Did not One UI 7 simply launch? Samsung’s One UI 8 replace would possibly drop quickly

The worldwide roll out of One UI 7 has begun, with some customers already capable of obtain Samsung’s extremely anticipated Android 15-based update on their older Galaxy units. The roll out within the US is set to begin on April 10, so the wait is almost over for customers who’ve a Galaxy S24 collection gadget. Followers with an S23 or S22 collection will solely want to attend a bit longer.

Samsung’s One UI 7 delays have been widely publicized. Android 15 rolled out six months in the past, and it is solely now making its technique to Samsung’s older units. For the previous two months, a secure model of One UI 7 has been obtainable solely on the newer Galaxy S25 series, which launched in February.

The launch of One UI 7 has confronted many bumps alongside the highway, and it is definitely not what Samsung hoped for; nonetheless, there’s hope on the horizon for its subsequent replace: One UI 8. Google has been pushing to launch Android 16 sooner than traditional this yr, with the discharge on monitor for June, and it appears Samsung has gotten the memo.

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One UI 8 might launch this summer season

Please, Samsung, make this occur

In keeping with SamMobile, which cites its “insiders,” the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 will launch with One UI 8 pre-installed proper out of the field this summer season. This means that One UI 8 might roll out for the Galaxy S25 collection across the similar time and older Galaxy units shortly afterwards.

This report is sensible, on condition that previous leaks have indicated that One UI 8 is already being examined internally, with a GeekBench 6 benchmark for One UI 8 having leaked not too way back. This additionally aligns with what Ice Universe, a well known tipster on X, proposed in early March: that Samsung’s subsequent model of One UI 7 will not be 7.1 however will as an alternative soar on to One UI 8.

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One UI 8 releasing in July is feasible

Google’s purpose is to get Android 16 out early this yr

Final yr, Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 in July. If it follows an analogous timeline with the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 this yr, One UI 8 could possibly be obtainable as quickly as July.

In an interview with Android Police in March, Sameer Samat, Google’s President of the Android ecosystem, said that Android 16 is on monitor for a June launch. Main Android updates are usually launched within the fall (for instance, Android 15 was launched in October). Nevertheless, this yr, Google goals to launch it in June, earlier than the Pixel 10 launch. Samat attributes this accelerated launch to a brand new course of known as “Trunk Steady growth,” the place all builders contribute to the identical code department.

If Android 16 does certainly launch in June as Google hopes, it’s solely believable for Samsung to push One UI 8 in July, particularly since leaks recommend it’s already present process inner testing. I speculate that the Galaxy S25 collection will obtain the replace first in July, coinciding with the launch of the Fold 7 and Flip 7, whereas older Galaxy units just like the S24 collection will obtain it later.

This details about One UI 8’s launch hasn’t been formally confirmed by Samsung, so take it with a grain of salt for now. However contemplating the delays One UI 7 has confronted, it could be good to see One UI 8 launch so early this yr.

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