Samsung usually does a good job with software updates, but that isn't the case with One UI 7. While most other manufacturers rolled out the Android 15-based update to their flagships, Samsung is still on the beta channel, with a stable release slated for the month of April. To put things in context, Google plans to release Android 16 in June, so by the time the Android 15 update rolls out to most Galaxy S24 models around the world, the next version of Android will be ready.
This isn't an issue with the brand's Galaxy S25 devices, which debuted with One UI 7. Samsung launched the Galaxy A36 and A56 in recent weeks, and the mid-range devices also run One UI 7 based on Android 15 out of the box, meaning they have the update ahead of the Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra models.
In characteristic fashion, Samsung hasn't said why the update is taking so long, only noting that it has seven beta builds planned out. The interminable wait means last year's Galaxy S24 models will be the last flagships to make the switch to Android 15; Xiaomi has traditionally been the laggard in this regard, but even the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Ultra got the stable Android 15-based update at the start of the year.
