PARTICIPATE IN SAMSUNG BETA PROGRAM?... NEVER AGAIN! 😔

[RĀJ]

Samsung launched the One UI 7 beta program for S 24 series on 18th Nov 2024. The Company started it and forgot about it. There were no updates.

After much more discussions on beta forums about the nature of the beta program and the absense of any updates, and after the launch of S25 series, Samsung started giving updates in a half hearted and relaxed manner.

As you can see in the screenshot, till now 5 beta updates have been released during last 5 months. It means One update per month.

 Can you really call it a beta program, where the software needs to be tested by the beta testers and has to be made stable by correcting the bugs which are observed by the users, on a frequent and timely basis?

Using beta software has its own problems for the users. Frequent observance of bugs, battery draining, heat generation, limitation on usage of some applications, etc lead to a suboptimal experience for the beta tester. Using such beta software for a long period of 5 months, on your flagship device is really a punishment, dear Samsung!

Just for the attraction of using a new software the beta testers are kept in a limbo by the Samsung company for last 5 months and there is no any plausible explanation from the company for this delay. And the story is still going on...

I think Samsung has seriously messed up its software update performance now. 

If you ask me to participate in any next beta program, I think I will surely say NO, THANK YOU! And I think, most of the beta testers will reciprocate the same.

Samsung, wish you all the best! Get well soon!🙏 

With S24 Ultra 

RĀJ

[ganesh2710]

I didn't get a chance to participate in beta program even through i have s24 ultra...

[RĀJ]

In fact, you are lucky😊😊

[AditP]

You have really brought up the frustration of beta users. Samsung has betrayed every loyal customer this time, just to promote the sales of its s25 series. This is a moral offence committed by Samsung.🔥🔥

[RĀJ]

Well said. Thanks 🙏

[vivek1989]

Bro thats why i withdrawn from beta programe idf s24 series.

[RĀJ]

Smart boy 😊😊

[S24ultra1505]

Rightly said..Beta users are unfortunate

[RĀJ]

🙏😊❤

[-Aneesh]

I completely resonate with your experience. I had also joined the One UI beta program during the One UI 5 to One UI 6 transition, and it was relatively smooth back then. But this time around, with One UI 7, it has been extremely frustrating.

As an electronics technician with years of experience, what worried me most was the overheating issue. My S24 Ultra was getting noticeably hot—even with a Spigen case on—and that kind of prolonged heat can seriously affect the PCB, internal components, and even accelerate display degradation over time. For a premium flagship device, that's just unacceptable.

What made it worse was, I had forgotten to take extended warranty this time, so the risk felt even higher. The anxiety over damaging such an expensive device pushed me to withdraw from the beta and roll back to the stable version. I ended up giving the S24 to my sister, and in the end, I forcefully picked up the S25—honestly, not out of excitement, but more from the need to have a reliable device again. Maybe it's the Android and Snapdragon fan in me that still wanted to give it a shot.

But this whole beta experience has left a sour taste. Samsung really needs to rethink how they manage beta programs, especially when it comes to communication, update frequency, and most importantly—device safety.

Next time I see a beta invite, I’m most likely skipping it. I’d rather wait a bit longer and enjoy my device worry-free than go through this again.