If you have one of Samsung’s latest flagship, the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus or Galaxy S25 Ultra, you can beta taste their One UI 8 skin. It’s basically their version of Android 16. The beta won’t be available on the Galaxy S25 Edge yet.
As expected One UI 8’s focus is AI heavy. One UI 8 will come to Samsung’s lineup of foldables for 2025. Samsung Unpacked for their foldable devices usually happens in summer.
Press Release
Today, Samsung announced its next generation of One UI 8 – debuting this summer on Samsung’s newest foldables. One UI 8 will introduce an enhanced AI experience, enabling more intuitive interactions and greater personalization to support day-to-day routines.
One UI 8 will be more inclusive and enable more seamless communication than ever, featuring new enhancements like:
- Auracast: Seamlesslyconnect multiple hearing devices to a single audio stream.
- Now Bar and Now Brief Customizations: With the latest update, Now Bar and Now Brief will deliver more customized insights, becoming a true AI companion to support your day-to-day routine.
- Reminder App: The ultimate travel supporter with more intuitive and convenient features, managing all reminders in one place. Users can share a list of to-dos with the press of a button, and the app is voice enabled.
Samsung is offering a beta program to Galaxy S25 series users – with the software rolling out this summer to Samsung’s newest foldables. The One UI 8 beta program is available now by application via the Samsung Members app.
The official rollout of One UI 8 will introduce an AI experience that will make your everyday smarter and more convenient by enhancing the AI features first introduced in the Galaxy S25 series. There are three main factors that realize this: multimodal capabilities, UX tailored to different device form factors, and personalized, proactive suggestions. Intelligent multimodality enables you to have natural, seamless communication with AI that understands what you’re looking at or watching in the moment. The updated UX is optimized for the unique form factors across the Galaxy product portfolio, boosting your everyday productivity and efficiency. One UI 8 will also recognize your context, offering personalized, proactive suggestions that support your unique daily routine. Features like Now Bar and Now Brief will deliver even more customized insights and suggestions to help you stay on top of tasks and support your daily routine, through curated AI information.
