Published May 12, 2026, 1:11 PM EDT Quentyn is a career tech journalist with nearly two decades of experience. He has written thousands of stories for publications such as The Verge , Forbes , Consumer Reports, and Business Insider . Quentyn specializes in reporting about mobile technology (including smartphones, tablets,  wearables, and accessories), home theater, gaming, computing, and cameras. In his free time, you can find him abusing any variety of gaming controllers or learning about his latest muses (most recently, drones and cooking). Summary The One UI 9 beta starts for Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra with early Android 17 tweaks. It adds fun customization: resizable Quick Panel widgets, new Samsung Notes styles, and an editable profile card. Features include security alerts auto-block risky apps; accessibility merges TalkBack, adds cursor speed and text magnifier.…