It was widely anticipated that Samsung would start stable One UI 8.5 rollout in South Korea on April 30. We spent our day refreshing the Korean community, but the One UI 8.5 seems to be delayed due to the holiday tomorrow.

May 1 is Labour Day, a designated holiday in South Korea. Samsung hasn’t confirmed the delay in the rumored timeline, but users awaiting the One UI 8.5 update are now pointing to the holiday tomorrow as the prime reason.

If Samsung had released One UI 8.5 today, its expansion couldn’t have stopped tomorrow even if a major bug is discovered. The next possible release timeline is around May 4, which is also Monday, a nice day for Samsung updates.

Earlier this month, we saw a rumored timeline for Beta and Stable update dates. The release dates for Beta 9 and Beta 10 were perfectly accurate. However, the Korean Stable rollout missed, and Labor Day holiday is the reason.

Samsung never announced April 30 or May 4 as the dates for One UI 8.5 rollout. It’s all based on rollout patterns and speculations. Holding off the distribution may have been necessary to balance workers and consumers, both.

Why is May 4 the next likely date?

May 4 fits well for the Stable rollout. April 30 is avoided due to holiday on May 1st. The 2nd of the next month is Saturday, which is also a less appropriate day. Sunday is the universal holiday, which makes Monday the most likely day.

The information is based on information available on the internet and discussions in Samsung’s Korean community. Stay tuned with SammyFans for latest Samsung news and updates as well as Members app for notices.

Thanks for the tip, Alfaturk!

The post One UI 8.5 delayed due to holiday, now likely days later appeared first on Sammy Fans.