Samsung may delay Android 15 rollout to January 2025

Samsung may lag behind its rivals in rolling out Android 15 as it has steered away from annual Android upgre cycle this year. South Korean company has managed to bring its Android version releases to around same schedule as or smartphone brands over past few years. However, Samsung’s Android 15-based One UI update will not begin until 2025. It said One UI 7 will be released next year with next Galaxy S series.

“ official version of One UI 7 with all of game-changing AI features will be released next year with next Galaxy S series,” said Samsung at SDC 2024. Ahe of commercial release of its mobile platform, Samsung seeds trial (beta) versions to developers and interested users for feedback. Thus, first beta was originally scheduled to be available in August, but Samsung delayed rollout “indefinitely” due to several unspecified reasons.

Android 15 release is anyway moving ahe with a strange rollout cycle. Case in point: new Pixel 9 phones still run Android 14 compared to previous Pixel phones that came out with latest Android version. Google also expedited launch of Pixel phones to August from October this year but has apparently stuck to original schedule for Android 15 release. Pixel phones are first to get new stock Android version, followed by releases of custom skins from OEMs, such as Samsung. That is because Google makes AOSP of new Android version available after its new Pixel devices have received updates.

However, delay in rollout of Samsung’s Android 15-based custom skin may be largely due to implementation of new generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features. company could also have plans to align launch of its AI-loed mobile OS with debut of Galaxy S25 series. In that case, One UI 7 may debut as early as mid-late January. Galaxy S24 series came out after half January h passed earlier this year.