Samsung opened its One UI 8 to beta testers Wednesday, giving us our first glimpse of what to expect from the upcoming Galaxy foldable phones.Based on Android 16, the phone-maker touted the One UI 8's expanded AI capabilities,

One UI 8 just arrived in its first beta, and the release adds new actions to Samsung Routines. Clock actions expand with new options for alarms and stopwatches. Routines also picks up initial support for Calendar and Samsung Notes.

Samsung has officially launched its One UI 8 beta program, and you can sign up to be among the first to test it out -- if you have a compatible device.

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Samsung has started rolling out the One UI 8 beta, based on Android 16, which may introduce several enhancements to its Game Booster app. This app aims to improve gaming on Galaxy smartphones by managing device performance and providing useful tools for players.

With One UI 8, Samsung has changed the default behavior for this Plus button. Now, when you have an alarm group pulled up and you tap this button, you'll get on-screen options to either create a new alarm or shift something you already created into the group you're looking at.

The One UI 8 beta also features some major improvements to the Secure folder, including a much-needed Kill Switch. The folder will also behave more like Android’s Private Space features, meaning you can store apps in the folder without a copy being kept on the rest of your phone.

Samsung has launched its beta test of One UI 8, the company’s customized take on Android 16. The beta is available now on the Galaxy S25, Plus, and Ultra — though strangely not the new S25 Edge — for users in the US, UK, Germany, and South Korea.

Android 16 QPR1 introduced a massive design language change called Material 3 Expressive. This adjustment affects the base set of assets Google makes available to developers. That affects how Quick Settings tiles are designed, lock screen elements, and so much more. In essence, that shift has altereted the entire look of Android, for the better.

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One UI 8 offers an extra size for home screen widgets on Galaxy devices, allowing them to look even than what they used to.

One UI 8 introduces a new alarm group widget and makes alarm groups much easier to handle. Check out the changes coming to Samsung phones!