We’re three months into 2025, and Samsung still hasn’t rolled out a stable One UI 7 update to its devices. It’s running very late this year.
Right now, only the Galaxy S24 series, along with the Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 (which just entered beta testing a day ago), have access to the update. At this pace, Android 15 might not make its way to all eligible Galaxy devices until Q4.
But this won’t likely be the case with One UI 8 as the company is preparing to roll out the Android 16 update much sooner than expected.
And now, according to reports from two X users (1, 2), the company has already begun internal testing of One UI 8 for the Galaxy S25 series, along with the Z Fold 6 and Flip 6.
It’s ironic, but not surprising
Yes, you read that right—Samsung is already working on One UI 8 before One UI 7 has even finished rolling out. It sounds ironic, but this early internal testing is standard practice, happening months before a public beta launch.
What’s notable, though, is that Samsung seems to have started development two months ahead of schedule. That lines up with rumors that Android 16 is dropping in June, which would explain the accelerated timeline.
The S25 series’ internal One UI 8 test build carries the firmware version SM-S938B, while the Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 builds are listed as SM-F956B and SM-F741B, respectively.
Now the question is — will Samsung speed up its One UI releases, or are we looking at another slow rollout? Hopefully, it’s the former, and the company picks up the pace with One UI 7.
What’s really frustrating is the lack of a clear timeline. Samsung hasn’t given users any concrete details on when to expect the update, leaving them in the dark. A little transparency would go a long way.
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