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Samsung‘s One UI 6.0 beta program is now open for the Galaxy Z Fold 5. The company has started enrolling interested users in the program in India and the US. It should soon be available in other markets as well. The Galaxy S22 series, meanwhile, is now picking up its second One UI 6.0 beta update.
One UI 6.0 beta is available for the Galaxy Z Fold 5
Samsung started public testing of the One UI 6.0 update for Galaxy devices, which brings Android 14, in early August. The company first opened the beta program for the Galaxy S23 series in Germany, South Korea, and the US. It later expanded its availability to China, India, Poland, and the UK.
Over the past two months or so, Samsung has pushed five beta updates to the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. It simultaneously opened up the program for the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21, and a couple of Galaxy A series mid-range devices. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 now joins this list as the first foldable model.
Spotted by X/Twitter user @tarunvats33, the first beta build for the new foldable is rolling out with firmware version F946BXXU1ZWJ2. The download file pushed over the air (OTA) weighs almost 2.7GB, which is expected for a major OS update. It bundles the October 2023 security patch as well.
Samsung may soon roll out One UI 6.0 beta for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 in other markets (some of the remaining five countries in not all). If you’re interested in testing out the company’s Android 14 update, you can enroll via the Samsung Members app. The app will show a banner when the beta program is open in your country.
Tap on the banner and follow the on-screen instructions to register. Once you complete the enrollment process, the beta build will roll out as a regular OTA update. As usual, you can manually check for the update from the Settings app. Go to the Software update menu and tap on Download and install.
The Galaxy S22 is getting its second beta update
Alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 5, the Galaxy S22 is also getting a new One UI 6.0 beta update. It’s the second beta build for the 2022 Samsung flagships. The rollout has begun in the UK with S90*BXXU6ZWJ3 and an OTA download size of around 1.4GB (for the Ultra model). Once again, the October security patch is part of the package. A wider rollout of this update should be just around the corner.