Samsung’s progress with its next-generation OS, One UI 8, is speedy yet impressive, especially after delaying the One UI 7 version. Meanwhile, here’s the entire One UI 8 story so far!
To recall, the One UI 7 journey started with a lengthy beta program for the first time ever in the history of the Galaxy S24 series, which kicked off the beta program alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, followed by the rollout delay for other Galaxy models, forcing Samsung to simultaneously start the development of the Android 16-based One UI 8 version.
Though One UI 7 is delayed, One UI 8 is speedy and will enter into the stability stage next month, starting with the Galaxy S25 series:
At the same time, the Galaxy S25 series became the first lineup to debut with the stable One UI 7 version, which was then followed by more Galaxy devices subsequently. However, the newest Android 16-based One UI 8 version is comparatively smaller and is not as massive as the One UI 7 was, but the best part is that the Android 16-based update is more significant and brings the features that the previous version lacks, anyways.
Here is the list of all the Galaxy devices that will be receiving stable Android 16-based One UI 8:
Certainly, Samsung launched its latest folding phones, the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, and Flip 7 FE, with the stable One UI 8 out of the box, and it was the first time when any major yet standard OS version arrived with the foldables, following the significant lead of Google’s Android 16 in June, but the speedy One UI 8 rollout was covered up, perhaps due to adopting Google’s Trunk Stable development model. Eventually, leading to another confirmation that the newest Android 16-based One UI 8 stable will be available for the Galaxy S25 series by next month.
Galaxy S series
- Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Galaxy S25+
- Galaxy S25
- Galaxy S25 Edge
- Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Galaxy S24+
- Galaxy S24 (including Galaxy S24 FE)
- Galaxy S23 Ultra (including Galaxy S23 FE)
- Galaxy S23+
- Galaxy S23
- Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Galaxy S22+
- Galaxy S22
- Galaxy S21 FE
Galaxy Z series
- Galaxy Z Flip6
- Galaxy Z Flip5
- Galaxy Z Flip4
- Galaxy Z Fold6
- Galaxy Z Fold5
- Galaxy Z Fold4
- Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
More specifically, Samsung will follow an eligibility criterion; however, it is yet to be clarified which Galaxy models will receive the latest Android 16-powered One UI 8 update, but speculating the device list via their software update policy, the models include some selective ones from the Galaxy S series, Z series, Galaxy A, M, and F, and a few tablets. It’s noticeable that the S series’ flagship, the S21, will not be receiving the stable update, while its sibling, the Galaxy S21 FE, will get updated with the latest OS.
Galaxy A series
- Galaxy A73
- Galaxy A56
- Galaxy A55
- Galaxy A54
- Galaxy A53
- Galaxy A36
- Galaxy A35
- Galaxy A34
- Galaxy A33
- Galaxy A26
- Galaxy A25
- Galaxy A24
- Galaxy A17 5G
- Galaxy A16
- Galaxy A15
- Galaxy A14
- Galaxy A06
Galaxy F series
- Galaxy F55
- Galaxy F54
- Galaxy F34
- Galaxy F16
- Galaxy F15
- Galaxy F06
Galaxy M series
- Galaxy M56
- Galaxy M55s
- Galaxy M55
- Galaxy M54
- Galaxy M35
- Galaxy M34
- Galaxy M16
- Galaxy M15
- Galaxy M06
Galaxy Tablets
- Galaxy Tab S10+
- Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S9
- Galaxy Tab S9+
- Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S8
- Galaxy Tab S8+
- Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S10 Lite
- Galaxy Tab S10 FE
- Galaxy Tab S10 FE+
- Galaxy Tab S9 FE
- Galaxy Tab S9 FE+
- Galaxy Tab A9
- Galaxy Tab A9+
While the One UI 8 beta program has been open for the Galaxy S25 series for quite some time now, Samsung is also testing the beta build for other Galaxy devices. Beginning with the S25 family, Samsung will be delivering the stable rollout from September. At the same time, the Galaxy S24 series alongside Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 units are currently testing the One UI 8 beta program, expanding to even more Galaxy devices sequentially over the coming future.
