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26-05-2025
- News18
Samsung's Android 16 Beta Update Could Rollout Soon: Expected Features And Phones Supported
Last Updated: Samsung is looking to fix the issues faced with the One UI 7 update last year and plans to bring the Android 16 version much earlier in 2025. Samsung has been slow with the Android 15-based One UI 7 rollout this year but the company is looking to amends with the Android 16 update. Reports in South Korea claim Samsung is ready to start the Android 16 beta program which will give us a closer look at the One UI 8 version. The company has already confirmed the Android 16 rollout timeline for its users and unlike the One UI 7, the new version will be rolling out by Summer 2025. Samsung's head of smartphone planning, Minseok Kang has announced that the Android 16 based will be coming out this Summer which means anywhere between June 2025 to September this year. The Samsung Members app in South Korea has added a new tab which lets the Galaxy phone users sign up for the beta program once the banner is enabled soon. The company is looking to fix the issues that plagued its One UI 7 rollout, probably because this was one of the bigger upgrades for the brand which made the UI overhauls significant as well as time consuming. Earlier this month Google confirmed that Android 16 release will happen as early as June, which is the fastest new version update we have seen from the tech giant. Google has usually used the Pixel launch event to announce the new Android version roll out which happens around October. Now, we wait to see if Samsung is able to expedite its rollout this year. First Published: May 26, 2025, 12:16 IST
News18
16-05-2025
- News18
Samsung One UI 8 Update Confirmed For This Year: Know When Galaxy Phones Will Get It
Last Updated: Samsung's Android 16 update could be rolling out a lot earlier than the One UI 7 which was delayed multiple times. Google has announced the Android 16 roll out plans in the next few months, and now Samsung is joining the gang with some happy news for its Galaxy phone users. The One UI 8 version is unlikely to face the issues that Samsung faced with the Android 15-based One UI update this year. The company was part of the Android Show earlier this week, where in the device showcase section, it announced the One UI 8 release timeline for its users. Samsung One UI 8 Update Coming Soon: Know More Samsung's head of smartphone planning, Minseok Kang has announced that the Android 16 based will be coming out this Summer which means anywhere between June 2025 to September this year. Granted, these timelines are not written in stone and going by the last roll out schedule, Samsung could easily tweak its roadmap. Having said that, the One UI 7 update was one of the biggest overhauls at the company which somehow explains the delay in the last 8 months or so. The One UI 8 version is likely to see incremental changes and mostly related to the Android 16 features, so Samsung should have an easier time to release it quickly. We are hoping that the brand is able to keep its promise this year and live up to its 7 OS upgrade claim for its users. The first Android 16 beta should be available before end of May if the company is going to fulfill its public release timeline. But it seems last year's Pixel 9 series launch in August was not an anomaly, which explains the Android 16 release timeline pushed forward to June this year. First Published: May 16, 2025, 13:38 IST
GSM Arena
15-05-2025
- GSM Arena
Samsung reveals when One UI 8 based on Android 16 is coming
Google has once again confirmed that it plans to release Android 16 in June, many months ahead of the usual schedule. So, with that in mind, you may be wondering when Samsung will start rolling out its own One UI 8 based on Android 16. The answer comes straight from Samsung VP and Head of Smartphone Planning, Minseok Kang, in the video below (at around the 2:30 mark). Spoiler alert: it's happening "this summer". Now, that can mean anything from June to September-ish, but it's good to see Samsung committing to a timeline, vague as it may be at the moment. Since One UI 8 comes with much less of a revamp than One UI 7, we're hoping that Samsung's promise will be kept and eligible devices will all be updated this summer, and the One UI 7 release debacle won't be repeated. Of course, only time will tell, but at least we now have an idea of what to expect. Before the general release, there will be the beta - and the first One UI 8 beta has recently been rumored to arrive later this month.
