In early August, Samsung revealed the roadmap for One UI 8 beta rollout for older and mid-range devices. According to it, the Galaxy A36, A35, A55 and A54 would get it in September and, indeed, here comes the first beta.
The Samsung Galaxy A36 is the newest model of the A-series (the A56 is suspiciously absent from the roadmap). The first beta for it has a build number A366EXXU4ZYHD and weighs 2.1GB. It’s available only to users in the US, the UK, Korea and India. You need to opt into the beta program using the Samsung Members app to get it.
The Galaxy A35 and A55 should be subject to the same regional restrictions (it looks like the roll-out in India is ahead of the other regions). In the case of the Galaxy A55, you are looking for build number A556EXXUAZYH6 and a download of 1.9GB.
One UI 8 beta update for the Samsung Galaxy A55
The Galaxy A54 (but not the A34 for some reason) is also able to join the beta program – again, you need to sign up through Samsung Members. Then you can check for new updates and you should see One UI 8 beta.
There’s more, of course. Unofficial dates suggested that the Galaxy S24 series would get the beta on August 13 – and that was right on the money.
That same rumor said that the Galaxy S23 series will get the beta on September 8, i.e. Monday next week. However, it seems that the update has arrived a week early and the first reports of One UI 8 beta hitting Galaxy S23 models are already shared on the Internet.
One UI 8 beta update for the Galaxy S23 series
The Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 are also on the calendar for September, but there’s no news on their update just yet. As for the Galaxy A56 and A34, who knows. Again, this is for the beta version – these two may catch up in time for the stable release.
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