Samsung addresses rumors about One UI 8 testing builds
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One UI 7.0, the Android 15-based update for Galaxy devices, will arrive on the Galaxy S24 series starting in April. Older models may have to wait months to receive it. Samsung only opened the beta program for the Galaxy S23 lineup this week. However, recent reports already suggested that One UI 8 is already under testing. Now, the company itself has addressed the rumors.
Last week, X user KeepUPwithOneUI spotted alleged One UI 8 builds for the Galaxy Z Fold 6 (build number F956BXXU2CYC1) and Galaxy Z Flip 6 (build number F741BXXU2CYC1). This news caused a stir among Galaxy phone users. After all, they’ve been waiting for stable One UI 7 for many months. The commotion led to multiple posts on Samsung Community, the official forum of the South Korean giant.
The detected One UI 8 builds are running on Samsung’s internal test units
That said, a member of the One UI dev team responded to one of the posts to try to calm the waters. The representative didn’t deny that the company is already working on an Android 16-based One UI update. However, the comment says that the spotted One UI 8 builds are likely running in “Samsung test units.” The response makes it clear that these builds are in “early-stage development and are not available for public use.”
The first related reports also caused some confusion among the community. Many thought One UI 8 was already available for testing for regular users. However, the Samsung representative clarifies that, in reality, the ROM is only in the early stages of internal testing.
Even so, some sources suggest that One UI 8 could arrive sooner than usual this year. A report from early March stated that Samsung will skip all intermediate One UI 7 updates. That is, the company could not release updates like One UI 7.1 or One UI 7.0.1. Instead, the next major update after One UI 7 could be One UI 8.
The move makes sense considering all the delays to One UI 7. Many Galaxy devices will receive the Android 15-based update when Android 16 is available for several weeks—or months—before. So, Samsung could speed up the development of One UI 8 and prevent its devices from falling too far behind in terms of Android updates.
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