Samsung has launched its beta check of One UI 8, the corporate’s personalized tackle Android 16. The beta is accessible now on the Galaxy S25, Plus, and Extremely — although unusually not the brand new S25 Edge — for customers within the US, UK, Germany, and South Korea.
Unsurprisingly, Samsung is emphasizing the OS replace’s AI options, which purportedly embrace improved multimodal capabilities and extra personalization. Regardless of that, the corporate’s announcement and replace changelog are gentle on particular particulars of AI upgrades past pace enhancements that make AI Choose rapid to make use of, eliminating the earlier start-up delay.
One UI 8 has additionally been “optimized for the distinctive type components throughout the Galaxy product portfolio,” echoing Google’s emphasis on Android 16 bettering efficiency and consumer expertise on tablets and foldables. One such change is a brand new split-screen choice to maneuver one app partially off the display to the sting whilst you give attention to one other, which sounds much like the multitasking instruments on the OnePlus Open.
Different adjustments embrace updates to the format of Samsung’s Reminder app to make it simpler to prepare and share to-do lists; an easier interface for Fast Share; and Android 16’s assist for Auracast, an accessibility function that permits listening to aids and a few earbuds — together with the Galaxy Buds 3 — to rapidly hook up with shared audio streams like public announcement techniques or live performance audio feeds.
The beta is accessible now via the Samsung Members app, and Samsung says that One UI 8 will launch this summer time alongside its subsequent era of foldable telephones, doubtless the Z Fold 7 and Flip 7.
The corporate says the brand new launch “initiates a brand new rhythm for Samsung’s software program evolution with main UX and AI updates.” That’s actually obscure, however seems like excellent news for followers annoyed by the protracted, months-long course of for One UI 7 to achieve most units.
