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Last updated: April 25th, 2025 at 19:11 UTC+02:00
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A good start to the weekend for owners of the 2023 flagship.
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Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra owners in the USA are getting an excellent weekend gift: Samsung has started rolling out the One UI 7 (Android 15) update to the Galaxy S23 lineup stateside. This comes as a surprise, as except Korea, all markets were expected to get the update in May.
The initial rollout appears to be targeted at the Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra sold by smaller carriers like US Cellular and Xfinity Mobile. Here's hoping the major carriers will jump onboard and Samsung will release the update to unlocked devices soon, though we can assume the weekend may slow things down a bit.
You can check if the update is available for your phone by tapping the Download and install button in its Settings » Software update menu. One UI 7 firmware for the Galaxy S23 series are also available in the SamMobile firmware archive.
The Galaxy S23 FE isn't getting the update with the other models, and we will have to wait and see if that will change before next month. Even in Korea, where the Galaxy S23 series first received the update, the S23 FE is scheduled to get it in May, so there may be some waiting involved if you own the Fan Edition model.
Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.