One UI 8 Beta Might Surprise You With Early Launch

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What a time to be alive. One UI 7 still hasn’t fully made its way to all eligible devices, with the rollout expected to drag on until July. And yet, hot on its heels, rumors of the One UI 8 beta are already swirling. It seems the launch timeline for the next major beta program has been quietly tipped off.

One UI 8 beta arrives next month, signaling early launch

One UI 8 is expected to make its debut in July, launching alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7. These devices will ship with Android 16-based One UI 8 straight out of the box, which also means we can kiss any hopes of One UI 7.1 or 7.1.1 goodbye.

According to Tarun Vats, citing “sources,” the One UI 8 beta could launch as early as next month. That suggests users might be able to hop on board the beta train in June. Still, Vats advises taking this information with a grain of salt. And, in all fairness, so do we.

Samsung has reportedly been working behind the scenes on Android 16-based One UI 8 for some time now. Some even speculate it’s the company’s way of making up for the drawn-out One UI 7 rollout. To sweeten the deal, Android 16 itself seems to be ahead of schedule, giving Samsung a double advantage in pushing out One UI 8 sooner rather than later. A bunch of One UI 8 apps have also seemingly made their way out.

That said, while an early beta launch sounds tempting, I’d say June feels a tad too optimistic. A more realistic window might be late July or even early August. But hey, if Samsung decides to surprise us and roll it out ahead of schedule, who’s going to complain?

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Abhinav Anand

Abhinav Anand is the News Editor at SammyGuru and a technology journalist based in New Delhi. Before joining SammyGuru, he contributed to numerous outlets, including Android Headlines, ExtremeTech, The Mac Observer, Financial Express, Economic Times, iGeeksBlog, KnowTechie, PhonesWiki, SlashGear, and more. You can reach him at abhinav@sammyguru.com.

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