I tried a Ui 8 and that’s the update a Ui 7 should have been

One Ui 7 was one of the most most updates Samsung has had in recent history. It was delayed several times, and even Galaxy S25that should start with a stall A Ui 7 Build, lacked features until it was updated two months later. Needless to say, this spot Samsung’s reputation, but it looks like a Ui 8 will bring things back to where they should be, as Samsung has just launched the beta for the Galaxy S25 users, just a week after Pixel users received Android 16 beta.

So far, a UI 8 is not as significant update as a Ui 7 was, but there are still many small changes and fine adjustments that can make to make a noticeable difference. To try the beta yourself, you can open the Samsung Members app and scroll right to the bottom, where you find the Beta program and can sign up. Make sure you perform a full backup, as the Google Wallet and certain bank apps may not work properly in the beta. It is also worth noting that several good locking modules are broken in a Ui 8, so if you trust them, you may want to wait.

So without further ado, here are my favorite changes in a Ui 8 so far.

One UI 7 La quick controls for galaxy buds 3 and 3 Pro, but a UI 8 also expands these to support older earplugs. I have tested these with Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and Galaxy Buds Live, and the feature was only available on 2 Pro, so your mileage can vary based on what earplugs you have.

You can quickly access the checks from the quick setting panel or full -screen media player on the lock screen. In quick settings, you can tap the Galaxy Buds icon in the bottom right of the media player, or the long-range volume slider. On the lock screen you will see the same galaxy knob in the media player. From these menus you can see the battery level for your buds, noise reductions and options for 360 sounds and the leveling officer. A more iOS-inspired addition can be found in the settings menu, where a shortcut for connected earplugs shows over the connection menu. Tapping this opens the appropriate setting page in the Galaxy Wear app.

Samsung Weather has already undergone a significant redesign for a UI 7, and a UI 8 further improves it. The person at the top of the app now goes into the screen every time you open it, and the general art style has changed. The background is no longer a gradient color; Instead, it shows a grassy background that remains visible behind the app’s elements while scrolling.

It is a great change for countries such as the UK that uses a hybrid of metric and imperial systems. In a Ui 7 you could only choose between Celsius and Farenheight. The problem was that the wind speed and other units would be linked to this choice, so I would see Celsius for temperatures, but KPH for wind speed. In one UI 8, these options are clearly marked, and a new hybrid setting means that I can see everything in the devices I’m used to.

Samsung’s mode and routines The app has been a favorite of mine since it was called Bixby routines, and a Ui 8 adds some nice new integrations. Samsung reminders, clock, notes and calendar can all interact with through a routine, so you can automate the process of making notes, reminders and more. Mode and routines are already a powerful tool, so having more options to choose from just makes the app more useful.

Samsung reminders have received a visual update and are now better integrated into the calendar app. When you enter the Calendar Event Creator, two buttons allow you to switch between making a calendar event and a task in reminders.

Within the reminder app itself, various elements have been redesigned. At the top you have categories for your tasks, and under it, five example reminders learn how to plan and repeat reminders, how to connect locations and more. When you start creating your own event, reminders borrow a feature from the calendar and suggest titles based on previous reminders.

The NOW line was introduced in One Ui 7 and is Samsung’s way of displaying Live Alerts, which Google will add to the support of Android 16. In a UI 8, the Lock screen now shows details for ongoing phone calls and DO -DISTRED (DND) feature. The former shows the name of the connector and call lasting, while the latter indicates when DND is set to be disabled.

Unfortunately, telephone calls have still not been integrated with the live alerts in the status bar when the phone is unlocked. In one UI 7 and 8, a green telephone icon appears in the status bar when you are on conversation. Tapping it takes you to the full-screen phone interface. I hoped this would change to resemble the music player in a Ui 7, just as Apple uses the dynamic island, but alas, it doesn’t.

Earlier this month we discovered that Google worked on a 90:10 layout For multitasking of split screen, inspired by OnePlus’ open canvas. Although this feature is not yet available in Android 16 beta for pixels, it is present in One Ui 8 Beta. As you can see in the video above, you can change the size of Androids shared screen so that one of the apps occupies a minimal space at the top or bottom of the screen. You can’t do anything about the smaller app in this mode, but to tap it the sizes between the two apps. If you have to bounce between two apps repeatedly, this is far faster than switching through the overview screen each time.

Another minor update is available for the user interface used in pop-up windows. In one UI 7 and older, the user interface was to minimize, maximize and close a window shown in that order from left to right, with a menu button on the far right. In a Ui 8, the menu button has been switched to the left side, and the Close button now uses the same design found in stock Android’s implementation of pop-up windows.

There is a small but welcome change to the One UI 8 files app that makes it easier to find the right download. In the recent files and download lists, there are filters at the top of the screen that allow you to choose to view files that were downloaded by a particular app. Next time you need to find a PDF you downloaded from Gmail that you forgot to rename, you can filter at Gmail loads to find it faster.

Secure folder provides an encrypted sandbox on your Samsung phone so you can store separate apps, files, photos and accounts. In a UI 7 and older you can protect a safe folder with another stick or password from the main phone, but the fingerprint lock was split across both. One UI 8 changes this behavior so you can record different fingerprints for safe folder than those already scanned for the lock screen.

Another option allows you to hide the safe folder temporarily. When you use this option, everything is encrypted, so the Secure Folder apps do not work and cannot send notifications. The safe folder app icon will also disappear from the app drawer until you press the secure Quick Settings folder.

As long as I can remember, it has to swipe up or down the viewfinder switched between the front and rear cameras. There is still an option in a UI 8, but if you prefer, you can assign this drought to open the camera -instead, which is usually available via a small button to the right of the screen. Pressing this button can be difficult, depending on how to hold the phone, so this shortcut adds much needed accessibility.

One UI 7 added calls for Samsung’s dialer, and a UI 8 adds a quality of life that makes it easier to find the right recording. When you access the conversation history for a contact, the recording is displayed on the timeline along with all other entries. Apart from that, not much has changed with call recording, but to quote a certain British supermarket: every little helper.

Quick proportion is one of my favorite grants to Android. It makes dividing files between devices seamless and painless, and the compatibility with Windows PCs only improves the benefits. In a Ui 8, significant changes in the appearance of a rapid proportion have occurred. When you divide, see a small preview of the file in the upper left, along with the file name and size.

In a UI 7 and other Android devices, you show the quick section that can divide your quick settings, a dialog that allows you to manage who can share with you. In a Ui 8, it opens a full -screen page where you can edit these settings, as well as switch to a new shipping screen with a file picker.

One Ui 7 took Smart Select, a tool that had been a useful part of one user interface for years, and destroyed it by incorporating it into the Galaxy AI. The main problem with that was how slow it was, when you had to wait for a Galaxy AI animation to finish playing before you could choose anything. One UI 8 has solved this problem, so you can highlight what’s on the screen as soon as you open AI Select, without waiting. This does not solve other problems I have with AI Select. The GIF producer and other useful tools are still veiled, but at least the core functionality is as fast as it used to be.

Once you have chosen something, a UI 8S version of AI Select will enter a screen of what you have chosen as a background image. I shudder to think how bad this can look, given the low resolution of something cropped from your screen, but maybe I will be surprised.

Overall, One Ui 8 is already a nice update, although there is not such a significant change as a UI 7 was. Still, this is just the first beta, and we can expect to see more changes and functions when future buildings are released. As it stands, there are a few Android 16 features not present in a Ui 8, as Notification Cooldown. Hopefully they will be added soon, and a UI 8’s stable release will not be as uneasy as a UI 7.

Have you installed a Ui 8? Let’s know what you think about it below, along with any changes I missed.