Samsung may have quietly removed a key optimization feature in latest One UI 8.5 Beta

You know how your Galaxy phone may sometimes slow down after a system update? Until recently, there was an easy way to solve this issue, but the solution may now be gone... for good. 

The latest One UI 8.5 Beta update may have quietly taken a hidden treasure away from Galaxy fans. 

An important feature may have been removed

X leaker Tarun Vats has just shared some very unpleasant news for Samsung phone users. According to it, the Clear Cache Partition option has been quietly removed after the One UI 8.5 Beta 6 update from February 2026. 

This may not sound like huge news for some users, but it's an incredibly useful feature. Samsung phones (and most Android models) have a cache partition, which is separate from personal files and apps. It stores different temporary files, including optimized versions of apps after updates and leftover data from previous updates.

After a system update, users could clear this partition, ensuring the device remains responsive and smooth. If it's not done, the device may start behaving weirdly, causing random crashes, sluggish performance, faster battery drain, etc. 



And now, this super-useful feature is gone. The X post sparked a conversation, expectedly, with other users indicating the feature has quietly disappeared from their phones' recovery menu as well. 

How to check if the feature is gone on your device

Removing such an important feature for your Galaxy phone's optimization surely doesn't sound fun. But how can you check if you're affected? Here's a step-by-step guide to opening the recovery menu on a Galaxy phone:

1. Turn off the device.
2. Connect it to your PC or Mac through USB-C and wait for the charging icon to appear on the screen.
3. Press and hold the volume up button and the power button simultaneously until the Samsung logo shows up.
4. Release the power button and continue to press the volume up button.
5. The Android recovery menu should appear.

Once you've followed all the steps and seen this menu on your Galaxy phone, you can navigate up and down from different options using the volume up and volume down buttons. To select a particular option, you should use the power button. 

It's important to note that the Android recovery menu features a Factory Reset, which essentially deletes all your personal files and apps. Unless you want to remove all data from your Samsung device, you should be careful with that particular option.

Is it gone for good? 

Sure, it's not uncommon for features to simply be stripped away from users, but this one seems essential enough to want to keep around. My guess: it may have become automated, since the latest Android version feels like another iteration filled with improvements instead of a general reinvention.

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