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Samsung has reportedly stopped rolling out One UI 7, the latest version of the company’s custom Android UI for its Galaxy devices, due to software issues. On X, two posts from leakster Ice Universe (via The Verge) hinted at the discovery of a “serious bug” in the Korean Galaxy S24 series firmware, preventing some users from unlocking their phones.

On April 7, Samsung started rolling out its Android 15-based One UI 7 to the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold6, and Z Flip6, with more Galaxy smartphones and tablets expected to follow later. However, it appears that the update has now been pulled from Samsung’s servers worldwide, even though an official announcement hasn’t been made yet.

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OneUI 7 brings a redesigned home screen to Galaxy devices, with the addition of a “Now Bar” on the lock screen providing real-time updates for supported apps. The update also introduces new generative AI features with a deep Google Gemini integration that makes the assistant work across multiple apps in a single prompt. Samsung also works with Google to make the company’s Circle to Search feature recognize phone numbers, email, and URLs on the screen of Galaxy devices.

Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 Series phones, which were released on February 7, already run One UI 7 out of the box. It took the company two months to start rolling out the new software experience to its older flagship devices, but customers who didn’t install the update already will likely need to wait a bit longer as Samsung is likely working on a fix.

Samsung announced today that it will begin rolling out its Android 15-based One UI 7 to its latest flagships starting on April 7. Oddly, it never mentions the term “Android” once in this announcement or on its One UI product page.

“The official rollout of One UI 7 will start April 7, bringing a bold new design for greater personalization and control to the user experience,” the Samsung announcement explains. “One UI 7 introduces new interface built for AI, helping users interact with their Galaxy devices more naturally than ever before. The update will be available starting with the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold6, and Z Flip6, [before] gradually rolling out to more Galaxy smartphones and tablets.”

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One UI 7 is the newest version of the user interface “skin” that Samsung uses on its Android-powered smartphones and other devices. It features what Samsung calls “a simple, impactful and emotive design” that is more streamlined than before, with a redesigned home screen and widgets, and a new Now Bar for real-time updates. In short, it resembles Apple’s iOS quite a bit.

But Samsung is also heavily pushing its AI capabilities, with One UI 7 bringing features like AI Select (context-specific options), Writing Assist, Drawing Assist, Audio Eraser, and Natural language search in Settings in addition to the Google Gemini capabilities built in to the underlying OS. Now, Samsung customers can long-press their phone’s side button to evoke Gemini instead of its lackluster Bixby. (Some features are device-specific.)

“Integrating leading AI agents with multimodal capabilities into every touch point of the interface, One UI 7 marks a significant leap forward in creating a new kind of mobile experience where every interaction feels more intuitive than ever before,” Samsung says.

You can learn more on the Samsung website.