Samsung has begun offering free Stranger Things theme packs for Galaxy phones, offering fans a new way to customize their home screens with memorabilia from Hawkins or the Upside Down. The suite comprises a complete Galaxy theme and a page of live wallpapers based on Season 5 that also seeks to evoke the series’ moody neon palette and menacing atmosphere — all for free.
What’s in the New Stranger Things Pack for Galaxy Phones
The release includes a full Galaxy theme and 5 live wallpapers based on iconic periods of the show. Anticipate lock screen and home screen imagery playing into shadowy blues, crimson glows, and nostalgic textures that recall Hawkins High by way of the Upside Down. Samsung says the art direction is meant to provide a cinematic, rather than cartoony, cel-shaded look that ought to do well on AMOLED panels from recent Galaxy flagships.
Although Samsung is not naming each individual element here, this sort of theme typically includes altering wallpaper, iconography, and system colors for a unified look across the entire Galaxy range. The live wallpapers bring in motion and depth, which is a good touch on devices with high-refresh displays where light textures go down smoothly.
How to get the pack from the Galaxy Store on your Galaxy
The packs are listed in the Galaxy Store and free — sort of: downloading them requires you to have the Netflix app on your phone (and in some cases, even starting it up once) before the themes show as installable. That gating is some smart cross-promotion, tying the customization of a device to something that signifies Netflix’s fandom in a way that seems low-friction for users already signed on or trialing the service.
Samsung says the themes and wallpapers are available in 186 countries. If you don’t see them immediately, search for Stranger Things in the Galaxy Store to make sure you have the up-to-date Netflix app installed (and then refresh the Store after a few minutes).
Compatibility and availability notes for Galaxy devices
The entire Stranger Things package is available on Samsung Galaxy phones running Android 15 or 16, but not all models are compatible. The live wallpapers are less limited in their reach, and they’ll work with Android 8 devices and up. In practical terms, recent top-enders alongside foldables ought to be good here, with budget and older models limited to the wallpapers alone.
It is a limited-time offer, and Samsung warns that availability can change suddenly. Act quickly if you want the pack, because promotional themes sometimes vanish from listings after the campaign comes to a close.
Why this collaboration between Samsung and Netflix matters
It’s not the first rendezvous between Samsung and Netflix on Stranger Things: In the past, they rolled out a theme drop for another season, as well as a stylized K-pop Demon Hunters pack. Add it all up and these co-branded efforts are doing more than just adorning phones — they’re helping Samsung ensure that fans keep glued to their screens throughout the interval between episodes, while also fulfilling our needs/wants with unique content you simply can’t get as readily on other Android skins.
The reach here is substantial. In recent years, Samsung has held about a 20 percent share of global smartphone shipments, according to market trackers like IDC; Netflix’s audience stretches to hundreds of millions around the world. The need for the Netflix app is a quintessential growth loop — it encourages Galaxy owners to install or open Netflix, and gives them something tangible in return.
The bottom line for Galaxy users interested in themes
If you’re a Stranger Things fan and also own a Galaxy phone, this is an effortlessly easy bump for your phone’s style and texture. You can install or open Netflix, grab the theme and wallpapers from the Galaxy Store, and you’re good to go. Just keep in mind that the themes may not work on certain unsupported models, and the bundle is unlikely to last forever.
For Samsung, it’s also another example of how software personalization can keep devices from feeling too stale long after launch. For fans, it’s a stylish nod to the final chapter of the show — one in which daily swipes and taps turn into a fashionable trip to Hawkins.
