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Samsung One UI 7.0 Beta based on Android 15 enters development

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By Alap Naik Desai
May 08, 2024
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Samsung has begun building One UI 7.0, the next major update for its Galaxy Android smartphones. It should be based on Android 15, which means Samsung could be one of the first brands to roll out the latest version of the smartphone Operating System (OS), right after Google.

Samsung OneUI 7.0 could be based on Android 15

Google released the first beta version of Android 15 a few days ago. The company has already sent out two Developer Preview versions of the smartphone OS earlier this year.

Needless to say, Google‘s Pixel smartphones would be the first ones to get Android 15. It appears Samsung wants to match Google’s deployment speed.

The South Korean tech giant has reportedly initiated the development of One UI 7.0. OneUI 6.1 is based on Android 14. Hence, it would be safe to assume that One UI 7.0 would be based on Android 15.

Samsung’s servers have divulged some activity and name tags that point to One UI 7.0 development. Specifically speaking, Samsung has generated version S928BXXU2BXE2.

The newly generated version doesn’t specifically point to Android 15-based One UI 7.0. However, it reportedly does have all the telltale markings of a major One UI update rather than an incremental upgrade.

Samsung has revised the experimental version, and according to SamMobile, when the fourth letter from the right changes from A to B, it indicates a major One UI version.

When will Samsung roll out Android 15-based One UI 7.0?

Samsung is racing to offer the latest Android 15 OS to Galaxy smartphone users. The company has traditionally started working on major One UI iterations right after Google rolled out the Developer Beta version of Android.

What this means is that Samsung would have begun working on One UI 7.0 sometime in February 2024. The newly generated firmware discovered on Samsung’s internal servers could be an extremely early, and possibly highly unstable version of One UI 7.0.

As with nearly every smartphone manufacturer, Samsung too would build a stable One UI 7.0, based on Android 15, for its flagship devices first. In other words, the Samsung Galaxy S24 series would become the first one to enter the One UI 7.0 Beta Program.

Android 14 is barely a few months old. Hence, the stable version of Android 15 could still be months away. Some experts suggest eligible Android smartphones may start getting Android 15 starting next year.