Just days after a Samsung analyst warned that the Galaxy-maker’s update delays could spell “disaster” for the company, the news for its flagship owners has just got worse. A new update has leaked which is bleaker than expected, warning Samsung will miss its own promised deadline, one that was issued just a few weeks ago.
Android 15 and Samsung’s One UI 7 wrap should have been gracing Galaxy S24s and S23s by now — we expected a mid-Feb release. “To say that fans are disappointed,” SamMobile says, “would be an understatement.” There hasn’t been “any justification for the delay,” especially given the software is already live on the new Galaxy S25.
The latest twist comes courtesy of Samsung Romania, which seemingly leaked an Android 15 timetable from the company’s Korean HQ on a Zoom call. That suggests the end of Q1 promise for S24s at least will be missed. Those phones as well as the older Galaxy S23s will be waiting until the latter half of April for an upgrade.
Notable tipster Tarun Vats reshared the post, adding that it matched “the timeline I have for the One UI 7 stable release for the Galaxy S24.” We had been warmed up to this by recent hints of several more One UI 7 betas to come before the stable release was GA. But seeing it in black and white is a surprise. At least there’s a plan, albeit there was a timeline before and it has already been missed.
As Google’s Pixel gets its teeth into the new Android 16 beta, the optics remain challenging for Samsung, Android’s largest OEM. I expect attention will turn to Android 16 very soon as more of its features leak. It would be good for Samsung to come out with a statement of intent to narrow the gap to Pixel this time around.
Android 15 is a major security and privacy upgrade, coming a time when the mobile threat landscape is getting more difficult. Samsung has done an excellent job with its One Ui 7 wrap, and fans won’t be disappointed when the software eventually turns up. The hope now will be that this is a firm and final timeline that won’t slip again.
