Overview
- Reports on October 21 indicate the Android 16–based One UI 8 build was paused and the OTA file removed from Samsung’s servers for the Galaxy S23 series.
- Availability has reportedly vanished for users in Europe and India, while other regions reflect the company’s staggered release pattern.
- Samsung has not issued a statement explaining the halt or provided a timeline for when distribution might resume.
- Early recipients have not widely reported major issues, though isolated user posts mention battery drain, including one case involving a Galaxy S23 FE.
- The pause follows earlier One UI 8 suspensions for the Galaxy S22 and S24 lines after a late-September start that delivered roughly a 3GB download to S23 owners.