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Samsung shuts down the One UI 8 Beta program for Korea [Galaxy S25]

We are excited to announce that starting from today, One UI 8 Beta users in Korea can now download the One UI 8 update to their Galaxy S25 smartphones as Samsung has finally released this version of One UI. Your Galaxy has now become more powerful as One UI 8 brings more powerful features.

The firmware information states:

Galaxy S25: BYI3
Galaxy S25+: BYI3
Galaxy S25 Ultra: BYI3

To obtain the update, perform the following steps:

Open the Settings app

Navigate to Software Updates

Tap on Download and Install

Wait until you see One UI 8 at the top of the page, then tap on Download

Wait for the download to complete, then tap on Install

After you perform the above steps, your phone will be running One UI 8 based on Android 16, and you can enjoy its new features and with many improvements on place. This makes sure that your experience gets improved.

If you still didn’t get the update for your device, wait for a few days or a few weeks, then check for updates again. If you still see “Your software is up to date,” this means that the update didn’t reach your region yet.

Note that the update process may take 15 to 20 minutes, and this can vary from device to device. The download process may incur extra charges if you’re using the cellular network as the update size is around 5 GB, depending on the device, so we recommend downloading it through Wi-Fi. Never interrupt the update process in any way, or problems may occur. Make sure that your phone gets charged before you initiate the installation process.

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Aptivi Aug 22

Samsung Galaxy S25 One UI 8 Beta 6 will be released soon!

While the beta recruitment was closed for the Galaxy S25, Samsung was working on the sixth beta of One UI 8. This suggests that further improvements are to be made before the final version of One UI 8 that will be released this September.

As spotted by a tipster, Tarun Vats, Samsung has just dropped a new beta build to the testing server of the Galaxy S25. This signifies that the sixth beta will make its way before the stable version, at which final improvements in those two versions must be made to ensure smooth experience. The testing build can be identified as ZYH9, but it may not be a final Beta 6 build.

The sixth beta version will be released to those who are beta testers of One UI 8 on their Galaxy S25. After that, the stable release should be the next update.

We advise beta testers to check for all updates to ensure that you’re using the stable version of One UI 8 on your Galaxy S25 by the end of September. The company warns that if you didn’t update to the stable version after the beta program ends, you won’t be able to update to versions released after One UI 8.

To update to One UI 8 Beta 6 on your Galaxy S25 once it gets released, follow these steps:

Open Settings

Navigate to System Update

Tap Download and Install

You should see the One UI 8 Beta 6 build and its changelogs

Tap Update now

Let it download, install, and verify

Reboot the phone

Make sure that you have fully charged your battery before attempting to update to One UI 8 Beta 6. Never interrupt the update in any way, or issues may occur later. You’ll need to download the update via your Wi-Fi connection to avoid high mobile data fees.

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Aptivi Aug 20

Samsung Galaxy S25 One UI 8 Beta recruitment closed!

Ahead of the September release, One UI 8 Beta recruitment for the Galaxy S25 has been finally closed. For history, One UI 8 Beta Program has officially started on May 28th for the Galaxy S25 with build ZYER. Since then, the following versions were released, all in chronological order (Korea):

One UI 8 Beta 2 (build ZYF3): June 12th, 2025
One UI 8 Beta 3 (build ZYFA): June 30th, 2025
One UI 8 Beta 4 (build ZYGB): July 30th, 2025
One UI 8 Beta 5 (build ZYH6): August 19th, 2025

While the whole Beta program planning is still ongoing, because the expansion is going to target more devices on September, Samsung has shut down the recruitment for One UI 8 Beta Program for the Galaxy S25. This is all laid out in an official Samsung Members announcement below:

This kind of communication, as well as previous announcements for Beta 4 and Beta 5, was expected from Samsung. However, the sixth beta version is in the works.

The stable rollout is expected to begin from the Galaxy S25, starting from Korea, and beta testers will get the update first. Beta testers are expected to update the system to the official version (can be identified with BYH? or BYI?) to be able to receive further updates.

While there is still no news about the One UI 8 Beta for watches, we should be hopeful. The rollout will be gradual, and every eligible device will be updated across more regions, starting from Korea.

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Aptivi Aug 17

One UI 8 for Galaxy S25 and Z Fold7 will feature the new photo watermark!

The new photo watermark feature will make its way to the latest One UI 8 version for the Galaxy S25 series and the Galaxy Z Fold7 foldable. While we are awaiting the stable One UI 8 rollout on September, with the fifth beta for the Galaxy S25 being scheduled for this week, the new photo watermark feature has been showcased by PhoneArt on X.

This new photo watermark comes in two styles: landscape and portrait. Below, you can see the two watermark styles, with the top being for portrait images, and the bottom being for landscape images.

As you can see, the images have a border that describes the device used, which, in this case, the Galaxy S25 Ultra. It also contains the date and the time the picture was taken, and a bunch of camera parameters used when taking the picture.

Currently, there is no information as to when and what devices will be eligible for this feature, other than the fact that the Galaxy S25 and the Z Fold7 will get it in the latest One UI 8 update. However, it might come to other eligible devices, like the Galaxy S24.

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Aptivi Aug 13

Samsung Galaxy S25 One UI 8 Beta 5 will be available next week!

Samsung has officially announced in the Korean version of Samsung Members that they’d be releasing plans for versions after the fourth beta version has been released last week. According to Alfaturk, the below screenshot has been captured to showcase the announcement.

The above announcement is translated as below:

hello. Customers who participated in the beta,

After Beta 4, we will announce the version plan.

The 5th version is scheduled to be released, and preparations are underway with the goal of opening it next week.

We are reviewing all errors and suggestions sent by our customers, and we always appreciate your active participation.

We will respond with a more stable version based on your feedback.

We ask for your continued interest and support.

thank you

Samsung has officially confirmed the fifth beta to be released, but didn’t announce anything about the Galaxy Watch One UI 8 Beta plans. This means that we should expect the fifth beta to drop somewhere between August 18th and 22nd, should everything go as planned.

Those who are using the Galaxy S25 Edge will have to wait until the final version becomes live in September, as the device was too new when the Beta Program was released.

Meanwhile, Samsung has already opened the One UI 8 Beta Program for the Galaxy S24 and the Z Fold/Flip6 series.

Aptivi Aug 12

One UI 8 Beta 4 has the Purple Moon issue

One UI 8 Beta 5 fixes the Purple Moon issue as indicated in the changelogs. You’ll have to initiate the software update to fix this issue, but existing purple moon images won’t be modified; you’ll have to take new pictures.

One UI 8 Beta 4 was released on July 30th to the beta testers who are using their Galaxy S25 devices (excluding the S25 Edge) to use what would look like in the final version expected to roll out this September. As we’re getting closer to the second half of August, people began reporting a weird case that didn’t happen in both the previous One UI 8.0 beta versions and in One UI 7.0.

According to the official Samsung forums across countries like India, UK, and the USA, people began reporting that they’re trying to take moon shots at high zoom levels, such as x100, while those final pictures showed the purple moon instead of the expected white moon. The real color of the moon is white, but One UI 8.0 Beta 4 seems to save pictures with the purple moon as you can see below.

The following forum entries are posted, but not limited to:

This issue only occurs when people try to take moon shots at zoom levels, with the minimum threshold to trigger this bug is x30. This only occurs under One UI 8 Beta 4 and with moon shots taken starting from the zoom levels of x30 to x100. Additionally, the resulting moon in the pictures looks blurry, compared to their One UI 7 counterparts.

There was even a comparison between shots taken on One UI 8 and One UI 7, where the latter was more correct. Moon shots taken using One UI 7 were correct, because it showed the white moon instead of the purple moon.

As a workaround, you can try turning off the maximum optimization and trying to take moon shots at high zoom levels. You can turn off the maximum optimization by going to the camera settings, navigating to Intelligent optimization, and setting it to values other than Maximum.

We expect that Samsung fixes this issue as soon as possible, before the final version gets distributed.

Photo by Andrew Hughes on Unsplash

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Aptivi Aug 7

Samsung Galaxy S25 gets the August 2025 security update!

As of today, Samsung has recently released the security update for the Galaxy S25 series that corresponds to this month’s Android security patch level, as well as some of the Samsung-specific fixes that can be found here. Prior to One UI 8’s stable release expected this September, Samsung has given Korean users an August security patch update.

Next week, Samsung is expected to distribute the update worldwide to ensure that your phone security gets improved. This update is applicable for the Galaxy S25 series, including the Galaxy S25 Edge.

The following firmware information is available:

SM-S938N (S25 Ultra): S938NKSS5AYG6 [KOO, SKC, KTC, LUC]
SM-S937N (S25 Edge): S937NKSS2AYG8 [KOO, SKC, KTC, LUC]
SM-S936N (S25+): S936NKSS5AYG6 [KOO, SKC, KTC, LUC]
SM-S931N (S25): S931NKSS5AYG6 [KOO, SKC, KTC, LUC]

To update your phone, follow these steps:

Open Settings

Navigate to Software update

Choose Download and install

You should see the screen that looks like the above

Press Update

Wait for the update to download, install, and verify

Reboot the phone from the software update screen

Make sure that you charge your phone fully before initiating the update process. Never interrupt the update in any way, or problems could occur in your phone later. Use your Wi-Fi connection to download the update to avoid high data fees.

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Aptivi Aug 5

Samsung will expand One UI 8 Beta Program to more devices

Today, Samsung officially announced in their newsroom blog article that said that they were expanding the Beta Program to more devices starting August 11th, 2025. The beta program officially started on May 28th for the Galaxy S25 devices. Just like One UI 7 whose beta program was made initially available only for the Galaxy S24 devices before the official expansion on March, the company wanted to expand the Beta Program of the upcoming One UI 8 software based on Android 16.

As per the official announcement, the following devices in Korea, the USA, the UK, and India (excluding Poland and Germany) will experience the One UI 8 Beta Program in this date:

Galaxy S24 / S24+ / S24 Ultra
Galaxy Z Fold6 (excluding Z Fold Special Edition)
Galaxy Z Flip6

The beta program will also extend to the Galaxy Watch6 and the Galaxy Watch5 smartwatches, which should happen later as they’ve announced it when they started the beta program for One UI 8 Watch.

Whereas the official version will be rolled out to all eligible Galaxy devices, starting from the Galaxy S25 series family, including the Galaxy S25 Edge, to older devices that will gradually get the update. This rollout will happen as the summer concludes itself, and September is the chosen month.

However, One UI 8 Watch will make its way to more smartwatches, including the Galaxy Watch4, later this year. Those who have already participated to the beta program should update to the official version once it’s out.

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Aptivi Jul 24

One UI 8 Beta 4 will be released next week

In the beta board notices for the Korean Samsung Members forums, the beta moderator has officially confirmed that One UI 8 Beta 4 will be released next week based on the following text (translated):

Hello, Beta participants,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay in updates after Beta 3.
We are currently preparing Beta 4 and are doing our best to release it next week.

We deeply appreciate the error reports and valuable opinions you have sent us. We will reward you with a more stable version based on this.
We ask for your continued interest and support.

thank you

Samsung is apologizing for the delay of updates that happened after Beta 3 was released on June 30th. We’re only six days shy from being a month since the third beta was released. Meanwhile, Good Lock was actively being worked on in preparation for One UI 8 prior to the official rollout that may happen next month.

Alongside the apology, Samsung has officially revealed that they’re currently preparing Beta 4 and that they’re planning to release it “next week.” This means that Beta 4 could make its way as early as July 28th and as late as July 31st. Also, they’ve expressed their appreciation for the Beta users leaving feedback.

For those who are in the second wave countries, such as India, you’ll be able to identify the next beta version as Beta 3.

To install One UI 8 Beta 4 once it gets released, make sure that you’re in the beta program, then follow these steps:

Open Settings

Navigate to Software update

Tap Download and Install

You should see an update page that has the changelogs of One UI 8 Beta 4

Press the install button.

Make sure that your phone is fully charged before performing the update. When downloading the update, you’ll need to use your Wi-Fi connection, since data charges from your mobile data provider can be expensive, depending on the size of the update. Never interrupt the update process in any way, or problems may occur.