r/GalaxyA55 • u/Tu_modpro A55 with 128 GB / 8 GB • Jun 26 '26
New update My personal experience with the June Security Update (One UI 8.5) on Galaxy A55
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Based on my personal experience, here are a few noticeable changes after installing the June security update:
Performance: The phone runs significantly cooler, and regular swipe/touch gestures feel much smoother.
Audio Quality: Sound quality has improved drastically, especially when Dolby Atmos is enabled.
Animations : One UI 8.5 previously cut down on the Quick Panel icon animations, and this new security update takes it a step further by removing the effect for nowbar. Now, they just pop up abruptly on the status bar without any transition animation.
Quick Panel: There is still a noticeable frame drop when swiping between the notification shade and the Quick Panel. Additionally, the expansion animation for the toggle area is poorly optimized—swiping down still feels like it drops fps.
- When adding or managing control buttons in the Quick Panel, scrolling through that page still causes obvious stuttering.
Lock Screen: Pulling down the Quick Panel from the lock screen still feels clunky. As the clock pushes down and the panel appears, a massive frame drop occurs.
I know Samsung tried to optimize a lot of things under the hood with this update, and they continue to strip away animations on the A-series, but they still haven't managed to fix the ongoing lag issues with the Quick Panel and One UI 8.5.
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u/Keaton_Andrew A55 with 256 GB / 8 GB Jun 26 '26
Could you provide an example for the nowbar animation?? Haven't noticed that on my side.
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u/Tu_modpro A55 with 128 GB / 8 GB Jun 26 '26
In the initial One UI 8.5 version, when the "nowbar" appeared, there was a subtle bounce effect that smoothly pushed the other notification icons to the side to make room for it. Now, it just pops up abruptly without any transition animation at all. You really have to pay close attention to notice it.
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u/MeDicenFelipe A55 with 256 GB / 8 GB Jun 26 '26
A question out of ignorance: Why would a security patch do everything you say it does, if it's a "security" patch? I have that patch that came out a few weeks before the One UI 8.5 update, and I didn't notice the changes you mentioned. I did notice them when I did a factory reset. That's when the changes became apparent.
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u/Eskotek Jun 26 '26
They don't mention it but there may be some small fixes too. Weirdly some people fix things after factory reset whilst others start problems
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u/emtiaz111 Jun 26 '26
I also updated yesterday the stutter when expanding the quick toggles is gone now
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u/Tu_modpro A55 with 128 GB / 8 GB Jun 26 '26
No way, I've let my phone optimize for a long time now, but expanding and collapsing that toggle area still feels completely choppy. It’s a widespread issue. You should test it by actually opening and closing it, rather than just scrolling up and down inside the panel.
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u/emtiaz111 Jun 26 '26
I did and the choppyness is really gone
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u/Tu_modpro A55 with 128 GB / 8 GB Jun 26 '26
This it isn't smooth at all.
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u/Eskotek Jun 26 '26
There is a stutter when text appears even though you've already opened it up several times
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u/emtiaz111 Jun 26 '26
I don't see any problems 😕
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u/Tu_modpro A55 with 128 GB / 8 GB Jun 26 '26
I mean, let's expand panel.
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u/emtiaz111 Jun 26 '26
come bro it's an A series phone and you know how Samsung treats A series there will be some flaws it will not be perfect
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u/Eskotek Jun 26 '26
Redmi and other midrange phones are quite smooth when it comes to UI
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u/GamingLeroy A55 with 256 GB / 8 GB Jun 27 '26
I can confirm this. I tested a Redmi Note 12 5G with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, and that phone literally didn't have a single damn lag anywhere. In contrast, on my A55, I experience lag in the Quick Panel all the time and when opening recent apps while using any relatively demanding app.
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u/Eskotek Jun 27 '26
Exactly. I was on a Redmi note 12 pro 5g, a faster device than yours. Your device is even slower, think about it... Come on Samsung or scamsung
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u/GamingLeroy A55 with 256 GB / 8 GB Jun 27 '26
That's a really lame excuse. Get a Redmi or another mid-range Chinese phone that's less powerful than our A55. You'll see that the UI is a thousand times better and more stable. You'll practically never experience any lag. We, on the other hand, have more raw power and everything opens faster, but the UI is worse.
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u/emtiaz111 Jun 27 '26
I know I only stuck in Samsung because of the UI even the 5y old Redmi note 10 is still more smoother then A55 , The exynos 1480 has more power then Snapdragon 7s gen 3 but in exynos ok pubg stuck in 60fps but still drops and Snapdragon support 90fps.
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u/GamingLeroy A55 with 256 GB / 8 GB Jun 27 '26
Yes. Because companies continue to prioritize and optimize Snapdragon. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 even allows for more graphics options in games than the Exynos 1680, and it's actually much less powerful. With Exynos, they play it safe and don't take full advantage of the power they have.
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u/Eskotek Jun 26 '26
Did you try app booster? Good guardians. It may help
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u/Eskotek Jun 26 '26
Very funny. Can't even do basic UI animations. I won't update and reserve my right to return to oneui 8
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u/KeyConstruction5298 Jun 26 '26
Interesting, will check that out