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TL;DR
- The One UI 8.5 beta is live for the Galaxy S25 series, but it lacks the Bixby upgrades previously mentioned in leaks.
- Missing features include natural language device control, instant answers, and chat history.
- Samsung may add these features in later betas, or they could be reserved for the Galaxy S26 pending a rumored integration with Perplexity.
One UI 8.5 beta program is now live for the Galaxy S25 series in some regions. The update has just started rolling out now, and while everyone is busy diving in and figuring out what is new, there has been one curious omission from the official changelog: Bixby.
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