Starting with the Android Pie upgrade for its phones, Samsung will start placing restrictions on the free themes available for its Android skin so that they are automatically reverted after 14 days.
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Although it seems almost certain that the S8, S8+ and Note8 will get the Android Pie update, a spokesperson for Samsung has thrown doubt on whether they will be eligible for One UI.
At the Samsung Developer Conference, the company announced a new minimalistic UI for its smartphones, which is expected to supersede the Samsung Experience in its current flagships by January.
If you have a Samsung Galaxy S8 or an S8+ and live in the U.S., UK, or South Korea, then you may get a shot at trying out the Android Oreo 8.0 beta as part of the new Samsung Experience 9.0.
A glimpse of the "Samsung Experience" launcher expected to power the company's upcoming flagships, the Galaxy S8 and the S8+, has been found inside the APK of Samsung's Smart Switch app.
As Samsung continues to test its Android 7.0 Nougat update, the latest preview release has ditched references to its TouchWiz user interface, referring instead to the 'Samsung Experience'.