Samsung is upgrading the Galaxy S25 Ultra camera experience, bringing a new tool called Ocean Mode. This is the same feature Samsung built a couple of years ago to help map coral reefs and monitor underwater ecosystems.

An Expert RAW update pushed to the S25 Ultra running One UI 8.5 Beta, specifically version 5.0.08.2, appears to have brought Ocean Mode. It was never meant for your average consumer, but the Galaxy S26 Ultra got it first.

Earlier this year, the company signaled Ocean Mode would go public, and now here it is, landing on the Galaxy S25 Ultra through a Beta firmware update.

Ocean Mode uses algorithms to correct the color distortion and visual warping that happens the moment you point a camera at anything underwater.

Samsung’s Galaxy phones carry IP ratings for fresh water. Ocean Mode is a camera algorithm. It corrects what your lens captures underwater. It does absolutely nothing to the physical integrity of your device.

Use a proper waterproof housing for anything serious. Don’t let a software feature create a false sense of security about hardware limitations that haven’t changed.

Whether this stays locked to the S25 Ultra or spreads to the S24 Ultra in the coming weeks is the question worth watching.

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