One UI 9.5 leak shows new features for Samsung Keyboard

A leaked build of Samsung's One UI 9.5 points to new features for Samsung Keyboard, including Shorten and Translate shortcuts, according to Android Authority, PhoneArena and SamMobile coverage of the leak. The same update cycle is reported to include a redesign of Galaxy Enhance-X, with SammyGuru describing a "Major Redesign" in One UI 9.5.

The keyboard changes include shortcuts for Shorten and Translate, Android Authority reported. SamMobile separately reported that Samsung Keyboard could gain a feature similar to Google Gboard's Rambler, which 9to5Google described as Pixel 11's "Rambler" feature. The 9to5Google headline notes that One UI 9.5 might bring the feature to Samsung Keyboard before Google's own version does, and Android Central framed it as "Samsung's answer to Google's Rambler" potentially coming to Galaxy phones soon. The leaked material does not describe how the Shorten and Translate shortcuts or the Rambler-like feature would work in detail.

Bixby is also expected to change. GSMArena.com, citing a SamMobile report, said Samsung plans to turn Bixby into a full-fledged AI assistant capable of handling daily tasks in the background. One example given is a recurring task in which Bixby reports the exchange rate between USD and INR every morning. Once set up, Bixby prompts the user to confirm the task, and it is then displayed in the Actions sub-menu within the Bixby app.

Users can manage those tasks by pinning, deleting or pausing them, GSMArena.com reported. The app also includes an activity log showing how each task is executed and allowing the user to go back to the original thread where the task was created. The feature is currently under internal testing and is believed to debut with the One UI 9.5-powered Galaxy S27 series.

On timing, SammyGuru reported that a One UI 9.5 beta is coming soon while asking which Galaxy devices will receive it, and VOI.ID reported that Samsung is speeding up One UI 9.5 so Galaxy users will get it soon. The leaked details do not state a release date for the beta or the update, and the device list for the beta is not specified in the material provided.

The broader One UI 9.5 cycle also appears in coverage of other Samsung apps. BGR published a piece on the Samsung Phone Voice Recorder app, and GSMArena.com noted that One UI 10 is rumored to bring major UI and usability changes, describing One UI 9.5 as a stepping stone. The keyboard, Bixby and Galaxy Enhance-X changes all come from leaks rather than an announced Samsung release.