It’s August 1st, and Samsung hasn’t said a word about when the stable One UI 8 update will land for the Galaxy S25 series. That’s a bit puzzling, especially since they already launched their new foldables with One UI 8 back on July 9th! Those foldables even started getting the update on July 25th. Meanwhile, S25 owners are still stuck testing beta software. What’s the hold-up?
When you can expect One UI 8 Update for Galaxy S25
This whole testing phase kicked off way back at the end of May. Samsung dropped the first One UI 8 beta (Beta 1) for the S25 series, giving folks in just four countries (US, UK, Germany, South Korea) an early taste of Android 16. It was exciting but limited.
A few weeks later, Beta 2 arrived. Good news: Samsung opened up testing to India and Poland too. This update squashed some early bugs and tossed in a few new features. Progress! Then, around the end of June, Beta 3 showed up. It tackled more important fixes, but honestly, lots of S24 owners were bummed they still couldn’t join the beta party.
July was weird. Samsung was super busy launching its fancy new foldables on July 9th – and guess what? They came with the official, stable One UI 8 right out of the box! Those foldables even started getting updates in the wild on July 25th. But for S25 beta testers? They got… Beta 4 on July 30th. Yep, while some phones had the final software, S25 users got another test version. Kinda confusing, right?
Beta 5 or Stable? The Big Question
Right now, everyone with an S25 running Beta 4 is wondering: “What’s next?” Is Samsung going to surprise us with a Beta 5? Or will the next update finally be the stable One UI 8 release? Since Beta 4 only landed a couple of days ago (July 30th), it’s honestly too soon to tell. Samsung hasn’t given any hints.
Here’s the deal: If you’re testing Beta 4 on your S25, speak up! If you find any bugs or glitches, report them immediately through the Samsung Members app. Make sure to include those log files they ask for. The more problems Samsung can find and fix now, based on real user reports, the faster they can wrap up testing and push out the stable update for everyone. Your feedback is crucial.
So, for now, S25 owners are still waiting. Samsung’s playing things close to the chest. We know the stable software exists (thanks to the foldables!), so it’s just a matter of when Samsung feels the S25 version is polished enough. Keep an eye out for news, and beta testers – keep reporting those issues!
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