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Samsung has released the One UI 6.0 beta update for the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 series. The two flagship lineups follow the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy A54, and Galaxy A34 to the company’s Android 14 beta programs. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 are also confirmed to receive the beta update this month.
As of this writing, the first beta build of Android 14-based One UI 6.0 for the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 phones is available in Samsung’s home country South Korea. The former lineup is receiving the update with the firmware build number S90*NKSU3ZWIA. That for the latter is not known, though the OTA (over the air) file size for both lineups, weighing over 2.5GB. It’s a major Android OS update, after all.
Samsung will probably expand the One UI 6.0 beta programs for its 2022 and 2021 flagships to more markets soon. The beta update for the Galaxy S23 lineup is available in China, Germany, India, Poland, the UK, and the US as well. The aforementioned two mid-range Galaxy A models haven’t got the update in all of these markets, though. We shall see how Samsung treats the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 lineups.
If you’re using any of these phones, including the latest foldables, and live in a supported country, you can check for the availability of One UI 6.0 beta from the Samsung Members app. If available, the app will show a banner about the beta program on the home page. Tap on the banner to proceed to the registration page. Once you have enrolled your Galaxy device, the beta update will arrive as a regular OTA update.
The stable One UI 6.0 update for the Galaxy devices may be delayed
Samsung opened the One UI 6.0 beta program for the Galaxy S23 series on August 11. Over the past five weeks, it has pushed three beta builds to the latest flagships, with each new build addressing several issues present in the previous build. The company also released a few hotfix updates to patch some critical bugs.
If history is any indication, the stable One UI 6.0 update should arrive by the end of October, at least for the Galaxy S23 series. However, Google has delayed the public release of Android 14 until the first week of October. That’s a one-month delay from the original schedule of the early September rollout. This may affect Samsung’s plans as well. We’ll have to wait and see whether we will get a timely release of One UI 6.0.