Samsung Expands Beta To More Galaxy Phones
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with Galaxy S24 Ultra and Galaxy S23 Ultra in the background
Prakhar Khanna
Samsung released its updated One UI with both the Galaxy S25 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold 7 this year. While One UI 7 hasn’t yet made its way to all recent Galaxy flagships, Samsung has announced the One UI 8 beta schedule for more Galaxy phones. It might skip One UI 7 on some devices and directly roll out One UI 8, which is said to enhance productivity and efficiency “while offering personalized, proactive suggestions tailored to each user,” says the company.
Samsung is expanding its One UI 8 beta program to more Galaxy devices starting next week, and your phone might be on the list. After debuting with the Galaxy S25 series in May, the One UI 8 beta is now coming to the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Z Flip 6 for users in Korea, the U.S., the U.K., and India.
One UI 8 beta will roll out to even more devices in September and bring multimodal capabilities that understand context in real-time and offer more natural interactions. For instance, if you’ve got the new Galaxy Buds 3 or Buds 3 Pro, you can trigger Google’s Gemini by voice or by long-pressing the earbuds. You can use the Google Assistant to answer daily life questions or even do some on-the-go research.
Will my phone get One UI 8?
One UI 8 is currently available on the latest Samsung flagships, including the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE, and Galaxy Watch 8 series. For all other phones, it is rolling out in beta and will soon be available as a stable update in the future. Surprisingly, Samsung isn’t limiting the public betas to its flagship lineup but is also releasing it to Galaxy A-series phones.
As of now, here’s the One UI 8 beta release schedule:
Galaxy phones getting One UI 8 beta in August:
- Galaxy S24 series
- Galaxy Z Fold 6
- Galaxy Z Flip 6
Galaxy phones getting One UI 8 beta in September:
- Galaxy S23 series
- Galaxy Z Fold5
- Galaxy Z Flip5
- Galaxy A55 5G
- Galaxy A54
- Galaxy A36 5G
- Galaxy A35 5G
Will My Old Galaxy Watch Get One UI 8 Watch?
One UI 8 Watch will expand to more Galaxy Watch models beyond the new Galaxy Watch 8 series later this year. Although, Samsung hasn’t confirmed specific details such as watch models and the schedule for the One UI 8 Watch release yet. This update will bring motivational health features and a more refined, intuitive smartwatch interface to your Samsung Galaxy Watch.
How to get One UI 8 on my Samsung Galaxy phone?
To receive the beta update on your Samsung Galaxy phone, you need to register for the beta program via the Samsung Members app.