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Try One UI 7 on your Samsung Galaxy S8: Unofficially
Samsung One UI 7 is now official, with its stable version only available on the Galaxy S25 series. Apart from the S25 devices, the Samsung Galaxy S24 flagship is also eligible to enjoy the latest version of One UI through the beta testing program. Thanks to some developers, you can now enjoy some new One UI 7 features on the Galaxy S8, ahead of the stable one for older devices.
Samsung One UI 7 comes with a new user interface that is powered by dynamic colors, smart features, improved and rounded UX design as well as several security enhancements over the previous version of the One UI operating system.
The One UI 7 Beta program has already been initiated by Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. Following a successful beta run, the makers will send stable Android 15-based One UI 7 skins to corresponding smartphones.
Try One UI 7 on your Samsung Galaxy S8:
Meanwhile, there are a lot of developers over at XDA who have made this possible and bring you a collection of One UI 7 custom software ROM for the Galaxy S8. For those unfamiliar with custom ROM, it is a modified version of the software that brings new features to older phones.
As per the information, the Galaxy S8 with the custom ROM gets some One UI 7 features like Circle to Search, Now Bar, and new Quick Settings. Notably, you also get some new Galaxy AI features and a new charging animation that makes the phone look even more stylish.
Similer to the Beta program, The custom ROM has some bugs like a broken camera, flashlight, and face unlock as well and other features like Smart View, DeX, and Wi-Fi also don’t work properly.
Samsung has been internally testing One UI 8 builds on several Galaxy smartphones, including the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy S24 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy A15 5G, Galaxy A55, Galaxy A16 5G, Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy S22 series, and more. Now, the Galaxy A34 5G and Galaxy A35 5G smartphone have joined the One UI 8 testing phase.
A new build for the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Galaxy A35 5G has been spotted, indicating that One UI 8 testing has begun. The build can be identified via A346BXXUAEYG3 and A356BXXU5CYG5, respectively.
The Poland variant of the Samsung Galaxy M34 is currently undergoing testing as its CSC code is PLS. This new build shows that the company is working on bringing One UI 8 to budget smartphones as well.
According to the tipster, the Samsung Galaxy A35 with One UI 8 has scored impressively on the benchmark, with a single-core score of 1027 and a multi-core score of 2507. These scores suggest the A35 will offer amazing performance to handle everyday tasks and multitask easily.
Currently, Samsung Galaxy S25 series users can enjoy these new features through the One UI 8 Beta Program. The company is also planning to release One UI 8 Beta 4 for this latest Galaxy S series phone. However, older Galaxy smartphones might not receive the One UI 8 Beta update.
Samsung began hyping its upcoming Galaxy S26 series key specs, including the display, battery, and other parameters. After the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 phones, Samsung seems to be working on the Galaxy S26 series. It looks like the device has already started surfing the internet. A new leak has shed light on the key specs of the Galaxy S26 series, including the display.
According to TheElec (via Jukanlosreve), Samsung is working on the three Galaxy S26 series models, including Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. Plus, the company may not release the Galaxy S26 Plus. Moreover, the reports shared new insights on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Series display panel shape.
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As per the report, Samsung Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra may feature 6.27-inch, 6.66-inch, and 6.89-inch displays, respectively.
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Samsung Camera Assistant is a module powered by the Good Lock app that improves the camera experience on Galaxy devices. The app allows users to customize various camera settings, such as adding a 2x zoom button, increasing the shutter speed, and adjusting other features of the main camera, and save videos directly to external storage. In One UI 8, Samsung has introduced new features to the Camera Assistant app to let you take Motion Photo with a shutter sound.
Samsung has pushed a new update for the Camera Assistant Good Lock module, which brings new features and One UI 8 support. Users can identify the latest update through version 4.0.00.1.
With this new update, Motion Photos will have a shutter sound, giving users more control and adding a fun touch to taking photos.
The update also brings One UI 8 software, which offers a more refined and intuitive user experience. Additionally, the Korean tech giant has expanded camera assistant compatibility to include its latest foldable devices, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy Z Fold 7.
For your information, let us tell you that Samsung is regularly working to make the Good Lock module compatible with One UI 8. Samsung is now bringing One UI 8 support for the Camera Assistant app, after Multistar and Display Assistant.
Once the update is officially released, the Camera Assistant app will be available on all eligible Galaxy smartphones. Samsung continues to extend support for this app to select Galaxy devices. However, some features may not be available on all models due to differences in hardware and software.
Support model:
- One UI 8.0 or higher : Flip7/Fold7
- One UI 7.0 or higher : S25/A56/M56/F56
- One UI 6.1 or higher : S24FE/S21FE/A55/M53/Quantum5/Fold6/Flip6
- One UI 6.0 or higher : S24/A73/A72/A54/A53/A52s/A52 5G/A52/M54/F54/Quantum 2
- One UI 5.1 or higher : S23/S23FE/S22/S21/S20/Note20/Fold5/Flip5/Fold4/Flip4/Fold3/Flip3/Fold2/Flip
The company is expected to update more Good Lock modules and plugins soon to support One UI 8. So if you use other suites from Good Lock, keep an eye out for new software updates.
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