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Samsung Galaxy S23 series gets One UI 8.5; Galaxy A56 with May update

May is a busy month for Samsung. The manufacturer is nicely up to speed with rolling out updates. This is also the case today. There is an update for the Galaxy A56 for the second time this week. In addition, the Samsung Galaxy S23 series is getting a...

One UI 8.5 for Galaxy S23

The Samsung Galaxy S23 family is being updated with a major update. It is the update to One UI 8.5, where the South Korean manufacturer has worked on a lot of improvements and new features. In recent weeks, several models have already been updated to the new version of Samsung's skin. So now it is the turn of the Samsung Galaxy S23, S23+ and the S23 Ultra. Later, the update will also reach the S23 FE, as well as other devices still awaiting the update.

The update does not come with a new security update. However, you do get other new features. These include the revamped quick settings panel (Quick Panel), the weather app has been enhanced with a new widget, pollen information and animations. Furthermore, you can use the new AI editor for photo editing and the camera app is equipped with a PDF scanner. The Clock app lets you compare time zones and Quick Share has been optimised with One UI 8.5.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus browser

Galaxy A56

A new update also reaches the Samsung Galaxy A56, marking the second update this week. After we wrote about the One UI 8.5 update yesterday, it is now time for another update. Ruud lets us know that his Galaxy A56 has been updated with May's security update. This brings the device back up to date with security. In doing so, it brings Google's patches along with Samsung's.

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