Samsung is anticipated to jump on Android 16-based One UI 8 directly after the One UI 7. Here’s the we are counting all the Galaxy devices (list) that will receive One UI 8 as their first major OS update.
Samsung’s Android 16-based One UI 8 release date
Undoubtedly, the Korean tech giant is already late in rolling out the Android 15-based One UI 7 to its older Galaxy devices. It is still working on One UI 7 based on Android 15 to expand it on older Galaxy devices. Although, Google has already rolled out Android 15 last year in October 2024.
Again Google is already running on time with Android 16. It has already started the Android 16 beta program and released two beta updates.
Since Samsung is still working on One UI 7, so it will be tough to predict the exact timeline for One UI 8 at least for now.
However, it’s reported that Samsung will skip One UI 7.1 and One UI 7.1.1 this time and will directly jump on the One UI 8.
One UI 8: The first major software update for many Galaxy devices
Android 16-based One UI 8 will be the first major software update for the Galaxy that debuted based on Android 15 out of the box.
The Galaxy device which runs Android 15 out of the box will receive Android 16 as their first ever major OS update. However, the simple logic is devices that launched in 2025 are the only ones that will receive the One UI 8 as their first OS update since they all run One UI 7 out of the box. You can check out the list below –
Full List: One UI 8 will be the first major OS update for these Galaxy devices
- Galaxy S25
- Galaxy S25 Plus
- Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Galaxy A56
- Galaxy A36
- Galaxy A26
- Galaxy A06
- Galaxy M56
- Galaxy M16
- Galaxy M06
- Galaxy F06
Note: For your better information, this is not an official list, and more upcoming devices will be added to the list once they are released in the future.
You can also check the full list of Samsung Galaxy devices eligible for the One UI 8 update; Here