It's official: More Galaxy devices will soon get One UI 8
TL;DR Samsung is expanding its One UI 8 beta program to include devices such as the Galaxy S24 series, Z Fold 6, and Z Flip 6 in select regions starting next week.
Samsung took its sweet time rolling out One UI 7 to its device lineup. One UI 8 was off to a better start, but users have started getting impatient as days stretch into weeks with no new info. Only the new Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7, and Galaxy Z Flip FE have stable One UI 8, while the relatively still-new Galaxy S25 series has One UI 8 betas. Finally, Samsung is ready to announce the next phase of One UI 8 expansion, as it has shared details on the rollout of the beta and stable update to more devices.
Samsung has announced the expansion of its One UI 8 beta program. Starting next week, One UI 8 betas will be available for the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6 in India, Korea, the UK, and the US.
In the following month, the One UI 8 beta program will roll out to even more devices, including the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy A36 5G, Galaxy A55 5G, Galaxy A35 5G, and Galaxy A54.
Further, starting in September, One UI 8 stable will expand to more Galaxy devices beyond the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7. Samsung didn't mention which devices, but it's easy to guess that the rollout will likely start with the Galaxy S25 series.
Later in the year, One UI 8 Watch will also expand its availability beyond the Galaxy Watch 8 series.
This is a developing story. Please check back later for more details.
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