Galaxy Z Fold 7 Problems: One UI Issues and My Experience

A couple of months ago, I stopped using my Galaxy S25 Ultra and switched to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 ​ as my daily driver.

The reason was simple.Early One ⁢UI 8.5 firmware builds for the Galaxy ⁢S25 Ultra had leaked, and⁣ I‍ wanted to test⁤ them‍ out. But as was to‌ be expected, those early builds‍ were nowhere near stable enough for⁤ daily use, so I moved to the fold 7.

For as ​long as I can remember, I’ve been against ​using Fold phones as daily drivers for one specific​ reason: they lack the advanced​ zoom camera​ capabilities Samsung reserves for its Galaxy⁤ S Ultra flagships. That​ limitation has always mattered ⁢to me.

This time around, that limitation was becoming easier to live with. Then Samsung ⁤ released the official One UI‌ 8.5 beta ⁢for the ‌Galaxy S25‍ series.

One ⁣UI 8.5 is just too good

That’s when ⁤another Galaxy Z Fold 7 limitation became clear, and it had ⁢nothing to do with hardware. once⁤ the beta reached a point ‍where it⁢ was stable enough to use daily, I ⁤made my decision. I wanted One UI 8.5, and Samsung made ‍it available ⁢only on the Galaxy ‌S25 lineup.

Eight years after⁢ Samsung launched its very first ⁢One UI beta program, ​the company has failed to make meaningful progress in how these betas are rolled out. the number of devices that get ‌access on day one hasn’t ‍improved, and the beta‍ program is still limited to just seven markets.

In a little over a ⁢week, it⁢ will ⁢be two months ⁢as the One UI 8.5 beta ⁣launched for the Galaxy S25 series. There’s still no ‍sign ‍of it expanding to other devices.

It’s incredibly frustrating that samsung can’t launch One UI betas for more ⁢than​ one

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Topic Identification:

The text discusses⁤ Samsung’s practice of prioritizing software beta releases (specifically One UI) for⁢ Galaxy S‌ phone owners over Galaxy Z Fold owners, despite the ⁤Fold being a flagship device.‍ It expresses frustration with this ⁢prioritization and argues that Samsung should⁣ treat Fold owners as ⁤equal members of its flagship customer base. The author personally stopped ⁣using the Fold 7 due to the constant improvements in⁣ one ‍UI being unavailable for testing on that device. It highlights a perceived disparity in ⁤treatment between different Samsung customer‌ segments.