Samsung Galaxy S26 gets Z Fold 8 AI features in One UI Beta update

Published Aug 28, 2026, 2:04 PM EDT Chandra Steele has been writing about tech for the entirety of her journalism career. She loves making tough topics easy to understand. Before joining Android Police, Chandra was senior features writer at PCMag where she did everything from interviewing Jeff Goldblum to explaining crypto. Sign in to your Android Police account The Samsung Galaxy S26 series is getting a One UI Beta 9 update that gives it four features that are on the Galaxy Z Fold 8. As spotted by SammyGuru, the flagship phones will now have My FanCam, Call Brief, and custom Now Brief cards. Borrowing from Samsung’s incredibly popular phone gives the Galaxy S26 series a big boost. A bump in features The new features are all AI-powered. My FanCam gives users a way to focus on their favorites in a shot. It uses AI to track, center, and zoom in on one person in a group shot or a wider shot. During phone conversations, Call Brief surfaces things relevant to the discussion like calendar events, emails, and reminders. And custom Now Brief cards are updates and recommendations created from daily routines, interests, and custom text prompts. Some bonuses The update has more to offer the Galaxy S26 series. There’s also a new home screen search bar that can be removed if it’s not wanted. And Samsung Browser and Gallery have some AI upgrades. And some bug fixes too For those who just want a fix for the rebooting issue, this update should resolve it. It also improves the Do Not Disturb mode. One UI 9 Beta is still limited Aside from the recently released Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip 8, only the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 +, and Galaxy S26 Ultra are getting the One UI 9 beta as of now. Those who are enrolled in the Galaxy S26 series One UI 9 beta program will receive a notification to download the update starting today, Aug. 28. It should eventually reach devices in the Galaxy S series back to the S23 and the Galaxy Z series back to the Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5.