{"id":544106,"date":"2026-04-22T05:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/544106\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:38:22","slug":"samsung-to-release-new-free-upgrade-to-millions-of-galaxy-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/544106\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung To Release New Free Upgrade To Millions Of Galaxy Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"

After releasing the newly AI-powered version of Bixby to millions of Galaxy devices via the One UI 8.5 beta rollout,<\/a> Samsung is now releasing even more formerly exclusive Galaxy S26 features to older Galaxy phones.<\/p>\n

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New Samsung Galaxy S26 Features Coming To Older Galaxy Phones Via One UI 8.5<\/p>\n

A leaked internal build of the latest One UI 8.5 beta version (via SamMobile<\/a>) revealed that several high-end Galaxy S26 AI tools <\/a>are coming to Galaxy S24 phones, alongside the Galaxy S25 series. Specifically; newly enhanced Audio Eraser functionality, Creative Studio, Call Screening and Photo Assist.<\/p>\n

The newly enhanced Audio Eraser can separate and optimize voices, music, and background noise as they happen. This allows users to adjust audio instantly while watching content on third-party platforms like Netflix, YouTube, and Instagram. By swiping down to the Quick Panel, there is a little pop up that offers options to dampen background noise, or boost the clarity of dialogue.<\/p>\n

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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will be imbued by the latest Galaxy S26 AI features. (Photo by Joan Cros\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Creative Studio is essentially a generative AI image editor that lets users transform rough sketches into more polished digital digital art, or change the entire artistic style of an existing image. Check out the video above, or here, to see it in action. <\/p>\n

Galaxy S24 users will also get access to Call Screening, which is an AI assistant that can answer incoming calls from unknown numbers on the user\u2019s behalf. It transcribes the call in real-time so you can decide whether to pick up or not.<\/p>\n

Finally, an updated Photo Assist offers lets users edit images with text prompts using generative AI. For example, adding or removing objects, or changing the color of clothes on people in the image. <\/p>\n

Samsung Brings Enhanced AI Bixby to Older Devices Via One UI 8.5<\/p>\n

The One UI 8.5 beta also includes the newly AI-powered Bixby. Samsung partnered with Perplexity AI, blending their technology to handle more complex requests. This includes the standard chatbot stuff, but I\u2019ve found the most useful thing Bixby can do now is be your device expert.<\/p>\n

For example, instead of digging through menus, you can tell Bixby “my eyes are strained,” and it will automatically enable Eye Comfort Shield. If you mention the screen is too bright in the dark, it will trigger the Extra Dim setting. You can even ask Bixby to run a diagnostic on your battery health or toggle your mobile hotspot without knowing the specific menu paths.<\/p>\n

ForbesSamsung\u2019s Disappointing Price Update For Galaxy Phone BuyersBy Janhoi McGregor<\/a><\/p>\n

If you pondered whether Samsung would keep some of its premium AI features exclusive to the Galaxy S26 series, at least for a period of time, as Google often does with its Pixel phones, think again.<\/p>\n

The Korean company has been explicit for two years about its commitment to bringing as many people into Galaxy AI as possible. Back in 2024, when the first generative AI features landed, Samsung said it wanted to bring the Galaxy AI experience to \u201cover 100 million\u201d Galaxy users<\/a>. There\u2019s no immediate financial incentive for Samsung to do this, but relying on AI tools via your Samsung phone to get through the day nudges people further into the Galaxy AI ecosystem.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re also a good showcase of what a Samsung Galaxy phone can do, and that is particularly true for Bixby in One UI 8.5. The tool\u2019s ability to help users navigate through the phone and its seemingly endless feature list isn\u2019t something that\u2019s available on Google or Apple phones yet.<\/p>\n

Update April 21st: Samsung\u2019s Stable One UI 8.5 Build Expected To Land In May<\/p>\n

Update April 21st 8:31am ET: Samsung is continuing its rollout of the One UI 8.5 beta, bringing critical bug fixes and\u2014most importantly\u2014advanced AI tools to older Galaxy hardware. The new features include the aforementioned Call Screening, Creative Studio, Photo Assist, and Enhanced Audio Eraser.<\/p>\n

According to Samsung tipster Tarun Vats on X, the current list of phones that will receive the One UI 8.5 AI upgrades includes the Galaxy S25 FE (alongside the main Galaxy S25 series more broadly), Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. Notably, the Galaxy S24 FE is not on the list so far, though the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Z Flip 6 are all included.<\/p>\n

Vats also spotted the stable One UI 8.5 build for the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S24 series, which they predict will be released internationally around May 4th.<\/a> Alongside the AI tools, the update will address several bugs, providing fixes for Bluetooth crashes and an issue where a black screen is shown during incoming calls.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no information yet on whether even older Galaxy phone series will receive these AI skills, but Samsung began rolling out the One UI 8.5 beta to 2023 devices earlier this month. The Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Flip5, Galaxy S23 FE and Galaxy A36 5G gained access to the beta. This arrived shortly after Samsung revealed that select Galaxy phones will support cross-platform file sharing with Apple\u2019s AirDrop via an updated Quick Share integration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After releasing the newly AI-powered version of Bixby to millions of Galaxy devices via the One UI 8.5…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[15233,59,187430,5054,90029,19081,12968,3036,187428,187429,93831,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-544106","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-galaxy-s26","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-samsung-free-upgrade","11":"tag-samsung-galaxy-s24","12":"tag-samsung-galaxy-s24-ultra","13":"tag-samsung-galaxy-s25","14":"tag-samsung-galaxy-s26","15":"tag-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7","16":"tag-samsung-galaxy-z-series","17":"tag-samsung-messages-galaxy-s26","18":"tag-samsung-one-ui-8-5","19":"tag-technology","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom","22":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}