Samsung Galaxy S22 series gets its final major update with One UI 8 rollout

Samsung’s 2022 flagship lineup, the Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra, is finally joining the One UI 8 club. After arriving first on the Galaxy S25 series in mid-September and later expanding to the S23 lineup at the end of the month, the update has now started rolling out to S22 devices in select regions.

The update has been spotted in Europe and India and weighs in at around 3.1GB. It brings One UI 8, which is based on Android 16, along with the latest September 1, 2025, security patch. As usual, the rollout is expected to expand gradually to more markets over the coming days and weeks.

Final Android update for Galaxy S22 series

For S22 owners, this is a bittersweet update. Samsung had promised four major Android upgrades for the series, and since the phones launched with Android 12, this will mark their final big update, unless Samsung unexpectedly extends it. 

That seems unlikely, though, as the company has now moved on to a seven-year update promise for newer flagships like the Galaxy S24 and S25 series.

Another disappointment for S22 users is that One UI 8 doesn’t bring any of the new Galaxy AI features. It’s a puzzling omission, especially since the Galaxy S23 FE, which uses the same Exynos 2200 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset (depending on region), has received all the AI additions. 

It is also unclear if the devices will get the One UI 8.5 update. As it is based on Android 16, the S22 series should technically be eligible for it. 

Still, the lineup isn’t completely out of support. It will continue to receive security patches until sometime in 2026, fulfilling its originally planned five-year support cycle, which began after its release in February 2022.

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