Leak points to broad One UI 8 rollout starting mid-September

Samsung appears set to begin a broad rollout of One UI 8, the companys Android 16 update, in mid September, according to a leaked schedule that outlines specific release dates for phones, tablets and watches even as Samsung continues to push beta builds to its newest handsets. The leak, shared on X by user Alfatürk16, places the first stable deliveries to the Galaxy S25 family around September 18, with the S25 Edge and the S24 series following on September 25 and older flagships such as the S23 series slated for early October.

The roadmap released in the leak lists rollout windows for a wide range of devices across the S, Z, A, M and XCover families as well as Galaxy Tabs and Galaxy Watches. Many A and M series phones are slated for October, with some models and a handful of tablets and watches moved into November. The schedule names the Galaxy XCover 7 Pro as one of the last eligible devices, with an expected arrival around November 10. The leak appears to emphasize regional timing for parts of Asia and Turkey and is not an official Samsung announcement, so dates could change by market.

Samsung has not publicly confirmed the detailed timetable. Company representatives...