Samsung is expected to launch One UI 6.0 beta programs for Galaxy devices in the third week of July. The company has been testing the big One UI update, which will bring Android 14, internally for some time now. It seems to have ramped up internal testing recently. Over the past few weeks, we have come across One UI 6.0 test builds for several Galaxy devices on Samsung’s servers. The US version of the Galaxy S23 Ultra has now popped up on Geenbench, running Android 14.
We have spotted a couple of Geekbench entries for an Android 14-powered Galaxy S23 Ultra. It’s the carrier-locked variant of the phone (model number SM-S918U) with 8GB of RAM. In the first test run on Geekbench 6, the device scored 1,712 points in the single-core test and 3,476 points in the multi-core test. The second run yielded scores of 1,789 and 3,095, respectively. Of course, these scores are below par for the Galaxy S23 Ultra. But it’s just test firmware. The device showing up with Android 14 hints at a nearing public release of the first One UI 6.0 beta build.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra should be the first to get the beta update, along with the base Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+. Others will follow later. Samsung is already confirmed to be testing Android 14-based One UI 6.0 for the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, and Galaxy S22 series internally. If history is any indication, the company won’t launch beta programs everywhere. South Korea, India, the UK, and the US should be among the few countries where Galaxy users would get to test the big One UI update early. We will let you know when the rollouts begin.
The stable One UI 6.0 update may arrive in October
Samsung has yet to confirm its One UI 6.0 rollout plans. It’s still too early for that. But we can make a calculated guess that the stable update will arrive in October, or maybe at the end of September. Last year, the company released the first beta build of One UI 5.0 in early August, with the stable rollout beginning in late October.
As for new features, One UI 6.0 should contain most of the new additions found on stock Android 14. These include Predictive Back Gesture, app-wise language settings, an improved Share menu, a transparent navigation bar for apps, per-app language preferences, battery health information, and more. With just a few weeks to go for the first One UI 6.0 beta build, it won’t be long before we get the full changelog.
2023-06-30 15:11:40