Here's our first look at Samsung's One UI 8 based on Android 16

14 April 2025
There aren't any big changes compared to One UI 7.

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DarlingYext, 15 Apr 2025It's just one update, yeah sure. It's also the fi... moreI received the stable One UI 7 on 11th of April on my S24u. I have yet to notice any bugs.

Yeah, I was waiting for it to arrive sometime in october 2024, but it arrived much later.
Is it a big deal for me? Not really. One UI 6.x is already filled with plenty of features, especially if ones adds good Lock into account, and I always receive the monthly android security patch update. Other than the change in version number, I don't feel any difference between one UI 6 and 7 (or android 14 and 15).

Is Samsung perfect? Not really, there is plenty to blame the company for, but One UI updates and stability is not one of them imo.

And I have to admit, I'm looking into flagships from Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Honor as my next phone, not because of android updates, but much better camera specs, larger batteries and faster charging speeds.

    Mr. Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Does this make Samsung worse than these brands?Well, what do you think? Does it make Samsung better?

    Samsung is way behind when it comes to their hardware, they had a huge software advantage with their long support, but at this point that's no longer true given that they are so slow, that very soon they will be an entire Android version cycle behind the rest.

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      • 15 Apr 2025

      beware of these 5 or more years of updates.
      as google has changed android roadmap of updates.
      now 5 = 2 years updates and phone become unusable in 2 years time.

        Skalamanga , 15 Apr 2025Wrong. Security updates are 3 months behind, and os updates... moreWhich model is 3 months behind in security updates?

          DarlingYext, 15 Apr 2025That they are overpromising, and underdelivering.What did they promise and didn't deliver?

            DarlingYext, 15 Apr 2025Vivo, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Oppo, Honor just to name a few, thei... moreDoes this make Samsung worse than these brands?

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              maybe the 7.0 rollout fail because there seems to be less complain about how samsung introduce green line or brick the phone with the upgrade. not sure if 8.0 will have these issues if samsung need to force people to buy their new phone.

                MasEnha, 15 Apr 2025I am not a fan of OS/UI updates (perhaps except security). ... moreLots of benefits if the updates are done right. Most brands sadly push out half baked updates these days because it requires a lot of money and R&D support to push out regular stable updates. What they also do is deliberately slow down older devices with updates so it gives a feeling of diminishing returns.

                  Samsung - 7 years of OS Updates❌

                  Also Samsung - 7 years in giving 5 OS Updates✅

                    1kelvin, 15 Apr 2025half of us dont even have one ui 7 yet 😭Majority of the world, mate.

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                      They can't release the stable for s24 of one ui 7. You speaking or ui8? That's like a distraction

                        S25U will enjoy the update by the end of 2026

                          DarlingYext, 15 Apr 2025Less models, yet they still can't update any of them lmaoYet they are updating some of them, I have one of the new Galaxy tab FE tablets here and it got the April security patch yesterday. Yes that is running One Ui 7 out of the box, but things are moving at least.

                          Look, I know how much all things Samsung seem to bother you (you are after all, most vocal on the subject) and I'm not defending what has been going on here, this whole One Ui 7 roll out has been a disaster.

                          It is a fairly extensive update mind, kind of Samsung's version of the iOS 7 or Android 12 overhauls. And it looks as though One Ui 8 will be a more straight forward update, simply porting the One Ui elements over to Android 16.

                          So i'm kind of hoping that once they get this whole One Ui 7 business sorted they can get back on the pretty decent update track they were on previously.

                            Skalamanga , 15 Apr 2025Wrong. Security updates are 3 months behind, and os updates... moremaybe if you're on A series phone. My S21 FE always had monthly security updates, since the launch date. the major updates is pretty slow, but security updates at least is always monthly

                              PartTimePhoner, 15 Apr 2025Models released by Samsung in 2024 - 2025: 39 Models relea... moreLess models, yet they still can't update any of them lmao

                                Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Greedy Sammy with 100 models a year. Good luck keeping them... moreModels released by Samsung in 2024 - 2025: 39
                                Models released by Xiaomi in 2024 - 2025: 65
                                Models released by Realme in 2024 - 2025: 61
                                Models Released by Oppo in 2024 - 2025: 48

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                                  Mr. Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025What do you mean by the slowest and worst support? Which br... moreATM pretty much every brand. About better (and longer) support remains to be seen.

                                    I am not a fan of OS/UI updates (perhaps except security).

                                    New major update(s) may bring new major issue(s), it will be a bad news if the update coming near the end of the phone's lifetime.

                                    Furthermore, I don't really see benefit when updating one to another, just slight feature(s) updates which usually I don't use or even care.

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                                      • 15 Apr 2025

                                      Laughs in OneUI 6/A14 in 2024's A35..

                                      Maybe Samsung should skip the OneUI 7 update altogether and go for OneUI 8/A16 instead.

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                                        • 15 Apr 2025

                                        Where is one ui 7 based on android 15

                                        Samsung or scamsung ?

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