Samsung One UI 7 release date, supported devices, and mew features
Samsung's next major software update, One UI 7, is coming our way early in 2025 alongside the Galaxy S25 series. It will be available for many Samsung phones: flagships first, then older flagships and mid-rangers. One UI 7 will be based on Android 15.
The very first One UI 7 was released to the Galaxy S24 series (Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus, Galaxy S24 Ultra) in early December 2024. The beta was initially launched in Germany, USA, South Korea, with the UK, Poland, India, and China joining later.
One UI is the most polished and feature-rich custom Android skin that Samsung has come up with thus far, surpassing the likes of TouchWiz and Samsung Experience by a mile. The current iteration, One UI 6, is a superb testament to Samsung's ability to come up with one of the better, if not the best, custom Android skins out there.
One UI 7 release date
One UI 7 might be announced on November 21 during the annual Samsung Developer Conference 2024, when Samsung could showcase the software update to the world.
By now, it's clear that Samsung will release One UI 7 in 2025. This was revealed at this year's Samsung Developer Conference (SDC). In particular, One UI 7 will most certainly launch alongside the Samsung Galaxy S25, most certainly in January 2025.
One of the prerequisites behind One UI 7, Android 15, is officially launching on October 15, 2024. It is also scheduled to arrive a bit later than initially expected.
| One UI version | Release date |
|---|---|
| One UI 7 (Android 15) | January 2025 |
| One UI 6.1.1 (Android 14) | July 10, 2024 |
| One UI 6.1 (Android 14) | January 17, 2024 |
| One UI 6 (Android 14) | October 30, 2023 |
One UI 7 new features
One UI 7 arrives with a healthy splash of visual changes.
We get visually redesigned icons for some of the more popular stock apps, like Gallery, Camera, Settings, and more. Gone are the simplistic and humble colors, the One UI 7 redesign amps up the vibrancy and delivers some much-needed character, which was kind of missing from the past few versions of One UI.
The same redesign applies to most widgets, which are now more informative and lively, with a more colorful appearance and generally improved in comparison with previous One UI versions. The widgets are now more uniform in size. You can also hide labels, too.
We get visually redesigned icons for some of the more popular stock apps, like Gallery, Camera, Settings, and more. Gone are the simplistic and humble colors, the One UI 7 redesign amps up the vibrancy and delivers some much-needed character, which was kind of missing from the past few versions of One UI.
The same redesign applies to most widgets, which are now more informative and lively, with a more colorful appearance and generally improved in comparison with previous One UI versions. The widgets are now more uniform in size. You can also hide labels, too.
There are also new visual options available in the lock screen customization menu, with new clock faces, new animations, and customization features available. There's also a new Now bar, which pops up between the bottom lock screen shortcuts for some persistent notifications. For example, the Now Playing widget resides there, as well as the charging information when you plug in a charging cable. Persistent notifications from other apps might appear as well.
A major One UI rework has taken place in the notifications/quick toggles panel. With One UI 7, the quick toggles and notifications panels are split by default. Swipe down from the top-right corner for the quick toggle pane, or from anywhere else for notifications. Both panels can be customized, with options to switch back to the classic layout if desired. You can also move around the toggle groups just like on iOS, though you can't remove the individual ones or add new windows here.
There's a slightly redesigned app switcher, which features a new app card carousel.
The camera app has also been streamlined and simplified, bundling some not-so-often used buttons and features in a nested folder available at a tap away. This helps with immersion: it's no longer you versus the buttons, it's you versus the scene, and the pure photography aspect of taking pictures is firmly brought forward.
Animations appear much smoother than before, very comparable to iOS, and finally decent enough for a flagship Samsung phone.
One UI 7 eligible devices
Undoubtedly, many current and upcoming Samsung devices will be getting One UI 7 once it becomes available. As the software will be built on the upcoming Android 15, all Samsung phones that are scheduled to receive Android 15 will be getting One UI 7.
This includes (but might not be limited to) the following device families:
This includes (but might not be limited to) the following device families:
Samsung Galaxy flagship phones
- Galaxy Z Fold 6
- Galaxy Z Flip 6
- Galaxy S24 series
- Galaxy S23 series
- Galaxy S22 series
- Galaxy S21 series
- Galaxy Z Fold 5
- Galaxy Z Flip 5
- Galaxy Z Fold 4
- Galaxy Z Flip 3
- Galaxy S23 FE
- Galaxy S21 FE
Samsung Galaxy mid-range and entry-level phones
- Galaxy A73
- Galaxy A72
- Galaxy A55
- Galaxy A54
- Galaxy A53
- Galaxy A35
- Galaxy A34
- Galaxy A33
- Galaxy A25
- Galaxy A24
- Galaxy A23
- Galaxy A15 (LTE+5G)
- Galaxy A14 (LTE+5G)
- Galaxy F55
- Galaxy F54
- Galaxy F34
- Galaxy F15
Samsung Galaxy tablets
- Galaxy Tab S9 FE+
- Galaxy Tab S9 FE
- Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra (Wi-Fi/5G)
- Galaxy Tab S9+ (Wi-Fi/5G)
- Galaxy Tab S9 (Wi-Fi/5G)
- Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra (Wi-Fi/5G)
- Galaxy Tab S8+ (Wi-Fi/5G)
- Galaxy Tab S8 (Wi-Fi/5G)
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