Samsung’s making a strong comeback with One UI 8 following a terrible One UI 7 rollout. The Android 15-based update was supposed to be released last year, but the company only delivered delay after delay, pushing the stable rollout to April 2025. However, that’s a completely different story with One UI 8, as Samsung is on track to wrap up the rollout a month in advance.
After kicking off the One UI 8 beta program in May, starting with the Galaxy S25 series and later expanding it to more Galaxy phones, Samsung finally decided to push the stable release in mid-September. The Galaxy S25 phones were the first in the line to get the Android 16-based One UI 8 update, but the rollout speed since then has been nothing short of impressive.
From being one of the delayed brands to release Android 15, Samsung flipped the coin with Android 16, becoming the first brand (after Google) to push the stable Android 16 update. While the One UI 8 update started rolling out in September, it debuted a month earlier on Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7.
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1. Here’s the official One UI 8 rollout schedule
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One UI 8 rollout pace has been remarkable
The Galaxy S25 series was scheduled to receive the One UI 8 update in September, and Samsung delivered on its promise. It was good to see the brand sticking to its promise, but what’s more impressive was that the update also reached several Galaxy phones ahead of schedule, including the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Tab S10 series, as well as some mid-range phones.
These phones were scheduled to receive the update in October, but the party began a little earlier. Since the update rolls out in phases, some regions may get it at a later stage. October has seen an even more aggressive rollout of One UI 8. The update expanded to multiple new devices almost every day. Many budget phones, in fact, received the major update well ahead of premium phones like the Galaxy Tab S10 series and Galaxy XCover 7 Pro.
We’re only halfway through October, and the One UI 8 update has already reached nearly all premium and mid-range phones and tablets. Several budget phones from the Galaxy M-series and F-series have also joined the party.
One UI 8 is already rolling out to a big portion of Galaxy devices that were scheduled to receive the update in October. Surprisingly, it has already reached some devices that were scheduled for November, including the Galaxy Tab S10+, Galaxy A53, and Galaxy M53. So, with only a few devices left to receive the update while half of October is still to go, we won’t be surprised if Samsung wraps up the One UI 8 rollout before November.
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