Samsung might launch two major Android and One UI updates in 2025 for Galaxy devices. Google usually releases a stable version of a new version of Android in the second half of a year. For instance, the US tech firm introduced Android 13, Android 14, and Android 15 in August 2022, October 2023, and October 2024, respectively. In 2025 the strategy will change, as Google plans to launch the Android 16 stable version in Q2 of 2025.
On the flip side, Samsung Galaxy users still waiting for the One UI 7 beta update, which is set to launch before the end of this year. During SDC24, Samsung announced that the One UI 7 stable version will launch next year with the release of the Galaxy S25 series.
Samsung may launch two major Android and One UI updates in 2025 for Galaxy devices
As above mention, the One UI 7 stable rollout start early next year. On November 19, 2024, Google released the Android 16 Developer Preview, so Samsung can start working on it sooner to integrate it with One UI 8 and offer it to Galaxy devices most likely in Q3 rather than in Q4.
Due to the delay in the One UI 7 beta rollout and Google releasing the Android 16 much sooner than usual, Samsung may launch two major Android and One UI updates in 2025 for Galaxy devices.
Two Android and One UI releases in 2025
- Android 15-based One UI 7: Q1 2025
- Android 16-based One UI 8: Q3/Q4 2025
One UI 7 Beta
As per recent rumors, Samsung could release the One UI 7 Beta program for the Galaxy S24 lineup in the first week of December and it will run for around two months, with the stable release expected in February 2025.
One UI 8 Beta
Usually, Samsung releases a beta program of the new version of One UI after Google releases the Stable Android version for Pixel devices except for the One UI 7 Beta. Google plans to release the stable version of Android 16 sometime after April 2025 unless some unforeseen issue causes delays. So, we can likely see the One UI 8 beta in Q2 rather than Q3, 2025.
