Samsung Android 13 Update With One UI 5.0: When Will It Be Released?

Earlier this month, Google commenced rolling out the third beta of Android 13 to select Pixel smartphones. If the latest reports are to be believed, the Android 13 beta update will be soon rolling out to Samsung devices as well.

Samsung Android 13 Update Timeline

While Samsung hasn’t revealed when it will be launching the Android 13 beta with One UI 5.0, SamMobile says that the program will go live in the third week of July. The report adds that the public release for the One UI 5.0 Android 13 update will happen in October. This means that beta testers will get nearly three months to test for bugs before it is finally released to the public.

According to the report, the Samsung Galaxy S22 series will get the One UI 5.0 Android 13 update first. This could be followed by more Samsung devices joining the Android 13 party, such as the Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Note 20, and more.

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Last year, Samsung swiftly rolled out Android 12 One UI 4.0 to its devices. If the company keeps up the pace, we can expect a quick rollout this year as well. Currently, Samsung provides four years of major Android updates, along with five years of security updates to most of its smartphone offerings.

Google had released the third public beta of Android 13 to select Pixel smartphones earlier this month. To recap, the first Android 13 developer preview rolled out in February this year. Then came the first public beta in April, followed by the second public beta in May. Android 13 offers enhanced privacy features and brings support for large screens with split-screen mode. Moreover, it introduces support for Bluetooth LE Audio, HDR video, and DNS Over HTTPS (DoH).