One UI 7 release date delayed

[mohamedhussein]

I am totally disappointed from this news!

This update was delayed for more than expected, And it should not take this long,Also providing it to the S24 only for Beta testing, and Excluding Fold/Flip 6 is a major concern for everyone,Samsung need to improve the communications, and keep customers updated with the right date for software releases, Can anyone read this post confirm his/her opinion as well.

[SHOW622]

One must carefully weigh the decision between launching a new device and potentially upsetting existing Galaxy owners, particularly when competitors are ahead in terms of updates. Remaining silent on actual release dates does not help.

[smiley]

You are right. The new release of phone would always be the first with the new software. It would be a really bad business move to roll out the latest software to the older phones first...which company in their right mind would do that... with an imminent release. Of couse they want to make new sales !

So the update would always have been after the s25 release. Now that has happened then I expect the oneui7 update to happen fairly soon.

Oneplus have rolled out their oxygen15 already. But the oneplus 13 was unveiled back in October. Oxygen15 was released soon afterwards.

Google own the android ecosystem. and therefore they have full control. They always provide their own Pixel phones with the native android before any other manufacturer does.

Samsung add their own UI over the top of the native android. This takes time to create, test and roll out. This was 'supposed' to start beta sometime in October but things got delayed for one reason or another... and not publicised the reasons why. So beta didn't start until December.

I am not making excuses for Samsung and neither do I work for them. Just trying to put out some valid reasons why it is a bit later than normal.

Samsung want to make sales. Their latest software would be rolled out to the latest phone first. Then on a generation priority will be rolled out, s24. Fold6, s23, fold 5 ...etc etc.

Smiley

[smiley]

I agree that there should be a better plan communicated with dates for the rollout...rather than that speculation and leaks that are posted on some websites. These dates should be provided directly by Samsung.

But other than that, you believe that the older phones should get the latest software before the newer phones ?

[SHOW622]

No, I merely expect better communication from Samsung.

[smiley]

I think that is a justified request... so i do agree. Hopefully it won't be far away now.

Which phone do you have ?

[SHOW622]

Fold 6

[lepdra]

In previous years, didn't we get new versions of Android several months before the release of new devices?! New devices came out with .1 version...

Samsung cannot justify anything in this delay, and then also in the fact that it does not offer an apology and clear indications to its users when they intend to release new versions of the system on older models. Because all of us who buy S series devices pay very dearly for these devices!

[ARMEEEEE]

Samsung should rethink on its software update policies for their older devices. 

[neekimyong]

It doesn't matter much to me whether Samsung releases a new update or not, but if I can't get instant notifications on my newly purchased smartphone and tablet like on iPhones, I would wait for a new update.

[Min30]

Totally agree, and it's quite disappointing in Samsung