Samsung delays the biggest free update of the year | Tech News

Samsung launched the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra telephones in February of this year, premium Android units that had been additionally the first Samsung telephones to run One UI 7, the firm’s new software program based mostly on Android 15.

Unlike opponents comparable to Google and OnePlus, Samsung opted to attend till the launch of its 2025 telephones to debut its tackle Android 15. Google’s Pixel 9 telephones have run Android 15 since October 2024, and in earlier years, Samsung has pushed out the newest Android model to its current flagship telephones as quickly as doable. Older Pixel telephones courting back to 2021’s Pixel 6 have already obtained an update to Android 15.

Ignoring this traditional timeline for Android 15 has meant that the Galaxy S24 collection launched in January 2024 continues to be with out One UI 7 in most areas, although Samsung not too long ago confirmed it was beginning to push the new software program in a free update to S24, S24 Plus, S24 Ultra, Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 from April 7.

But now it appears these well-laid plans have hit a snag, and Samsung has needed to halt the rollout of One UI 7 to older telephones comparable to the Galaxy S24 line up.

“The One UI 7 rollout schedule is being updated to ensure the best possible experience,” a Samsung spokesperson informed Express.co.uk. “The new timing and availability will be shared shortly.”

The delay was first noticed by tech tipster Ice Universe (through The Verge).

“After the Korean Galaxy S24 series firmware was pushed, a serious bug was found, which led to the suspension of the push plan in all other countries, including China,” Ice Universe mentioned in a post on X.

“The reason for the delay in the Galaxy S24 push is that users of the official version of One UI7 of the Korean S24 series found that “they could not be unlocked normally in some cases,”” Ice Universe mentioned in a separate X post.

This seems to recommend a bug had arisen the place S24 homeowners couldn’t unlock their telephones after updating to One UI 7, which is a fairly dangerous bug so far as bugs go.

Before Samsung confirmed the delay to Express.co.uk, The Verge reported it had “confirmed that the update is no longer listed on Samsung’s servers as the latest firmware version across several Galaxy devices, with older patches appearing instead.”

According to Android Authority, the challenge may solely be affecting S24 units with the Exynos 2400 processor, which applies to the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus telephones bought in the UK, which use the Samsung-made processor. These fashions in the US and different areas use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, as do all fashions of the S24 Ultra, no matter the area.

It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if Samsung has struggled to release a steady model of One UI 7 for telephones that use its own processor. One UI 7 is at present obtainable on the Galaxy S25 telephones, all fashions of which have the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, even in the UK.

As for homeowners of older Samsung telephones, the watch for Android 15 appears to be like set to proceed.