(Image credit: Tom's Guide / John Velasco) Samsung has just announced that the One UI 9 beta program will launch this week. This means that Samsung Galaxy phone users will be able to try out an early version of One UI 9, which is based on Android 17, ahead of an official release sometime later this year. According to Samsung, the beta will start on Galaxy S26 series phones, which means it's now open to anyone with a Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Plus or Galaxy S26 Ultra . Presumably, the beta will be available on older devices at some point too, but Samsung hasn't revealed any details about a wider rollout. One UI 9 beta — all the upgrades (Image credit: Tom's Guide) According to Samsung, the One UI 9 beta has offered "several updates across key areas of the mobile experience." Here are all the upgrades we know about so far. Samsung Notes is getting an array of new tools, including a bunch of different pen line styles and decorative tapes.…