Samsung Is Running Way Behind on Its Android 15 Update

Samsung’s One UI 7, the next version of its mobile operating system based on Android 15, has been delayed for several of the company’s latest flagship devices, namely 2024’s Galaxy S24 series, the Z Fold 6, and the Z Flip 6. The update was paused four days after rolling out to U.S. users. It’s another harrowing reminder that even as Android becomes less of the front-facing product, it still deals with occasional fragmentation where not all users are on the same version. It’s especially annoying considering Samsung and Google are supposed to be on this shared journey of getting us all to use AI on the platform. The rollout issues started to take off through the rumor mill, where most things propagate in gadgetland. Noted leaker IceUniverse caught wind that South Korean users had trouble unlocking their devices after the update. It snowballed from there, as a complaint came in that the Secure Folder, a Samsung-specific offering intended to keep your data private, was doing the exact opp ... Read full article.