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Samsung’s long-awaited One UI 7 beta is here with new features
Samsung today introduced the One UI 7 beta program with lots of features for users of its Galaxy S24 series. Based on Android 15, One UI 7 focuses on powerful AI features, simplified controls, and a preview of a future scalable AI ecosystem. The beta update allows Galaxy users to try new features and changes before the public release.
One UI 7 beta program is now live for the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra in Germany, South Korea, and the US, and India, Poland, and the US will get it in the coming days or weeks. This long-awaited One UI 7 update brings more Galaxy AI features, a revamped UI design, improved personation, and others.
One UI 7 Beta Galaxy AI features
One UI 7 brings two new AI features that can transform your Galaxy devices into a powerful productive tool. This update brings powerful Galaxy AI features, including Writing Assist tools and Call transcripts.
- One UI 7’s Writing Assist tools delivers AI-powered options to summarize content, check spelling and grammar, and automatically format notes into bullet points, which can be applied by selecting text.
- The second Galaxy AI of One UI 7 is Call Transcripts, which supports 20 languages and transcribes recorded calls. With this feature, Recorded calls will be automatically transcribed for reference later, so you don’t need to manually take notes while you’re on a call.
One UI 7 new UI design with more customization
One UI 7 prioritizes the first impression of simple, impactful, and emotional design with its beautiful simplicity. This update has separated the Quick Panel and Notifications screen, which creates a more modern look and feel.
You can access Quick Panel by swiping down from the top right corner, which features all quick settings in addition to new volume control. Swiping down anywhere on the home screen opens the notifications. Now, each notification is bigger and pill-shaped.
In addition to the new smart notification center, it brings a brand new Now Bar, offering important information like an active voice call, music playback, Interpreter More, Samsung Health workout tracking, SOS, and timer at a glance right on the Lock screen.
Nov Bar appears at the bottom of the Lock screen and reduces the need to constantly unlock the device and will transform the lock screen experience. This update also offers lots of widgets for stock apps and services.
One UI Camera UI
Samsung gives a bold revamp to the Camera UX with One UI 7 update. The new camera button, control, and modes are now more simple and easy to use with the new OS. With the update, shooting models such as photo, video, portrait, and other labels now appear at the bottom of the screen.
This is an excellent place to switch between camera modes and other shooting tools without spending much time. Plus, this update simplified the Pro ad Pro Video camera modes manually settings. Moreover, the Pro video mode has a new zoom control, allowing you to control the zoom speed for smooth transitions.
One UI 7 stable release timeline
The Korean tech giant has also announced that the stable One UI 7 firmware will be introduced in the first quarter of 2025 to the Galaxy S24 series and then released for other Galaxy devices.
Samsung started to roll out the January 2026 software update for the Korean models of Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 FE smartphones. This flagship device will be the next to grab One UI 8.5 as a major software release.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series January 2026 software update is released in batches with One UI 8 version SKT and a package size of 383 megabytes. Your Samsung Galaxy S24 series phone will get up to 55 fixes with the January 2026 patch.
This update provides that both Android and One UI systems remain secure. It also improves performance by clearing the system-level cache partition during installation.
Users of this phone can download this version with improved system security and better user experience. However, you should know that the software is released in batches and may take some time to reach all of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series users in the market.
You can download the latest software update on your Galaxy S24 series smartphone with the following instructions:
- Open Settings
- From here, now tap on Software update
- Click on Software update
You will be notified with updated information if an upgrade is available.
On the other hand, Samsung is also testing the One UI 8.5 update for dozens of Galaxy models. While the beta program is open to Galaxy S25 users, developers are ensuring that users of other phones don’t have to wait too long by conducting internal testing.
After the Ultra variant, the Standard Galaxy S26 smartphone has appeared on Geekbench with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset. The flagship phone has made significant scores on the benchmarking platform and seems ready to enter the real world.
On the other hand, a report from a French publication claims that the Galaxy S26 series will be launched across Europe on March 11, 2026. However, the company has not yet officially confirmed either the date of the Unpacked event or the release date.
In the latest edition, the Standard Samsung Galaxy S26 has reached Geekbench and revealed some of its key specifications. It has seemingly performed well in the single-core and multi-core tests on version 6.5.0, as well as achieved good points.
As per the listing, the device with model number SM-S942U obtained 3,379 points on the single-core test and 11,097 points on the multi-core test. The details reveal that the Galaxy S26 smartphone will equip the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, an overclocked version of the chipset.
The chip includes 12-gigabyte RAM, 3.63 GHz base frequency, six high-performance CPU cores running at a clock speed of 3.63GHz, and two prime cores at 4.74 GHz.
Samsung is rolling out the One UI 8.5 Beta 3 update for the Samsung Galaxy S25 series. This latest update is available in Germany, India, South Korea, the UK, and the US, and will be released in more countries soon. The update includes several important fixes and improvements to enhance the overall user experience, as well as carries the January 2026 security patch along with battery life improvements and some additional fixes.
One UI 8.5 Beta 3 can be identified via the PDA build version ending with ZZA3. It’s hitting the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra in Beta markets.
Last month, Samsung launched the One UI Beta Program for Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra devices in four countries. At the same time, the company released the first Beta software. Two weeks ago, Samsung distributed the second Beta update, which expanded to India and Poland for key fixes and new features.
As Samsung gears up to start the official rollout, the Galaxy S25 series has received a new Beta software. The One UI 8.5 Beta 3 for the Galaxy S25 series brings fixes for clock display error on the lock screen and issues related to favorites in the phone app.
Users reported that the Now Briefing does not display after the Beta, which has been resolved. Plus, it improved the screen lagging issue when using Live Effect in the gallery.
In addition, the beta release also includes improvements to battery life. The issue of excessive power consumption when certain apps are running has now been fixed. For Galaxy S25 users waiting for the stable version, Beta 3 will feel like a significant upgrade.
If you’re on the One UI 8.5 Beta 2 build, you should have already received the third Beta. Update your Samsung Galaxy S25 phone’s software by navigating to Settings, followed by Software update, and Download and install.
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