Samsung Android 12 One UI 4.0 Update: Everything We Know So Far

Amal Talukdar September 10, 2021 1:51 PM Mobiles

Samsung polished its UI with One UI 3.0, and with that, it also improved its update cycle. A few years ago, Samsung struggled to push out Android updates to its budget and mid-range smartphones on time, but that is not the case anymore. We already have A series and M series Samsung phones running on One UI 3.0. Other Samsung smartphones are also getting the One UI 3.1.

Samsung Android 12 (One UI 4.0) Update Tracker

September 9: Samsung has postponed the One UI 4.0 Beta Program for Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. Earlier, the Samsung rep had officially confirmed the beta testing for the One UI 4.0-based Android 12 will start from September 09. Now, the company has changed its plan. So, we must wait a little longer to join the beta testing.

Will your Samsung Galaxy phones get an Android 12 update?

It is good to see Samsung not slacking off with its updates, especially after the company recently said that some Samsung smartphones will receive three major Android updates. Android 12 is coming to smartphones released even with Android 9 out of the box. The company will likely name it the One UI 4.0 with Android 12 running in the heart of it.

What is Samsung One UI 4.0?

One UI 4.0 is the upcoming Android custom skin from Samsung with many exciting new features. It is a software overlay developed by Samsung for its Smartphones running Android 12. The new One UI 4.0 update will let you customize your Samsung mobile experience with creativity.

Release Date

The stable Android 12 update with One UI 4.0 for Samsung Galaxy phones will likely be released in October 2021.

Coming to Android 12, Google recently launched the developer preview edition of the upcoming Android version, and it will follow it up with a beta version before going ahead with the stable one.

Google has released the developer preview version of Android 12 only for Pixel devices to give application developers enough time to work on their application such that it will work on the upcoming OS version. The Beta version of Android 12 will come in May, followed by the stable version in August. Some Android manufacturers have joined Google in their Beta program, and they, too, launch a beta version of their UI running on Beta Android 12 before coming out with the stable build.

Samsung is not one of those manufacturers, though. Samsung releases its beta version of One UI only after Google has released the stable build of the OS. So we can expect to see Beta builds of One UI 4.0 in August(probably in the later phase) and then see the stable build of One UI 2.0 released within the next couple of months.

List of Samsung phones eligible for the Android 12 (One UI 4.0) update (Expected)

Samsung Galaxy M32 5G
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G
Samsung Galaxy M21 2021
Samsung Galaxy A03s
Samsung Galaxy F22
Samsung Galaxy M32
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
Samsung Galaxy F52 5G
Samsung Galaxy M42 5G
Samsung Galaxy S10
Samsung Galaxy S10+
Samsung Galaxy S10e
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S20
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Samsung Galaxy S20+
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S21
Samsung Galaxy S21+
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy Note 20
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy Fold
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
Samsung Galaxy A02s
Samsung Galaxy A02
Samsung Galaxy A01
Samsung Galaxy A11
Samsung Galaxy A12
Samsung Galaxy A21
Samsung Galaxy A21s
Samsung Galaxy A71
Samsung Galaxy A51
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
Samsung Galaxy A31
Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
Samsung Galaxy M01
Samsung Galaxy M21s
Samsung Galaxy M21
Samsung Galaxy M31
Samsung Galaxy M51
Samsung Galaxy M02
Samsung Galaxy M02s
Samsung Galaxy M12
Samsung Galaxy M31s
Samsung Galaxy F62
Samsung Galaxy F41

We will see the flagship Note and S series devices of 2021 first run on OneUI 4.0, and then the rest of the eligible S and Note series devices of previous years will get the update. Following that, the rest of the Samsung smartphones will receive the One UI 4.0 update running on Android 12.