Samsung One UI 8 Update Confirmed For This Year: Know When Galaxy Phones Will Get It
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.
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May 16, 2025, 13:38 IST
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