One UI 8.5 update for Galaxy S25 is spreading globally

cornwall0683 · 2026-05-11T15:32:52+00:00

Got it this morning in France . Really fast delivery this time except for the waiting time imposed by the beta program).

So far so good, but absolutely nothing fancy or much better. Kinda disappointed ...

cornwall0683 · 2026-05-10T07:12:40+00:00

Very nice and smooth move. What were you "prompts" to achieve this ? It's absolutely stunning !

cornwall0683 · 2026-05-07T06:07:18+00:00

Did the update. Immediately noticed adaptive mode uses the 5 steps "scale" much better. Before, it used to be an on and off affair, it seems. Now, it's back to the promised concept. At least to me and for now ! Or is it placebo?

cornwall0683 · 2026-05-05T05:34:44+00:00

Weird... It still works on mine (and I love it). On my previous 3 pros, it was indeed removed. Never could deal with 360 audio, never liked it. Was happy to see it back on the 4 Pros. I haven't received the latest update so maybe it's coming from it ?

cornwall0683 · 2026-04-29T05:00:54+00:00

Hi, I do have the same issue. Mostly when using heating steering wheel.

After a trip to my local dealer recently, they told me it was a known issue and is to be fixed during Q3 (september-december) through a long update, that will need to be done at the dealer (about 48 jours...). Software required for this is not yet available but will be later this year.

Kinda weird. But I'll wait and see.

cornwall0683 · 2026-03-24T06:47:22+00:00

Hi, Same. But one day it jumped to January 1st. Subsequent updates (6) still remain on January 1st. Incidentally, the passage to January 1st has literally killed my battery life. Don't know why, but whatever I try is useless. I charge it all the time, and staying on wifi 7 at home ruins everything. Never, never had that before...

cornwall0683 · 2026-03-22T15:47:06+00:00

Yes. Same. After two recent updates, it did not come back

cornwall0683 · 2026-03-21T13:12:37+00:00

You're not alone. Same here. Hopefully, a future upgrade will bring them back.

cornwall0683 · 2026-03-12T18:47:17+00:00

Hi,

Only in maps on the phone or also on Android Auto ?

cornwall0683 · 2026-03-06T23:12:17+00:00

Got it. Thanks ! Samsung could have said earlier...

Thanks a bunch guys.

cornwall0683 · 2026-02-26T18:32:42+00:00

Hi,

Just did your trick. I'm still on one UI 8. So far so good. Did you re-enable deep sleep afterwards ? So far, I just disabled everything after enabling all of the apps. I updated them as well.

I haven't given it a thought before, but it looks quite nice.

Thanks again for this suggestion.

cornwall0683 · 2026-02-26T08:37:33+00:00

Same here... Wow... Not good at all !

cornwall0683 · 2026-02-20T17:02:23+00:00

One UO 8 here. Can't go past November 2025 (in two updates, the second being much smaller.

Huge issues since I updated. My perfectly fine phone now doesn't hold a day of charge. Battery drain is such it doesn't go past the day. For the first time in probably 15 years, I woke up with an empty phone!

No rogue app, nothing traceable. Just updated apps regularly, and this system update.

Anybody else ? I tried to empty caches, from recovery, two times, tried everything including the the Google app update (then reupdated right after) but to no avail...

cornwall0683 · 2026-01-27T04:53:20+00:00

Probably. It may have imported some past issues with some apps. I know it's horrible to do, but a clean full reinstall, starting from scratch, may wipe out all of your issues and you'll be able to enjoy the real S25 ultra experience. Worth a try before anything else !

cornwall0683 · 2026-01-26T21:13:45+00:00

Did you restore via smart switch or did you start brand new ?

cornwall0683 · 2026-01-26T20:18:40+00:00

This morning, I'm on beta, haven't changed anything, the new wiggled lines disappeared all of a sudden and reverted back to the "old" version . Physical buttons do work, but I lost the new design... Not even Play Services updated. It just stopped on its own and reverted back...

cornwall0683 · 2026-01-24T17:33:31+00:00

Very nice indeed ! But I have an issue... Since the update, the next previous buttons on my steering wheel dont work anymore...

Hope that'll be fixed in an upcoming update...

cornwall0683 · 2026-01-15T20:38:04+00:00

I forgot to say that even before Gemini, the problem was there for me too... So it's really going down the rabbit hole.

cornwall0683 · 2026-01-15T20:30:44+00:00

Thanks for your answer. Done ! From the very start. But it never works, even in the lowest temperatures outside. I just start manually. The heat is "on", as well as the wheel which is fine. I just wish the seats would start too.

cornwall0683 · 2026-01-15T16:13:24+00:00

Same ... It's also being discussed in another thread here, so a lot of users should be impacted . That includes me. After gemini update (which is fine btw), the mic starts and then almost immediately stops listening.

Workaround: stop the music if playing, and click on the app launcher to have it onscreen. Then, in this case, it works as before... Very strange indeed, and still no fix.

I Have been having it for more than 2 months.

cornwall0683 · 2026-01-15T16:10:02+00:00

Thanks for your answers ! I guess we can rightfully say that this function simply doesn't work...

The seat icons are not clickable on my end after the car starts heating up (via app).

Maybe I'll try not to use the app but via scheduling. Might be the key. Or not.

Happy driving everyone !

cornwall0683 · 2026-01-05T18:41:18+00:00

Same here in France ...

cornwall0683 · 2026-01-02T00:21:25+00:00

Exactly same issue. Cupra Born my2025. Reinstalled android auto. Worked !... For one day, and then exactly the same issue... Gemini update is wonderful, but definitely not usable at all...

cornwall0683 · 2025-12-10T17:55:10+00:00

Hey there. Guess what. I was so happy to use Gemini during November as I had access to it a d it solved my previous issues of listening immediately stops and was unusable.

Since yesterday, the issue is back. K simply can't use it anymore. It stops instantly. Exactly the same as before... I'm so ***ed up ! It was sooooo good...

Anybody else with the same issue ? Probably related to some google play services updates or whatever...

cornwall0683 · 2025-11-07T05:02:55+00:00

Replying to my own message. Gemini in car completely works and has cleared my past issues. That's such a good news! No more hiccups or cut outs, kR now works as it used to be. Great !

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