Overview
- Samsung has begun distributing the stable One UI 8 Watch based on Wear OS 6 in South Korea, with the Galaxy Watch 7 receiving build BYI4 and the September 2025 security patch.
- The smartwatch update brings new health metrics such as an antioxidant index, sleep-time guidance, a running coach and vascular load analysis, plus refreshed UI elements and expanded personalization.
- Samsung says the One UI 8 Watch rollout will expand globally in the near term, with additional models like the Galaxy Watch 6 slated to follow.
- Android 16 with One UI 8 is rolling out to the Galaxy A73 in India, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, carrying firmware A736BXXUAGYJ1 at about 2.5 GB with September 2025 security patches and likely representing the phone’s final major OS upgrade.
- The Galaxy Tab S9 line has already received One UI 8 on Android 16 with firmware builds X710XXU5DYJ1, X810XXU5DYJ1 and X910XXU5DYJ1, while separate reporting says Samsung has paused the S24 series update in South Korea for now with no stated reason.