Samsung on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) started releasing the official version of its new operating skin, One UI 8, starting with the Galaxy S25 series. It will further rolled out to Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy S24 FE and other eligible models later this year.

According to Samsung, One UI 8 has become more refined and personalised in recognising the user's context and offering proactive suggestions.

With the One UI 8, the Now Bar shows real-time app activity and media player progress directly on Galaxy Z Flip's FlexWindow, and is also now integrated with even more third-party apps.

The Now Brief can give more personalised daily updates including traffic, important reminders and Samsung Moments. In addition, personalised health insights from Galaxy Watch are also easily accessible.

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The Knox Enhanced Encrypted Protection (KEEP) is a new security architecture designed to safeguard the AI experiences used by Galaxy's Personal Data Engine (PDE). It creates encrypted, app-specific storage environments within the device.

Gemini Live allows communication with AI that understands what the user is seeing or watching in real-time, without the need for switching between apps.

With Circle to Search's improved translation capabilities, users can see translated text in real-time as they scroll and interact with the screen in their preferred language.

One UI 8 offers UX versatility across the Galaxy product portfolio. It can adapt to the form factors of Galaxy smartphones and tablets.

The AI Results View displays results from AI features in a separate Split View or Floating View.

The Multi Window allows users drag and drop AI-generated content, including images and text, directly into their workflow.

Gemini Live is now available directly on Flip's FlexWindow for hands-free voice search on the cover screen.

The One UI 8 also brings Audio Eraser that detects and removes unwanted background noise, like wind or traffic, with a single tap on a new toggle in video apps and audio apps.

The new clock design stretches and adapts to match the user's wallpaper. The clock's font wraps around faces or contours. Users can also customise the thickness, size and colour of the font.

One UI 8 also provides AI-powered tools like Portrait Studio. The Call Captions instantly converts voices into text during calls as well as keyboard inputs when using Interpreter.

Samsung starts rolling One UI 8 official version to Galaxy devices