Samsung One UI 6.0: 9 Betas released over 3 months

We eagerly await official news on One UI 7, which is highly expected during SDC today. The last year’s Beta Program was almost a roller coaster ride, literally. Here’s an overview of Samsung’s One UI 6.0 Beta Program that ran last year.

One UI 6 Beta, the opening

Samsung officially announced One UI 6.0 Beta in early August. The company removed the announcement post in a matter of time. The publish and remove happened twice before Samsung ultimately released the Beta on August 10.

The first phase of markets were South Korea, Germany, and the US. Samsung released One UI 6 Beta, based on Android 14, to Galaxy S23, S23 Plus, and S23 Ultra. In early September, the company opened Beta for another four markets.

Controversial One UI animations

As far as I know, One UI 6 Beta was the most criticized version in Samsung’s history. The first Beta was considered average, but things started going wrong with the second Beta. It was a time when Samsung had to solely focus on animations.

We heard about the arrival of non-linear animations after the second Beta release. The company deployed non-linear animations that could be interrupted. Samsung enthusiasts then started comparing the functioning with iOS and other Android skins.

Whopping 9 Beta releases

Samsung released a whopping 9 major Betas of One UI 6 software. Galaxy S23 users in Phase I markets received a total of 9 big updates during the activity. Additional hotfix firmware was also rolled out to address specific issues.

The One UI 6 Beta started in early August, and Beta 9 was released in late October. Samsung pushed Stable update at the end of October for the Galaxy S23 series. All compatible phones and tablets started getting the new software within 2023.

One UI 7 – Lots of chaos

Samsung neither released nor teased One UI 7 Beta. Also, we haven’t spotted the Beta build on Samsung’s software server. The long-standing delay could probably end today as Samsung scheduled Sally’s keynote to discuss One UI.