Android Authority reports that Samsung’s One UI 8.5 code contains elements that indicate the company is developing its own call screening feature. This functionality is technically present in One UI 8, which Samsung has begun to deploy more extensively; however, it necessitates manual activation for each incoming call.
In contrast, Google’s version automatically activates for any presumed spam calls, spoofed numbers, or callers not saved to your contacts. According to the code discovered by Android Authority, it seems Samsung’s implementation will function in a similar manner, allowing an AI assistant to intervene and answer the call to identify the caller on the other end. Samsung might even provide an option for users to enable a specific mode that engages the AI assistant to answer all calls while Do Not Disturb is switched on.
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In addition to the new call screening capabilities, the One UI 8.5 leak seems to imply that this update will be even more extensive than the original One UI 8 release. Images shared by SammyGuru suggest that Samsung is adopting a more iPhone-like style in its design. More precisely, the company seems to have drawn inspiration from iOS 26 — whether this will be beneficial is yet to be determined, especially since there are ongoing discussions about how iOS 26 impacts battery performance on iPhones.
Of course, all this remains conjecture based on images purportedly depicting a Galaxy S24 operating on One UI 8.5. Until Samsung begins to demonstrate the new operating system,
