Samsung launches the One UI 8 beta for Galaxy S25 phones – here's how you can get it
Samsung's next big software update is available for testing, and will be launched alongside new foldables.
- The One UI 8 beta is live now in certain countries
- Galaxy S25 phones are the first devices eligible for it
- The software could launch in full in July
We were already expecting the beta program for One UI 8 (based on Android 16) to start over the next few days, and Samsung has now announced that it's gone live across several countries, including the US, the UK, Germany, and South Korea.
As per the official announcement, the software update brings with it "a new era of software intelligence", including multimodal AI – which essentially means enhancements to the AI tools already on phones with One UI 7.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 phones are the first in line for the beta program, and while it may well extend to other devices at a later date, Samsung hasn't said anything about this yet. The company does say that it's worked closely with Google so that the One UI update schedule can get closer to the main Android update schedule.
There's some information here about upcoming foldables from Samsung. While they're not mentioned by name, Samsung does say One UI 8 will launch in full alongside "new foldable devices" – and we're expecting the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7, and tri-fold Galaxy G Fold to show up sometime in July.
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