These Samsung Galaxy smartphones will not get One UI 6.0 (Android 14)

Published On: March 20, 2023

To power its devices, South Korean tech giant Samsung uses its own self-developed software system, One UI, on top of Android OS, and the latest and most talked-about topic among Samsung Galaxy users is One UI 6.0, which is based on Android 14.

Samsung extended the length of time it would provide firmware updates from two to three years and then went further by promising to provide select devices with four major OS upgrades over the course of that time. Let’s look at the full list of Samsung devices that will run on Android 13 and One UI 5.0, and not get the next major update, as per the promise.

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Samsung hasn’t said when the Android 14-based One UI 6.0 update will arrive, but if the release timeline for Android 13 is any indicator, the next big OS upgrade should hit some Galaxy devices before the end of 2023.

List of Samsung devices that won’t get One UI 6.0 (Android 14)

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Samsung Galaxy S20 / Galaxy S20+ / Galaxy S20 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 / Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (LTE/5G)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
Samsung Galaxy A22 (LTE/5G)
Samsung Galaxy A32 (LTE/5G)
Samsung Galaxy A51
Samsung Galaxy A71
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / Galaxy Tab S7+

The following Samsung phones and tablets will no longer get any major OS updates beyond Android 13, but they will still get security updates in the near future.

On the other hand, recent flagships, including the Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra, are expected to be among the first to receive Android 14 with One UI 6.0, followed by older S-series devices and the forthcoming Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5. The One UI 5.1.1 could be preinstalled on foldable smartphones.