Samsung smartphones and wearables have been receiving fresh One UI 8 updates.
Taking things chronologically, the limited One UI 8 Watch beta has been released in South Korea for select Samsung smartwatches, and it’ll soon be coming to the US. The rest of us won’t be receiving this pre-launch software, unfortunately.
The update adds a new UI design, as well as bringing Samsung’s Now Bar and Now Brief heads-up widgets. Four new health features will also be added: Antioxidant Index, Bedtime Guidance, Running Coach and Vascular Load – though only newer Galaxy Watch wearables will have access to all of these features.
The update will eventually apply to the Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 5 families, but it’s currently only rolling out to the current Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra range.
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One UI 8 beta for phones
More widely available (as noted by SamMobile ) – albeit only for Samsung Galaxy S25 phones – is Samsung’s third One UI 8 beta update for smartphones. It’s commenced rolling out to multiple regions, including the UK, US, Germany, and Korea.
The 1.2GB update fixes a bunch of UI issues, as well as a couple of fresh features. One of those is support for AI-generated birthday alerts within the Now Brief tool.
We’re expecting One UI 8 proper to roll out with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7.
Samsung will hold a special Unpacked event to launch the phones on 9 July, 2025, as well as a rumoured Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE release. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 range should also make a showing at this event.
As such, we’re expecting this latest batch of One UI 8 beta releases to be the final one.
Samsung Galaxy S25
Author: Jon Mundy, Contributor, Tech Advisor
Jon is a freelance journalist who got his start covering mobile games at the dawn of the App Store. He has since covered everything from smart home tech and laptops to food and culture, but always seems to return to his fascination with smartphones.
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