In abstract
- Samsung pauses One UI 8 replace for Galaxy S23 and S24
- No cause specified
- Newest snag in a protracted rollout
Samsung has paused its Android 16 replace programme for thousands and thousands of Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24 smartphones.
The corporate belatedly began sending out its One UI 8 replace to older Galaxy telephones in September, however this has now apparently been placed on maintain – first for the Galaxy S24 line, and now for the Galaxy S23 line too.
As of this second, the newest model of One UI on Samsung’s servers is an Android 15 construct.
As SamMobile reviews, Samsung hasn’t provided any cause for halting its One UI 8/Android 16 replace initiative. There have been no main situations of vital bugs or flaws from those that have already obtained the brand new UI and OS combo.
Samsung, nevertheless, has evidently noticed one thing that wants fixing.
Foundry | Alex Walker-Todd
One UI 8’s troubled previous – and massive future
It’s the newest snag in One UI 8’s protracted rollout. Samsung’s newest UI was initially made accessible with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 in late July – round three months in the past at this level.
The corporate commenced rolling out a lot of beta variations to older telephones, earlier than lastly beginning to decide to last variations in mid-September.
Samsung’s new UI provides “superior multimodal AI capabilities, a UX optimised for various system kind components and personalised, proactive recommendations to make on a regular basis life smarter and extra handy”.
Nevertheless, the actually large enhancements over One UI 7 are rumoured to be coming in a One UI 8.5 replace, which may roll out in January or February of 2026.
