NEWS
One UI 7 beta has a buggy lock screen blur systme

Samsung officially began the One UI 7 Beta Program for the Galaxy S24 series yesterday evening. There are tons of new features and changes to be explored but for your information, the latest One UI 7 beta comes with a lock screen blur system bug.
The first beta of Samsung One UI 7 ushers in the new era of the Samsung Lock screen with new widgets, Now Bar live activity, a customizable clock, an iOS-inspired media player, and more on your Galaxy phones. Although these new features are exemplary, the lock screen blur system bug needs to be fixed in the One UI 7 beta 2.
One UI 7 beta has a lock screen blur system bug
Recently, a well-known tipster @UniverseIce highlighted the Lock screen blur system bug in the Notifications by sharing a screenshot and noted that it is still a simple translucent effect, not an advanced frosted glass effect.
The notification that appears on the lock screen is an almost transparent overlay, as you see in the screenshot below. Just like the Home screen notification window, it is a white card that’s pill-shaped, but it doesn’t have the same proper blur.

Now, it appears that Samsung has overlooked optimizing the blur system for the lock screen notification element. Plus, you can see that the application on the notification has been entirely skipped and the white overlay looks different from the lock screen wallpaper. This is quite odd but should be fixed in the One UI 7 beta update.
One UI 7
There is no doubt that the One UI 7 makes signification changes to UI, from the Lock screen effects to the Galaxy AI features and a ton of new functionality. Along with this, Samsung has added new and enhanced privacy and security features.
Moreover, the One UI 7 update greatly refreshed most of Samsung’s stock app icons with a slightly newer design, featuring slightly darker colors with a gradient background.
ANDROID
Android 16 Beta is now available for these Samsung Galaxy S25 rivals

Today, with beta 4 Google expanded Android 16 Beta to select non-Pixel flagship devices from partner brands. Samsung, as always, is skipping the Android 16 Beta Program, while the new OS is available for select devices launched by Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, vivo, and Xiaomi.
Google released Android 16 beta 4 with a second version of platform stability and announced that apps compatible with the new OS will now be available on the Play Store.
Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo, and Xiaomi have opened beta registration windows for their latest flagship devices launched in the last few months. Samsung, however, is yet to complete One UI 7 for its Galaxy devices, but will soon roll out the stable One UI 7 and launch an independent One UI beta program.
Last week, it was revealed that the company is already working on Android 16’s adaptation and testing the alleged One UI 8 on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6 smartphones.
Android continues to deliver great updates and new features throughout the year, while feedback from the beta community plays a vital role in constantly improving Android. The Android 16 developer site has a lot more information about the beta, including downloads and a release timeline for Pixel.
List of devices that are running the Android 16 Beta
- HONOR Magic 7 Pro
- Lenovo YOGA Tab Plus
- OnePlus 13
- OPPO Find X8
- realme GT 7 Pro
- iQOO 13
- vivo X200 Pro
- Xiaomi 14T Pro
- Xiaomi 15
- Redmi K70 Ultra

NEWS
BREAKING: Samsung resumes One UI 7 rollout for the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, Fold 6 SE

After the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung has today resumed the rollout of One UI 7 based on the Android 15 update for the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Fold 6 SE. It is worth noting that the Korean tech giant had halted the rollout a few days ago due to a serious bug discovered in the initial update, so it is now rolling out a new firmware that will fix this issue.
Samsung has started rolling out the new One UI 7 update for the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and Fold 6 SE. Initially available in South Korea, the new One UI 7 build will go live in more markets soon. This build is a more refined build than the initial build and includes fixes for system improvements.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and Fold 6 SE users can recognize it by the build number ending with BYD9.
Your Galaxy foldable device might have also received the new build. But you can check for the update manually in Settings > Software update. Click on Download and install so that your phone can receive the new OTA.
NEWS
Galaxy Z Fold 7 goes on Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Elite, One UI 8 ahead of launch

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has now appeared on Geekbench, revealing that the company is carrying out pre-launch tests and preparations for its new device. The latest listing also solves the chipset mystery that has been in rumours for a long time.
According to the Geekbench 6.4 listing, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 US variant with model number SM-F966U achieved 3022 points on single-core and 9307 points on multi-core tests.
The US variant of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has appeared on Geekbench with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. Also, the phone is expected to run on Android 16-based One UI 8 operating system
Being a flagship folding handset, all these things sound quite good. Nevertheless, the actual performance will only be known once the device is officially launched in the consumer market. Inputs reveal that the chipset is clocked at 3.53 GHz base frequency.
Apart from this, the Korean tech giant can launch the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7 around July this year. Also, an affordable flip model can also be introduced along with both the devices.

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