Samsung recently released the One UI 8 rollout schedule for India and Galaxy S24 users were expected to receive in October 2025. However, the South Korean brand has surprised everyone by releasing the One UI 8 update to Galaxy S24 lineup, ahead of schedule.
Samsung Galaxy S24 gets One UI 8 update in India
The Galaxy S24 Snapdragon variant in our office today buzzed with a new update notification out of nowhere. So, imagine our surprise when we saw it was the stable One UI 8 build update based on Android 16. The One UI 8 India rollout schedule mentioned an October 2025 release window for the Galaxy S24, but it's here early.
Samsung S24 series is finally getting the Stable OneUI 8 update in India based on Android 16.
— Beebom (@beebomco) September 26, 2025
Have your phone received the Android 16 update yet? pic.twitter.com/XuI13Uq6At
We were able to install the update successfully on our Galaxy S24 and all the expected One UI 8 features are now live. These include a new Samsung DeX experience, a dynamic lock screen clock, 90:10 split-screen mode, AOD music playback controls and more.
The One UI 8 update arrives to the Galaxy S24 after making it to the S25 lineup, Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7. It's important to note that we are yet to discover if the update has been rolled out to other devices in the Galaxy S24 lineup.
With the One UI 8 update now available for Galaxy S24, we believe that Samsung will also release it for the Galaxy Z Flip 6, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and several Galaxy "A", "F" and "M" series smartphones. As for other devices, you can check out our One UI 8-supported devices guide.
