Google is holding Samsung, with the hope of pushing its next major Android update on its own pixel phone for some time next month: its top-end phone phone received an update for a UI 7 (based on Android 15) this year, and now has the beta version of a UI 8 (based on Android 16). Is available If you own a Galaxy S25 phone and live in America, Britain, Germany or South Korea.
Although there are no revolutionary new features here – at least, not so far – samsung is promising “a new era of software intelligence” and “a true multimodal AI agent” (as far as I can tell, now some twicex means for a brief and now for a brief.
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If you are in a qualified country and a qualified tool, you can now join a UI 8 beta. Common caveweges about beta software are applied: Bugs are expected, and you should not run bets on the devices you trust (you can notice some app crash or do not work properly).
How to join a UI 8 beta
Open Samsung member app on your phone (you can Load it again If you have uninstall the first app), and sign in using your Samsung account details. Scroll down discover Tab, and you should see somewhere on it Beta program Panel you can tap.
From there, tap A UI 8 S25 BetaRead and tap through the information provided AddAfter a few moments, you will find confirmation that you are inside, and you will see a screen where you can Check for software updatesOnce the software is ready, you will be motivated to reboot your phone to install it.
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So far, Samsung has not yet said anything about which other phones may be able to join beta, but a UI 8 is expected to be fully launched around the time of July – with Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7, perhaps the most programs may not be carried far ahead of the Galaxy S25.
You can leave by tapping a UI 8 beta at any time Beta Program> A UI 8 S25 Beta In the member app, then three dots (top right), then Leave a UI 8 S25 beta,
What’s new in a UI 8
Samsung’s official information is about what is new in a UI 8, as well as users have already seen during the test. Keep in mind that features may come and go during the test, so no one of these changes is still guaranteed to be once, when a UI 8 is ready to adopt mass.
To share audio streams for many devices, as well as a Bluetooth upgrade to improve quick share capabilities with audio streams: full screen to send and receive files, and QR code transfer support. You can get quick shares through a tap on the button in quick settings.
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Some apps are getting visual overhauls. They include the weather, which adopts a low cartonian beauty with more translucent elements and files, which connects the recently edited row and transfer some elements. The reminder is also found a bit of an overhaul, with the commencement of the suggested reminder and the onset of more category filters (eg) Completed And Place,
If you tap on three horizontal lines in the lower right corner, you will also see a revived menu in the Samsung Internet app. Shortcuts can be adapted and pages can be shared more easily, and – like a UI 8 in general – the overall interface seems a bit more modern and fresh.
Samsung says that this has added more resolution options for Samsung Dex, and there are more preset routines to choose from mode and routine on the Settings menu. There are also improvements in safe folders: Apps can now be taken there and can be hidden from the app drawer, and the safe folder can also be completely hidden.
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Users are looking at all kinds of other changes: Earbud control On the lock screen, More adaptation For home screen widget, Additional options For split-screen mode, and a bunch of other minor tweex. There is no doubt that more beta tests will continue.
For Galaxy AI, I can’t see too much that has changed. It seems that now Is able to do Show the call and no longer disturb the mode, but it is about it. It may be even more to come here: Hidden code suggests You will soon be able to read your brief brief, but this facility is not live yet.
