TL;DR
- Samsung has started developing One UI 9, its next major interface update based on Android 17, with early internal builds already appearing on company servers.
- The first firmware build (BZC5) for the Galaxy S26 series confirms Samsung has begun internal testing of the new software.
Samsung just kicked off global sales of its latest flagship phones last week, but the company is already moving on to the next big software update. Early signs suggest that work on One UI 9, based on Android 17, has quietly begun, and the first internal builds have appeared on Samsung’s servers.
According to tipster Tarun Vats on X, the first internal One UI 9 firmware for the Galaxy S26 series has shown up on Samsung’s servers.
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