Samsung reveals One UI 8 rollout timeline – right here’s which telephones and tablets ought to assist it

• One UI 8 is coming in “summer time” for the US
• Samsung first pushed out One UI 7 in January
• It’s not clear but which telephones will get it

We’ve barely had an opportunity to take a look at One UI 7 (Samsung’s tackle Android 15), which first appeared on the Samsung Galaxy S25 telephones in January, however One UI 8 (Samsung’s tackle Android 16) goes to be with us throughout the subsequent few months.

This comes from Samsung VP and Head of Smartphone Planning, Minseok Kang (through GSMArena). Speaking at Google’s current Android Show occasion forward of Google I/O subsequent week, Kang stated One UI 8 would launch “this summer time” within the US.

That places the launch date someplace throughout June, July, or August. At the identical occasion Google stated Android 16 could be pushed out in June after months of beta testing, and former leaks recommend Tuesday, June 3 would be the huge day.

We’ve recognized for some time that Google has been planning to push out its huge annual Android replace earlier within the 12 months, properly forward of the Pixel telephone unveilings, and it appears as if Samsung is on board with the plan – and eager for One UI to maintain up.

Which telephones will get One UI 8?

The subsequent query is: which Galaxy telephones will get One UI 8? Samsung hasn’t stated a lot about this but, and it is not instantly clear if there are any handsets which are eligible for One UI 7 however not for One UI 8.

Well-known tipster @tarunvats33 has noticed a benchmark exhibiting the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from 2022 operating an early model of One UI 8 – suggesting that the brand new software program will return to telephones which are three years outdated at the very least.

As the present flagships, there is no doubt that the Galaxy S25 collection will get the One UI 8 replace, and it is a pretty protected guess that the Samsung Galaxy S24 telephones and different 2024 fashions will get it too. Beyond that, we will have to attend and see.

Earlier rumors had advised the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, due in July, would include One UI 8 out of the field. Based on the brand new feedback from Minseok Kang, it appears like that’ll be the case.

All of which means that, in concept, the Galaxy S25, S24, S23 and S22 collection ought to all get One UI 8, and doubtlessly additionally the Galaxy S21 FE.

The final three iterations of the Z Fold and Z Flip collection must also be lined (from the Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 to at the moment’s fashions), alongside the Galaxy Tab vary going again to the Galaxy Tab S8 from 2022, plus Galaxy A-series telephones stretching again to the A23 from the identical 12 months. But we’ll have to attend somewhat longer for that full official listing.

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