We all are aware of the fiasco that happened with the One UI 7 rollout. Samsung delayed it so much that they were probably the last brand to rollout the Android 15 update to its devices. However, it looks like the company is not going to repeat the same mistake with its One UI 8 update. The company has reportedly begun the beta testing of One UI 8 Android 16 for one of its devices.
One UI 8 based on Android 16 beta testing starts for Galaxy S25 series
From being the last brand to push Android 15 update to being the first brand to rollout Android 16 based One UI 8 to its devices, Samsung has come a long way. In a recent move, the company has reportedly pushed the One UI 8 based on Android 16 beta update for the Galaxy S25 series of devices.
The update is currently available only in the South Korean region. Other global regions are expected to get the update sometimes later, but there’s no official update on it yet.
Latest beta of One UI 8 based on Android 16 has the firmware number S9x8NKSU3ZYER. The total package size of the update is around 3.3GB. Alongside all the core changes of Android 16 and One UI 8, the update brings the latest May 2025 security patch as well. There’s no official information available on which devices will get the update next, but we speculate that it would be the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7.
