It's unfair how Samsung released the One UI 8.5 to the S25 series only, what about the Z Fold 7 that came out after the S25? Why only S25 got the beta released early and Z Fold 7 didn't?
They are making people feel regretful for trading their phone for the Z Fold 7.
It hasn't been released - it's in Beta. Betas always go to the most recent models. When the beta is done, it will be released to all eligible models. Life is not fair, and Samsung can do as they want.
It's like this every year; the Beta always goes to the S Line first, and then they may roll it out to the Z Line and other models in Beta.
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I’m excited to see Galaxy S25 Ultra owners diving into the One UI 8.5 beta. Watching new features roll out is always fun.
But here’s the part I keep coming back to: Samsung is currently running the beta only for the S25 Ultra on T‑Mobile (unlocked), which means one carrier and one chipset. That’s a relatively contained environment. So why limit the beta to a single model at a time?
SamMobile recently shared a video of One UI 8.5 running on the S24 Ultra, which shows the software is already functional on that hardware. If it’s capable and already in testing, why hold it back from broader release?
From the S23 onward, the architecture is similar enough that these devices should be able to participate. Apple and Google manage multi‑model rollouts, so it feels like Samsung could do the same.
For now, as an S24 Ultra owner, I’ll live vicariously through my S25 Ultra friends — but I can’t help wondering if capable devices are being sidelined simply because they aren’t the newest flagship.
Again, not a poo-poo for the 25 owners. Have fun with the new features and let us know how it is going!
On that note though, bugs are still plentiful even with so‑called “stable” releases. So where’s the cut‑off? At what stage does Samsung decide the build is “good enough” to ship, knowing fixes will continue to roll out afterward? That’s the part I’m curious about — how they balance risk management with customer expectations across capable devices.
The beta is currently for the S25 series (excluding the Edge and FE models), so not just the S25U. There may be another phase in which it's opened up to other devices, but there are no details about that at this time. See this post for more:
