Samsung’s One UI 8 update for the Galaxy S25 series is now going global

No love for US-based Galaxy S25 users… yet

The big day has arrived… for some people. | Image Credit — Reddit user Automatic_Bat2059

We’re talking countries as diverse as France, Germany, Sweden, and the UK, as well as the Caucasus region. That surely only scratches the surface of an undoubtedly impressive world tour that’s all but guaranteed to include key markets like India, Brazil, and Australia by the end of the day.

As far as the US is concerned, your waiting could unfortunately vary from a few hours to as long as a couple of weeks, especially if you’re on a carrier that’s traditionally slow about embracing new Android versions (cough, Verizon, cough).

What’s next for Samsung?

If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to install One UI 8 on your Galaxy S24 series device roughly this time next week. | Image Credit — PhoneArena

Should you update?

This might feel like a silly question… if you don’t have a lot of experience with these types of rollouts, which can unfortunately go terribly wrong on occasion. But I don’t think we should assume the worst without any supporting evidence whatsoever, although it may be wise to wait a few hours for some user feedback on Reddit and other social media channels just to be safe.

For the time being, I can’t even tell you the exact size of the One UI 8 download for the Galaxy S25 series (other than it will probably be super-hefty), and it’s also premature to talk about bugs or the general stability of the update.

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