Samsung’s significant delay in rolling out the One UI 7.0 update has made it more disappointing than exciting. The brand started the One UI 7.0 beta program in early December for the Galaxy S24 series. It’s been over two months, yet Samsung is still busy fixing bugs. Not even a single Galaxy device has been updated to the stable version of One UI 7.0. This massive delay has reportedly led to the cancellation of One UI 7.1.
Sammobile, citing anonymous sources, reports that the delay in the stable release of One UI 7.0 has forced Samsung to consider skipping One UI 7.1. Previous leaks suggested that Samsung might debut One UI 7.1 alongside its next-gen foldable devices, namely the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Fold 7. Now, it seems these Galaxy foldables would run One UI 7.0.1 out of the box. The software version suggests fewer changes from One UI 7.0.
Samsung might start rolling out the stable One UI 7.0 update to eligible Galaxy devices with the launch of Galaxy S25 Edge. According to recent leaks, this slim phone will hit the market sometime in April. So, if the leaks are correct, Galaxy S24 and other users will have to wait at least two more months to get the stable One UI 7.0 update. The wait will be even longer for Galaxy A-series, Galaxy M-series, and Galaxy F-series users.
Also read: Samsung reveals the reason behind One UI 7 delay
Skipping One UI 7.1 will be good for the brand
Even if Samsung manages to kick off the stable One UI 7.0 rollout in April, the complete rollout may take the first half of 2025. By then, Google would have already released the Android 16. If Samsung decides to go for One UI 7.1, this would cause a significant delay to the One UI 8.0 rollout, which would be based on Android 16.
A fairly large number of Samsung users are already disappointed with the delayed One UI 7.0 rollout, and Samsung wouldn’t want to disappoint them again, which might also damage the business. Hence, it makes sense to skip One UI 7.1 and directly focus on One UI 8.
Last month, some instances of One UI 8 were found in Samsung apps, suggesting the brand is getting its apps ready for a future One UI release. This could possibly mean the brand is already working on One UI 8.
Also read:
1. Samsung devices that will get One UI 7 update
2. Samsung devices losing Android updates in 2025
3. Prepare your Samsung Galaxy for a smooth upgrade to One UI 7
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