Samsung’s One UI 8.5 beta is here and, with it, a look at Samsung’s updated design language. But there are.
Samsung’s One UI 8.5 beta is here and, with it, a look at Samsung’s updated design language. But there are some changes that feel eerily familiar, probably because Samsung is bringing a lot of Liquid Glass-like UI tweaks to Galaxy phones with its next big One UI update.
One UI 8.5 brings several notable design changes, and put simply, a lot of it feels like it was inspired by Apple’s new Liquid Glass overhaul in iOS 26. That’s not to say Samsung is all-in on the transparent design elements – thank goodness – but there are a lot of things that feel similar.
For example, there’s a new floating back button in the Settings menu and Samsung’s first-party apps, just like you see in iOS.
