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- The first One UI 8 beta is now expected to roll out later this month.
- The information contradicts a previous leak that suggested that the Android 16-based beta would arrive in June.
- The One UI 8 beta program may not be widely available on all Samsung devices and in all regions.
Samsung appears to be gearing up for a much faster Android 16 rollout than the pace we saw with Android 15-based One UI 7. According to Sammobile, the first One UI 8 beta, based on Android 16, will go live in the coming weeks. This means select Galaxy flagships in certain regions could gain access to the beta program as early as the third week of this month, after just having upgraded to the stable Android 15 build.