Samsung Galaxy S26 series receives fifth One UI 9 Beta update

Last week, a Samsung representative announced that the fifth One UI 9 Beta update for the Galaxy S26 series would arrive sometime this week. Well, Samsung kept its promise and released the One UI 9 Beta 5 for the Galaxy S26 lineup. It comes almost a month after the fourth beta was rolled out.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

The One UI 9 Beta 5 for the Galaxy S26 series has firmware version S948BXXU4ZZH6 and requires a download of around 1.1GB. It comes with the August 2026 Android security patch and some bug fixes.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

You can check the complete changelog of the One UI 9 Beta 5 update below:

Improved issue where the app freezes or a white screen appears in some menus of the Settings app.

Improved issue where the speed is slow or a black screen appears when launching the camera widget on the lock screen.

Improved issue where the bottom floating bar is not displayed correctly while using the Phone app.

Improved issue where a blank screen is temporarily visible when entering the recent files list in the My Files app.

Improved issue where 1×1 size shortcuts are not added to the bottom bar of the home screen.

Improved issue where the preview screen position is misaligned or flickers in the Video Editor and Photo Editor.

Improved issue where the screen intermittently flickers in certain situations.

Fixed Wi-Fi connection errors and improved connection stability.

The One UI 9 Beta 5 update for the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra is rolling out in South Korea, India, Poland, Germany, and the UK.

Samsung Galaxy S26

If you are enrolled in the One UI 9 Beta program and haven’t received the update yet, you can check for it manually by heading to your smartphone’s Settings > Software update menu.