but it has also long looked and felt distinctly \u201cSamsung,\u201d even as other Android skins borrowed ideas from all over the place. With the One UI 8.5 beta now in the wild, though, that identity is starting to feel like it\u2019s up for debate.<\/p>\n
In a recent opinion piece<\/a>, my colleague Joe Maring said One UI 8.5 might be the update where Samsung finally went a step too far. He highlighted changes like the new Quick Settings layout and refreshed Samsung apps, which can be tweaked to look a lot like iOS 26\u2019s Control Center and navigation bars. The update adds useful customization and isn\u2019t short on polish, but Joe\u2019s bigger point was questioning the point at which refinement starts to feel more like imitation. That question is what led us to ask our readers how they feel about One UI 8.5\u2019s iOS-like changes.<\/p>\n You told us your views via both a poll in Joe\u2019s article and the comments section. Let\u2019s take a look at the results.<\/p>\n What do you think of One UI 8.5\u2019s iOS-like changes?<\/p>\n The results lean more towards the negative than the positive overall. Just over 42% of respondents said they can\u2019t stand the iOS-like changes and don\u2019t want their Android phone<\/a> to look like an iPhone. On top of that, another 9% said the changes aren\u2019t their favorite, even if they only see them as a minor annoyance. Taken together, that means just over half of the respondents aren\u2019t particularly happy with the new direction, seemingly agreeing with Joe\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n Still, the response isn\u2019t universally hostile. Around 28% of readers said they think the changes look great, showing there\u2019s a sizeable group that\u2019s on board with Samsung\u2019s approach. Meanwhile, about 20% said they don\u2019t care either way, suggesting that for a lot of people, the visual shift simply isn\u2019t a deciding factor in how they feel about One UI 8.5.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n The comments under Joe\u2019s article were just as divided as the poll results. A vocal group agreed with the core criticism, saying they chose Samsung and Android precisely because they don\u2019t look or behave like iOS. For those readers, the iOS-like elements feel unnecessary at best and actively off-putting at worst, with some even suggesting they\u2019ll lean more heavily on third-party launchers<\/a> or consider other brands if the trend continues.<\/p>\n At the same time, plenty of commenters pushed back hard on the premise. Some argued that the similarities are exaggerated, pointing out that basic apps like the Phone, Clock, and Calculator can only be redesigned in so many ways, while others noted that Apple has borrowed heavily from Android over the years as well. A recurring theme among defenders was customization: as long as One UI remains flexible and functional, they don\u2019t see visual overlap as a real problem, and a few even welcomed the changes as making it easier for people to switch between platforms.<\/p>\n![\"google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/ "\\"google"){kind=icon}
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