Android operating systems in 2025 are what individual phone brands make of them. Android 16 is publicly available as part of the Android Open Source Project, but it’s barebones, and brands like Google ...

Samsung is reportedly exploring a kernel upgrade in the One UI 8.5 to support long-term performance gain for its devices.

Here's everything you need to know about One UI 8.5 update, including the release date, eligible devices, new features, and major upgrades.

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

Leaked builds confirm One UI 8.5 will be based on Android 16 QPR2, marking a significant strategic shift for Samsung. By adopting this quarterly update, Samsung breaks tradition and delivers new ...

Samsung is playing an impossible game of catch-up with Pixel and iPhone. It’s four months since Pixels upgraded to Android 16, and since then Apple has upgraded all iPhones to iOS 26. Meanwhile, ...

Google has released one major version of Android each year since 2012, but the release of Android 16 introduced a change with two updates. Google released Android 16 in June, and Samsung followed with ...

Samsung is turning its next Android skin into a serious deterrent for phone thieves, baking far deeper safeguards into One UI 8.5 than previous generations. Instead of treating security as a ...

Samsung released the first One UI beta in December 2025. The company has now pushed the third update for One UI 8.5 (Android ...