South Korean tech company Samsung has a history of testing new beta updates with customers in its home country. The tech giant has recently announced that the One UI 2.0 Beta with Android 10 is going to be available to Korean telecom subscribers and self-contained Zephyr users. Beta participation will initially be exclusive to South Korean users before branching out to other regions. Customers who own the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, and Galaxy S10e will be benefited from the latest beta update. Samsung has already sold millions of Galaxy S10 series smartphones this year. It was reported weeks back that Samsung has been testing an internal build of One UI 2.0 based on Android 10. Now, the confirmation comes from a recently leaked video, which claims to show an early build of Samsung’s upcoming update. As reported by XDA Developers in their latest update, it has now been confirmed, with an announcement from Samsung. This beta update will be soon available for Sprint, T-Mobile, or unlocked models. However, Samsung has not spilled any beans on when the beta will go live. The poster also revealed that the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ will be the first to get the new firmware. However, there is also a hint that the Galaxy S10 5G will be added to the program later on. It is to be noted that those who want to test out the new One UI 2.0 will have to register through the Samsung Members app. Once enrolled, you will receive an OTA update with the new firmware.
An official forum post, spotted by TizenHelp, confirms that Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10 Plus owners in the US will be able to join the One UI 2.0 beta. The post also notes that Sprint, T-Mobile, and unlocked devices are the only eligible phones for now. So the likes of AT&T and Verizon customers will need to wait. There’s no word on an official launch date though.
According to an official post on Samsung’s community forums earlier today, the One UI 2.0 beta — based on Android 10 — is coming very soon (via @jtinseoul on Twitter). Samsung confirmed that South Korean variants of the Samsung Galaxy S10 family will be the first to use the beta.
As with last year’s beta, there will be a small number of invitations posted to the Samsung Members app for Korean models of the Galaxy S10 family. These limited number of slots will likely fill up quickly, and then Samsung will open up new slots in other countries.
Samsung doesn’t give a definitive date for when the One UI 2.0 beta slots will open up, but it does say “coming soon.” It’s a safe bet we’ll see this happen before the end of the month.
