The new One UI 8 update, based on Android 16, is coming this September and here is the list of eligible Samsung phones and their rollout dates (US)

Samsung has developed a great reputation for updating their smartphones in the last few years, and now in 2025, the company’s One UI 8 update is hotly anticipated. The update is based on Android 16, meaning that eligible phones are actually getting Android 16 flavored with the latest version of Samsung’s custom user interface.

If you have been looking for Samsung’s One UI 8 update based on Android 16, we have the official list for you. The list of eligible devices is valid wherever you reside in the wold, be it the U.S., Canada, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Nigeria, South Africa, Japan, the UAE, or Australia.

Samsung One UI 8 update (Android 16) List

Samsung has put its blessings on multiple models to get updated this year with the next major software. We call them the anointed ones. Listed below are the anointed Samsung phones, tablets, and smart watches that will get the One UI 8 update (Android 16 update).

1. Samsung Galaxy S25,
2. Samsung Galaxy S25+
3. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
4. Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
5. Samsung Galaxy S24
6. Samsung Galaxy S24+
7. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
8. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
9. Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
10. Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
11. Samsung Galaxy S23
12. Samsung Galaxy S23+
13. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
14. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
15. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
16. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6
17. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6
18. Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
19. Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
20. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
21. Samsung Galaxy S22
22. Samsung Galaxy S22+
23. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
24. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
25. Samsung Galaxy Flip4
26. Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
27. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
28. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE 5G
29. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+
30. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ 5G
31. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Lite
32. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
33. Samsung Galaxy Flip5
34. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G,
35. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G,
36. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE,
37. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+
38. Samsung Galaxy A25 5G
39. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
40. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5
41. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5 5G
42. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
43. Samsung Galaxy M34 5G
44. Samsung Galaxy A06
45. Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro
46. Samsung Galaxy XCover 7
47. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
48. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
49. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
50. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
51. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+
52. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
53. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
54. Samsung Galaxy M33 5G
55. Samsung Galaxy M15 5G
56. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
57. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
58. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
59. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
60. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
61. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ 5G
62. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
63. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra 5G
64. Samsung Galaxy Watch7
65. Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic
66. Samsung Galaxy Watch6
67. Samsung Galaxy Watch FE

As you can see, the One UI 8 update list includes no less than 67 eligible devices, and even the most basic Samsung smartphones are covered. For example, the lowly Samsung Galaxy A06 is on the One UI 8 update list.

Android 16 Update Features and Benefits

Android 16 brings a number of benefits that include: more intuitive navigation and multitasking, faster, smarter app experiences thanks to on-device AI, improved battery life through adaptive refresh and smarter background processes, greater personalization, and enhanced privacy with better control over data and permissions.

The new features of this major update include the following:

1. On-Device AI Enhancements: Context-aware photo editing: Apps like Google Photos now suggest edits (e.g., removing background tourists) using offline AI. Smarter app behavior: Apps adapt to your usage patterns, offering more relevant suggestions and actions.
2. Live Updates: Persistent notifications: Navigation apps like Google Maps keep directions visible on your lock screen and status bar, even while multitasking. Real-time delivery tracking: Apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash show dynamic updates like “5 minutes away” with progress bars.
3. Multitasking Tools: Desktop windowing: Resize, group, and manage multiple app windows, especially useful on tablets and foldables.
4. Adaptive refresh rate: Automatically adjusts display smoothness based on content, saving battery and improving visuals.
5. Usability Enhancements: Auto-grouped notifications: Reduces clutter by bundling similar alerts. Predictive back gesture: Preview your previous screen before navigating back. Haptic sliders: Tactile feedback for volume and brightness controls.
6. Material You 3.0: Deeper personalization: Apps like WhatsApp can now match your wallpaper and system theme for a cohesive look.
7. Security & Privacy: Stronger permission controls: More transparency and granular control over what apps can access. Private compute core upgrades: Keeps sensitive data processing local and secure.

Major Features of One UI 8

Smarter AI Integration

• Now Brief & Now Bar: Personalized suggestions based on your habits, like weather alerts, morning briefings, and reminders to carry an umbrella.
• Call Captions & Audio Eraser: Real-time captions during calls and one-tap background noise removal from videos.

Enhanced Multitasking & DeX

• 90:10 Split-Screen Mode: Prioritize one app while keeping another in view.
• Samsung DeX Overhaul: Built on Android’s native desktop mode, with adjustable resolution and rotation, especially useful for vertical monitors.

Redesigned Quick Share

• Full-screen layout: Send and receive files directly from Quick Settings without opening another app.

Better Privacy & Security

• Secure Folder Upgrade: Based on Android’s Private Space, lets you hide apps and requires separate biometrics.
• Knox Enhanced Encryption: Stronger protection for personal data.

Customization, UI & Accessibility Tweaks

• Dynamic Live Wallpapers: Change with time of day; bright in the morning, darker at night.
• Improved Gallery App: Auto-sorts screenshots into categories like boarding passes.
• Profile Card Editing: Clearer layout while customizing your contact info.
• Blurred backgrounds in pop-up menus
• Encircled buttons for better visibility
• Cleaner app interfaces across Samsung’s ecosystem

When is One UI 8 coming to eligible Samsung phones?

According to available information, the One UI 8 update will start rolling out to eligible phones, in a phased manner, from September 2025 and go on well into November 2025.

• September 2025
  • September 18: Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S25+, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
  • September 25: Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, Samsung Galaxy S24, Samsung Galaxy S24+, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
• October 2025
  • October 1: Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+, Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ 5G, Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra 5G, Samsung Galaxy Watch7, Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic, Samsung Galaxy Watch6, Samsung Galaxy Watch FE
  • October 2: Samsung Galaxy S23, Samsung Galaxy S23+, Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S23 FE, Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6, Samsung Galaxy A26 5G, Samsung Galaxy A17 5G, Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
  • October 6: Samsung Galaxy S22, Samsung Galaxy S22+, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, Samsung Galaxy Flip4, Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
  • October 9: Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE, Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE 5G, Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+, Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ 5G, Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Lite
  • October 13: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5, Samsung Galaxy Flip5, Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G, Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+
  • October 16: Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5 5G
  • October 20: Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, Samsung Galaxy M34 5G
  • October 23: Samsung Galaxy A06, Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, Samsung Galaxy XCover 7, Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+, Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+, Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
  • October 27: Samsung Galaxy M33 5G, Samsung Galaxy M15 5G
  • October 30: Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

• November 2025
  • November 3: Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Watch5, Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic, Samsung Galaxy Watch4
  • November 5: Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
  • November 7: Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5 Pro 5G
  • November 10: Samsung Galaxy XCover 7 Pro

How to upgrade your Samsung phone to One UI 8 (Android 16)

If you have one of the eligible devices, upgrading your Samsung phone to One UI 8 (based on Android 16) is a smooth process. Once the update is available for your device, here’s a step-by-step guide of what you need to do:

On your Samsung smartphone, go to Settings > Software Update > Download and Install.

If the update is available in your region already (software updates are often rolled out region by region), it will be presented to you for download and install. Start by tapping on the download prompt.

It is a good idea to back up your data before running a software update, so your files and information are protected and can be restored should something go wrong. Use Samsung Cloud, Google Drive, or another backup service.

If you are in a hurry and wat to try out the One UI 8 beta software, here is what you need to do:

• Install the Samsung Members App
• Open the app and look for the One UI 8 beta banner.
• If your device is eligible and the beta is available to your region, you’ll be able to register for the beta
• Next, go to Settings > Software Update > Download and Install.