Samsung flagship owners have plenty to look forward to with the upcoming Android 15 update, which promises significant security and privacy improvements. However, a late-breaking disappointment appears to be on the horizon. For those who recently spent $1500 on an S24 Ultra, this news might not be well-received.
10% discount COUPON
DOER
COUPON CODE
ENDOCADOER
Samsung has just confirmed that One UI 7 for the Galaxy S series “will be released in the first quarter, and will be applied sequentially to existing Galaxy devices.” All except the new S25 of course, which will launch with One UI 7 AKA Android 15 right out of the box. Perhaps this ensures a period of OS exclusivity to encourage more users to churn.
Galaxy S24 owners have hoped to see an update much sooner after this week’s S25 launch. That — it seems — is not to be. It could mean an update some four months after Google’s Pixel.
Shopify
Coinrule
Setting aside the exciting software updates, Android 15 is primarily a significant security and privacy upgrade, making strides to close the gap with iPhone in protecting users, their devices, and their data. While Google has done an excellent job with the new OS, Samsung has taken it a step further by restricting the sideloading of potentially risky apps—except for the most determined users—bringing its devices closer to an iPhone-style lockdown for enhanced safety.
Google’s advances include live threat detection to flag malware early if it detects risky on-device app behavior, the expansion of Play Protect to stop users from being tricked into installing unofficial versions of their apps, and network defense to block insecure connections. Samsung will also allow 2G to be blocked across its devices for the first time.
HomeStyler
Tiny Land
TIDIO
It is unclear what’s included with this second January Galaxy S24 update. Samsung released its own fixes and the Android-wide ones from Google early in the month. Even so, it is — as always — imperative for users to update as soon as they can. That’s the other difference between S25 and S24 (and older) devices. The new phone is likely to bring seamless updates to a Samsung flagship for the first time. It seems other devices will miss out.
Samsung’s deployment of Android 15 is the nearest we’ve had yet to an iPhone-matching Android device, albeit there’s still a gap in some key areas. If security and privacy is important, then the device itself and Samsung’s expanded Knox architecture — which better mirrors Apple’s walled device garden — makes for a compelling upgrade.
We may know more on the release date for these security and privacy upgrades as regards S24s and older devices. Samsung as ever hasn’t confirmed any of this newly leaked information. But there is maybe some better news courtesy of a forum moderator, at least as regards the efficiency of the release when it comes.
Lenovo India
SentryPC
Matrinic Audio
The official information is still a release before the end of the first quarter, which aligns with the leaked end of February into March. Which means watching from afar as new Galaxy S25s tout new capabilities and features.
Coupons and Promotions
Shop at Amazon
* This article contains affiliate links; if you click such a link and make a purchase, Doer Digitalz FZC may earn a commission.