After a rocky One UI 7 rollout, Samsung appears greater than able to not disappoint its followers with a delayed One UI 8. Samsung appears to be going all in to make sure One UI 8 is launched on time, even early, and now extra proof is pointing to this chance being very actual.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Samsung is planning to start out the One UI 8 beta very quickly. Now, earlier rumors are getting corroborated by Samsung itself, which has created a devoted One UI 8 beta subforum for the Galaxy S25 collection on its group web site.
The subforum is discovered on the Samsung US group web site. This means that US prospects (as typical) could also be among the many first ones to get entry to the beta model of the subsequent main One UI software program replace. In the meantime, South Korea is anticipated to be the one different marketplace for the beta program in the beginning.
After the preliminary part of the beta, different markets are anticipated to get entry to it. These are probably Germany, India, Poland, China, and the UK. Thus far, Samsung has not launched its beta program in different markets, and a change on that entrance is just not anticipated in the intervening time. For now, it is also not clear which Samsung Galaxy telephones can be eligible to affix the One UI 8 beta program. Homeowners of the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Extremely are almost definitely to have the ability to take a look at the brand new OS pores and skin earlier than it launches publicly.
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Then again, the Galaxy S25 Edge, the slim magnificence that lately bought unveiled, is probably not among the many telephones that get the beta. No less than, that’s primarily based on Samsung excluding the Galaxy S Fan Version (or FE) fashions from earlier beta applications.
One UI 8 is probably not an enormous replace, and will not probably convey as many new modifications as One UI 7 did. There may very well be some tweaks and refinements, however do not anticipate enormous modifications from the Android 16-based pores and skin.
Probably, the official, non-beta One UI 8 replace will come to Galaxy telephones by the tip of the third quarter. Rumors are additionally saying that the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 gadgets could also be launched sporting One UI 8 out of the field. Fairly probably, for a sure time period, solely these and probably the Galaxy S25 collection will sport One UI 8 earlier than it trickles all the way down to different fashions.
One UI 7 was an even bigger replace than what One UI 8 is rumored to be. Nonetheless, One UI 7 additionally noticed various struggles to get to the tip customers. The beta program continued for means longer than anticipated, then, when the secure model lastly began rolling out, some markets needed to see it cease and then begin once more, and there was additionally a revised schedule.
In the meantime, as we already stated, One UI 8 might not convey numerous new issues to your Galaxy telephone. Nonetheless, leaks point out {that a} useful Now Bar tweak is within the works. The Now Bar is the Dynamic Island-like characteristic that enables for just a few controls out of your lock display screen, and reportedly, with One UI 8, the Now Bar might get much more helpful.
Within the meantime, Samsung’s principal competitor, Apple, can be gearing up for an enormous launch in September. We anticipate iOS 19 to convey some substantial modifications, and we’ll know extra about what these can be quickly, with Apple’s WWDC 2025 approaching June 9.
In the meantime, Google is infusing Gemini, the corporate’s generative AI tech, principally in all places and appears to be specializing in AI rather a lot (not that Apple or Samsung aren’t doing that too, although…).
As for One UI 8, we’ll have to attend a bit extra and see what different tweaks and modifications it is going to convey.
