One UI 8 development phase, an opportunity for testers and users to get early access to the new features while also revealing an interesting fact about One UI version 7.0, which you may have also noticed. One UI 7.0 becomes shortest lived One UI version.
The phone maker has been conducting software beta tests since the first One UI release in 2018. Similar to other Android phone makers, the Korean company also waits for a new OS update before announcing its custom mobile software skin.
Looking further in history, Google used to launch one Android OS version a year, all the way up to Android 16, a month after Android 15. Every year, Samsung starts a new beta program, which remains open for a few months, followed by a stable release for flagship phones and expansion to other devices.
This is the software development and rollout cycle, which is very usual, and One UI 7.0 isn’t an exception, except for a major factor. Let’s take a look at the past beta releases with their months and years.
One UI 1.0: November 2018 (November 2018)
One UI 2.0: October 2019 (October 2019)
One UI 3.0: October 2020 (October 2020)
One UI 4.0: September 2021 (September 2021)
One UI 5.0: August 2022 (August 2022)
One UI 6.0: August 2023 (August 2023)
One UI 7.0: December 2024 (December 2024)
Here is the difference in beta launch between each version.
One UI 1.0 to 2.0: 11 months
One UI 2.0 to 3.0: 12 months
One UI 3.0 to 4.0: 11 months
One UI 4.0 to 5.0: 11 months
One UI 5.0 to 6.0: 12 months
One UI 6.0 to 7.0: 16 months
One UI 7.0
The One UI 8.0 beta began on May 28, 2025, which wrapped One UI 7.0, which entered the beta program on December 7, 2024. So, from One UI 7.0 beta to One UI 8.0 beta, the prior version spent 5 months and 21 days before concluding its official lifetime after the introduction of its successor. Though the rollout is still expanding for older devices, we’re focusing only on the beta-to-beta comparison.
Conclusion
This result shows that One UI 7.0 is indeed the shortest-lived One UI version, but the blame only belongs to Samsung for a delayed development and testing process. However, the One UI 8 is likely to reset the phone maker’s software update policy.
