{"id":224174,"date":"2026-03-16T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/samsung-quietly-starts-testing-one-ui-9-for-the-galaxy-s26\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:45:10","slug":"samsung-quietly-starts-testing-one-ui-9-for-the-galaxy-s26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/samsung-quietly-starts-testing-one-ui-9-for-the-galaxy-s26\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung quietly starts testing One UI 9 for the Galaxy S26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-testing-one-ui-9-galaxy-s26-3649322\/\">Samsung quietly starts testing One UI 9 for the Galaxy S26<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-testing-one-ui-9-galaxy-s26-3649322\/\">https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-testing-one-ui-9-galaxy-s26-3649322\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-16 08:34:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidauthority.com\">www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>The first firmware build (BZC5) for the Galaxy S26 series confirms Samsung has begun internal testing of the new software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to tipster Tarun Vats on X, the first internal One UI 9 firmware for the Galaxy S26 series has shown up on Samsung\u2019s servers.<\/p>\n<p>This build, labeled BZC5, confirms that Samsung has begun internal testing of the Android 17-based software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There aren\u2019t any big changes yet. Early builds usually have some rough spots, and this one is no different. So far, the visual updates are small. Max Jambor posted on X about slightly larger brightness and volume sliders in the Quick Panel on his Galaxy S26 Ultra, and a settings change that puts Parental Controls in its own section instead of under Digital Wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) \/ 3)\" title=\"One UI 9 larger brightness and volume sliders\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-larger-brightness-and-volume-sliders.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-larger-brightness-and-volume-sliders-49w-64h.jpg 49w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-larger-brightness-and-volume-sliders-293w-380h.jpg 293w\" alt=\"One UI 9 larger brightness and volume sliders\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-larger-brightness-and-volume-sliders.jpg\"\/><span class=\"e_Fk\">Bigger sliders for brightness and volume in One UI 9<\/span><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) \/ 3)\" title=\"One UI 9 parental controls separate section\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-parental-controls-separate-section.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-parental-controls-separate-section-44w-64h.jpg 44w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-parental-controls-separate-section-263w-380h.jpg 263w\" alt=\"One UI 9 parental controls separate section\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-parental-controls-separate-section.jpg\"\/><span class=\"e_Fk\">Parental controls are now a separate section in One UI 9<\/span><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) \/ 3)\" title=\"One UI 9 parental controls\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-parental-controls-.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-parental-controls--41w-64h.jpg 41w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-parental-controls--243w-380h.jpg 243w\" alt=\"One UI 9 parental controls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/One-UI-9-parental-controls-.jpg\"\/><span class=\"e_Fk\">Parental controls in One UI 9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If this seems early, it\u2019s because Samsung has been changing how it releases new versions of One UI. In the past, the Galaxy S series usually launched with the latest Android version. Now, Samsung seems to be matching its schedule more closely with Google\u2019s Android releases.<\/p>\n<p>Android 17 is still being developed and is in the early testing stages. If Google follows its usual schedule, the new Android version could be officially announced at Google I\/O in May, with stable releases starting around June.<\/p>\n<p>Even though development has started, One UI 9 won\u2019t be released right away. If Samsung sticks to last year\u2019s schedule, a public beta might come out in late May or early June, letting testers try the new software early.<\/p>\n<p>The stable version probably won\u2019t arrive until September, and it may first appear on new devices. Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-testing-one-ui-9-galaxy-s26-3649322\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung quietly starts testing One UI 9 for the Galaxy S26 https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-testing-one-ui-9-galaxy-s26-3649322\/ Publish Date: 2026-03-16&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":224175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Samsung-Galaxy-S26-Home-Screen-with-Finder-Shortcut.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70,86],"class_list":["post-224174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google","tag-samsung"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224174"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224176,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224174\/revisions\/224176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}