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Samsung A54, One UI 8.0 & Android 16 update
Quoting: Samsung A54, One UI 8.0 & Android 16 update —
I feel dejected. Samsung has robbed me of an opportunity to rant for hours and hours. All that rancorous energy, gone. I had prepared myself for a battle, ready to wrestle with my phone and then blightly report about this tribulation. But there ain't no battle, no tribulation. Only a positively surprised curmudgeon, brimming with these unfamiliar positive feelings. What sort of sorcery is this?
To be a bit more serious, I wish all smartphone upgrades were like this. Fast, painless, non-disruptive. So consider this a rare praise for Samsung. Then, on the security side, the company already added into Android 15 lots of the features that were meant to be unveiled in Android 16. Another plus. This makes the experience even more positive. So yeah, if you're terrified of device upgrades, and you feel you're about to waste hours of your life undoing "modern" features, then with the A54 and its One UI 8.0 upgrade, this dread is unwarranted. The entire procedure was seamless, anti-climactic, user-friendly, and privacy-preserving. Feels like I've stepped into an alternate universe. Well done. Of course, we shall see what happens in the coming months, as there could be a rollercoaster ahead. After all, this has happened many times, so, we, shall, see. See you around.