Beta One UI 8 Preparation

[mustang7757]

I have to give them credit for releasing a beta so fast. This is the fastest I can remember them releasing a beta with the newest version of Android in years. Hope this is a sign of great things to come.

Definitely the fastest but the rumors were after One UI 7 failure that they would bring one UI 8 very fast and they did it just waiting on my Fold 6 to join

 

[mustang7757]

I've been running the beta for over 24 hours now and everything is working just like it did before. I does feel a little faster and I'm really surprised on how stable the first beta version seems to be. I was initially concerned that I'd have issues with Google Wallet and Ticket Master however they both seem to be working fine.

Same and battery life feels better than one UI 7

 

[mustang7757]

We are also on May build so no June came with this also was on April Play system so that's now also May

 

[InstaGoogleTweetFace]

I took my chances and installed UI 8 this morning, so far, everything is working flawless, fast, and at least on my S25U, very stable. The Tesla App works fine, key is connected to the car and is working fine, just like before. I have the feeling that One UI 8 beta is the stable One UI 7.

 

[notforhire]

it's good to have the S24U.....no opportunity for temptation

 

[jettie1767]

Not seeing any bugs and been running it for a day as well. Even my work stuff are all working fine.

 

[SyCoREAPER]

Thanks @bhatech for that screenshot. I clicked so quick I only saw 'Unlocked' and was questioning why my T-Mobile device got through.

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My guess on why only T-Mobile is included because they alter device ROMs, not just Samsung, the least if at all out of the big three.

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Observations:
New Default USB-Mode = from MTP to Charging (smart security decision)
Surprisingly, a lot is working.
- Immediate Google Play System update available.
- GoodLock and most modules** a lot of modules
- Clock looks fixed

Not Working:
- My theme, not behaving the same as OneUI7 which was altered because it didn't work right there EITHER. Can't get the transparency to go away. Bug?
- No NavStar, QuickStar,NotiStar,MultiStar. **Discovering that while not grayed out, HomeUp doesn't work, sure others don't either but haven't checked them all
- DPI seems off. The font seems to look zoomed in some places and normal in others,

 

[claykin]

No Good lock available as with any Beta

Good Lock (some plug ins) work with OneUI8.

The plugins I'm finding do not yet work are Home Up, Navatar, quickstar, notistar and multistar.

 

[mustang7757]

Good Lock (some plug ins) work with OneUI8.

The plugins I'm finding do not yet work are Home Up, Navatar, quickstar, notistar and multistar.

Yeah the ones I use mostly

 

[kide#WN]

There are reports that Android Auto may not work at all with One UI 8 Beta.

 

[racedog]

There are reports that Android Auto may not work at all with One UI 8 Beta.

I have a 2024 Lincoln Nautilus and it is working fine with One UI 8 Beta.

 

[mustang7757]

There are reports that Android Auto may not work at all with One UI 8 Beta.

Danger do not update
I Love the header of that YouTube channel

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[mclarryjr]

My Android Auto is working just fine with my Ram truck.

 

[kstewart]

Just downloaded it all is good.

 

[uvarules]

No issues on my end, everything works perfectly...

 

[mustang7757]

I like when the first beta build goes without breaking much

 

[Paul Bledsoe]

I downloaded OneUI Beta last week and I am loving it.

My only issue has been that I had started using GoodLock's HomeUP a lot. Since its not supported yet in the beta, I lost all of my home page formatting.

Luckily, I was able to fall back on my Nova Prime setup, that was very similar to what I had in OneUI 7.

 

[Paul Bledsoe]

I did find out today that Android works fine with the wireless adapter I use in my car.

 

[mustang7757]

Good lock module that are missing are coming soon for beta one UI 8

Samsung One UI 8 (Android 16) support is coming for incompatible Good Lock apps

Last week, Samsung opened the One UI 8 beta program for the Galaxy S25 series, but its high-profile customization application, Good Lock, has lost support for some of its modules, and this situation may change very soon. One UI 8 beta is based on Android 16, and it comes with new upgrades over...

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[SyCoREAPER]

If anyone uses AdGuard and rely on Google Voice in any way, I just noticed today it blocks calls since the beta. Disable routing of Voice to fix it for now. Issue submitted on GitHub.

As for GoodLock, really the only thing I need from the ones missing are to hide the stupid VPN key and to get rid of the Recent's carousel view.

(Rhetorical) How is it that this Beta feels more complete than the "Stable" Android 15 that it shipped with?