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Samsung’s One UI 8 may block bootloader unlocking globally 🔒

Users report the option is now disabled outside the US—where it was already locked—affecting custom ROMs & phone modding ⚙️

Line in the system code suggests this is intentional, but Samsung hasn’t commented yet 🕵️

Feature or bug? And what does it mean for user freedom? 🤔

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 in blue showing front screen
The Verge · Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phonesBy Emma Roth

One UI 8 Beta 4 is out [Galaxy S25]!

One UI 8 has made a significant appearance, with new features and other improvements. We are very thrilled to announce that Samsung has released the fourth beta version of One UI 8 (build ZYGB), as they promised, that has the following changes:

  • Bugs that have been fixed
    • Added an emergency update feature for Samsung IMS Service
      • A pop-up or notification may appear to request user consent for IMS service update and restart.
    • Supports full screen switching while playing videos when using DeX
    • Fixed operation error of Galaxy Al Reply Suggestions
    • Improved loading issue when Bixby routine commands are triggered via voice
    • Improved display issue in the quick launch icon area on the lock screen
    • Fixed an editing error with iNavi dashcam videos in the Gallery app
    • Fixed an issue where the message ‘Fingerprint sensor not responding’ appeared on the lock screen
    • Fixed outgoing call failure when attempting swipe call from the Contacts list with TalkBack enabled
    • Improved flickering issue of the central vertical/horizontal level gauge when switching from front to rear camera
    • Software stability enhanced through updates to several apps
  • Many other improvements

To join the Beta Program, you must have the latest version of Samsung Members installed. You can get the latest version through either the Galaxy Store or the Play Store. Once done, you should be able to join the program if you have an eligible device. You can see the status of your joining process here.

Blender 3D will come to Samsung tablets!

Samsung is creating powerful flagship tablets that run the latest and the greatest of both the hardware and the software, including the last year’s flagship, which is the Galaxy Tab S10. While Samsung was working on the next flagship series, which is the Galaxy Tab S11 that will use even more powerful hardware, an unexpected happened!

The Blender project team announced that they needed to support their mission of making 3D modeling accessible to everyone. As part of their efforts to fulfill their mission, they’ve promised us the tablet version of the Blender 3D modeling software to expand the list of supported platforms from just computers to the powerful tablets. This is officially announced via their own blog.

Initially, the Blender team will release their tablet version to iPad Pro devices with Apple Pencil, which will require the latest version of iPadOS to work properly. This is served to gain initial feedback for the Blender tablet version.

Android users will have to wait longer, as the Blender team will eventually release Blender for many powerful Android tablets, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab S series. The user interface will be changed with reduced clutter to make sure that you’re able to use Blender without any distraction.

The tablet port will use your device’s native graphics card support to power 3D models, which brings increased performance. Additionally, as tablets are getting more powerful, the need for computers is reduced. Furthermore, the same tools that are available on the desktop version will be immediately available on tablets, too!

This is going to be the most historical event for both iPad users and Android tablet users!

You’ll be able to download Blender through the App Store (iPads) and the Google Play Store (Samsung and other flagship Android tablets) soon.

#3D#Android#Blender

Uh-oh, looks like #Samsung is locking down their #Android phones by removing the option to unlock the bootloader starting withe #OneUI8, effectively killing CustomROM (such as #LineageOS) support: sammobile.com/news/say-goodbye

Looks like to be a worldwide change: winfuture.de/news,152535.html (German)

SamMobile · Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 gets seven years of Android OS upgradesBy Adnan Farooqui

NavStar in One UI 8 provides back gesture decoration

NavStar, which is a Samsung Good Lock module that allows you to customize the navigation bar on your phone, has been updated for One UI 8.0 users to add a new feature that takes customization to the whole new level, called Back Gesture Decoration. This allows you to use your own picture to decorate your back gesture, but it’s best used with transparent clip arts.

According to Tarun Vats, you can now customize the back gesture by navigating to the NavStar settings and scrolling down to Customize the back gesture > Customize gesture icon, and tapping on it. From there, you can select your own custom back gesture icon as you can see below.

To update NavStar on your One UI 8 device, you’ll need to either check for updates directly through the Good Lock app or through the Galaxy Store. If there is an update, you can install the update to get the feature. If you still don’t see the feature, wait for the newer version of NavStar to roll out.

Samsung is working on One UI 8 for M33 and F15

Samsung has recently started testing One UI 8.0 on the Galaxy M33 and the Galaxy F15 smartphones. First spotted by Mohammed Khatri (@mohammed_k_2010) on X, who discovered the first build of One UI 8 for F15 in India, while M33’s first build was discovered for Europe, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Samsung is currently working on optimizing One UI 8 for the two smartphones that will receive this update after the flagships.

While the M33 gets its fourth (and the last) generation update, after which only security updates will be received, the Galaxy F15 will get its second generation update after One UI 7. Those midrange devices will get their update to One UI 8 as soon as the rollout for the midrange devices starts, which is usually after the flagships.

The build information for both phones can be seen here:

  • SM-M336B: M336BUXXUCGYG1/M336BUODMCGYG1/M336BUXXUCGYG1
  • SM-E156B: E156BXXU6CYG5/E156BODM6CYG5/E156BXXU6CYG5

To update your M33 and your F15 after they receive the One UI 8 update, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Settings app
  2. Navigate to Software update
  3. Tap Download and Install
  4. You should see “One UI 8.0” at the top of the screen
  5. Press Download
  6. Wait for the download to complete, then press Install now.

Make sure that your device is fully charged before performing the update to avoid interruptions. Never interrupt the update process in any way, or problems could occur later. You’ll need to use Wi-Fi to download the update as the mobile data charges can be expensive, depending on the size of the update.

Samsung Galaxy A07 official images and specs revealed by Google Play Console

Samsung Galaxy A06 was released last August with One UI 6.1 to provide users with an entry-level phone. Since then, it has been updated to One UI 7.0 to let users access the new features that it provides, such as the Now Bar. While One UI 8.0 is in the works, Samsung has been spotted working on the upcoming Galaxy A07 entry-level phone, and the first official image has been uploaded to the Google Play Console.

We now have preliminary information about this smartphone. The model numbers for the Galaxy A07 are SM-A075F and SM-A075M, and it has 6 GB of RAM. It has a MediaTek MT6789V/CD (Helio G99) SoC that provides the ARM Mali G57 GPU clocked at 1068 MHz and the octa-core processor with two ARM Cortex-A76 (2200 MHz) and six ARM Cortex-A55 (2000 MHz) processors.

The screen size is 720×1600 on portrait mode, and the screen density is 300 dpi, which makes sure that the UI looks sharp. The camera island has changed, with the actual oval-shaped island that holds the two cameras together; there are no separate circles.

Additionally, One UI 7.0 will be used on this phone instead of One UI 8.0, and it will receive six years of security updates and six generations of One UI updates.

Samsung stops the One UI leaks

As internal builds kept leaking to the public to let users know about what Samsung has done to One UI 8.0 in the smallest of the details, Samsung has become aware of the situation and has hardened their official OTA servers to prevent unauthorized access to the internal One UI builds for all devices, known as the “test builds.”

A user, Farlune, has discovered what was happening behind the scenes in the huge leak scene that happened even before Samsung has opened the beta program. Gerwin van Giessen from SammyGuru has reposted a report from Farlune that was sent to the official Samsung security team through the bug bounty program. Here’s the report:

Subject: Unauthorized Access and Decryption of Internal Samsunc OTA Test Builds

Dear Samsung Security Team,

I would like to report a possible security and confidentiality breach involving the unauthorized access and distribution of internal OTA test builds.

A .cs (C#) source file is circulating which appears to interact directly with Samsung’s OTA servers. The file is capable of retrieving internal test firmware builds and uses a method compatible with tools like CheckFirm to decrypt metadata or access pre-release firmware, potentially bypassing standard access controls.

The tool may be leveraging:

  • Internal URLs or endpoints related to FOTA (Firmware Over-The- Air) services.
  • Key decryption logic embedded in the .cs file
  • App signatures or tokens meant for internal use only.

This poses a significant risk as builds meant for internal testing are being accessed and shared publicly (e.g., on Telegram or forums). violating confidentiality and potentially exposing unpatched software.

If vou’d like, I can share more technical details or code excerpts privately, without disclosing anything publicly or violating terms.

Please let me know the best way to proceed securely.

Some other articles that talk about the same topic said that those who have installed the leaked internal builds can get updates to newer internal builds through the normal software update procedure.

Another SammyGuru writer, That Josh Guy, believed that this leaking scene happened at the time the community were being very desperate for the One UI 7 update that took a significant amount of time. One UI 8 was being tested on the Galaxy S25 at the time One UI 7 was yet to be released.

This kind of act, which is leaking internal One UI builds, violates the confidentiality, so Samsung’s response to the report is very good. This is because leaking confidential information from any company, such as the internal One UI build files, is illegal.

Samsung releases the Z Fold/Flip7 series!

Samsung has finally released the Galaxy Z Fold/Flip7 foldables, which sport the most powerful processor, along with the more immersive foldable experience, while keeping the slimness of the device to the minimum. You can now buy the Galaxy Z Fold/Flip7 devices from the below links:

Galaxy Z7 series features the thinnest foldable phones yet, with the Z Fold7 being the powerful AI foldable that maximizes your productivity to the max, and the two Flip7 phones sporting the brand new FlexWindow that spans 4.1 inches across the whole screen to make your phone more gorgeous. Even so with One UI 8 that provides new features that allow your foldable to be customizable to your heart’s contents.

The Z Fold7 also gets bigger with wider main display that maximizes your productivity, because it increases the screen real estate to allow more content to show up in your screen. You can even use this foldable outdoors with the highest brightness at 2,600 nits maximum, while the colors also pop with the Dynamic AMOLED 2X display.

The foldables also become tougher than never before, with Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 protecting your cover screen that features crystals embedded within its glass matrix, increasing your foldable’s durability. As for the hinges, visible creases are now history, thanks to the improved Armor FlexHinge that became thinner and lighter.

Finally, there are improvements in both the processor and the camera of the new foldables. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite powers the new foldables, which gives those phones performance boosts of 41% in NPU, 38% in CPU, and 26% in GPU in comparison with the previous generation. The 200MP wide-angle camera has now landed to the Galaxy Z foldables that allow your pictures to become more clear than before. Also, the 100° camera has been given improvements, with the 10MP resolution. Taking group selfie and valuable moments has become easier than before when you unfold your phone!

Learn more about the new foldables here.

Z Fold7 Z Flip7

Samsung releases the Galaxy Watch8 series!

Samsung has finally released the Galaxy Watch8 series, which provide improvements and additions over the previous Galaxy Watch7 series. It also features the squircle design found in all Galaxy Watch8 smartwatches, which were inspired by Galaxy Watch Ultra released last year, while providing you with access to Gemini on your smartwatch running the latest One UI 8 Watch software. You can now pre-order the Galaxy Watch8 devices from the below links:

The following features will make it to the latest smartwatches:

  • Bedtime Guidance (Android 11 or later, Samsung Health v6.30.2)
  • Vascular Load (Galaxy Watch Ultra or later)
  • Running Coach (Galaxy Watch7 or later)
  • Antioxidant Index (Galaxy Watch Ultra or later)

Bedtime guidance allows users to utilize such tool to optimize sleep based on the recommendations for the most optimal sleep according to the lifestyle and the sleep patterns. It also uses reminders to make users stay consistent in their sleep.

Vascular load meter measures the stress on the vascular system. The vascular system on your body is responsible for carrying blood through the entire body to deliver oxygen and other important nutrients and for getting rid of waste. Normally, when you sleep, stress on the vascular system gets reduced, but excessive fluctuations may negatively impact cardiovascular health. With this feature to land on the latest Galaxy Watch, you can receive insights into vascular load.

Running coach helps users train safely for running marathons through optimized intensity and injury-preventive routines. Due to over-pacing or under-training, many runners experience injuries during their running session. It offers real-time guidance during your run, along with the motivation, to create a personalized experience.

Finally, antioxidant index gives you an analytical data of how much balance of your antioxidant that you maintain. To support healthy aging and to prevent chronic illnesses, your Galaxy Watch will be able to measure your carotenoids in your skin.

Samsung is testing One UI 8.0 on Galaxy Tab S8

Samsung has recently started testing One UI 8.0 on the Galaxy Tab S8 Series in both the Wi-Fi and the cellular versions. First spotted by an enthusiast on X (via SammyGuru), who discovered the first build of One UI 8 for Russia, Europe, and Türkiye, Samsung is currently working on optimizing One UI 8 for the Galaxy Tab S8 Series.

Alongside all that, we’ve also discovered that there are many more countries that joined the internal testing in both Wi-Fi and cellular versions. For example, here are the testing builds for the Tab S8 in India and the UAE, in addition to the cellular versions that are also being tested on Saudi Arabia and Thailand.

One UI 8.0 will be the last update that the Galaxy Tab S8 Series will receive. After that, it will only receive security updates for a whole year before all updates stop. If you want to continue using the newer version (Android 17 and beyond), you’ll have to opt for an upgrade.

Samsung shuts down One UI 8 Watch for Korean Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024)!

Samsung has officially shut down the Korean version of One UI 8 Watch Beta program for the Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024) smartwatch. This follows two days after the US beta program has officially shut down with the stable release being spread across the whole US before expanding the rollout to India, Saudi Arabia, and more countries. Samsung has posted an official notice saying that they’ve shut down the beta program in their home country.

As usual, the notice says that there will be no new beta versions released, no more official responses, and no more feedback usage. Additionally, those who participated in the Beta program won’t be able to see posts made by users in the Beta community. They urged users to update quickly to the stable version to avoid problems with future updates.

Beta users in Korea began reporting that their own smartwatch was being updated to the official version under the BYFE build. Those who are updating from the beta version will only receive a small delta update that has the size of 164.95 MB. You can see the screenshot below.

However, not all Korean users will get their update at this time, because the notice said that the updates “may be delayed as it will be opened sequentially over time.” We’ve analyzed all Korean CSCs and found:

  • Carrier-specific Korean CSCs
    • SM-L705N: L705NKOU1BYFE [LUC, SKC]
    • SM-L705N: L705NKOU1AYCD [KTC]
  • Generic Korean CSC
    • SM-L705N: L705NKOU1AYCD [KOO]

So, this essentially means that only LG U-Plus and SK Telecom users will be able to get the update; the others will have to wait, but we hope that the wait won’t be long.

To install the update on your Galaxy Watch Ultra, we recommend that you do it directly from the watch while being disconnected from your phone (Bluetooth off) if possible, because errors could occur during the copying process. Follow these steps:

  1. Open the watch settings
  2. Navigate to Software update
  3. Press Download and install
  4. You should see “One UI 8 Watch”
  5. Press Download, and let it download from your Wi-Fi network
  6. After download is complete, press Install.

Make sure that your watch is fully charged before you attempt to do the update. Never interrupt the update process in any way, or problems could manifest later. The update process may take 20 minutes, and the watch may be “stuck” on the Samsung logo after the first reboot, which indicates that it’s loading the update.

Galaxy Watch Ultra’s One UI 8 Watch is released in India, Saudi Arabia!

Samsung has just officially closed the beta program for the Galaxy Watch Ultra in the USA, and the stable version rollout of the One UI 8 Watch has now commenced for all Galaxy Watch Ultra users in India, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Singapore, and more.

You can identify the firmware version for Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024):

The stable version hasn’t been released for those who are in Korea, since the version is still on AYCD. We expect that Samsung release the stable version in their home country soon.

To install the update on your Galaxy Watch Ultra, we recommend that you do it directly from the watch while being disconnected from your phone (Bluetooth off) if possible, because errors could occur during the copying process. Follow these steps:

  1. Open the watch settings
  2. Navigate to Software update
  3. Press Download and install
  4. You should see “One UI 8 Watch”
  5. Press Download, and let it download from your Wi-Fi network
  6. After download is complete, press Install.

Make sure that your watch is fully charged before you attempt to do the update. Never interrupt the update process in any way, or problems could manifest later. The update process may take 20 minutes, and the watch may be “stuck” on the Samsung logo after the first reboot, which indicates that it’s loading the update.