Samsung’s second Galaxy S25 update is still playing catch-up

Samsung has had a troubled launch with One UI 7. The beta was delayed a number of instances, and in the previous couple of weeks, the steady launch date for the software program has been introduced after which tweaked based mostly on area. The Galaxy S25 collection ought to, in concept, have been operating a last model of One UI 7 because the starting, seeing as every S25 mannequin ships with One UI 7 pre-installed. Sadly, the S25 collection has lagged behind beta builds for older fashions, missing options and bug fixes, and the most recent software program update hasn’t addressed this.

The newest update for the Galaxy S25 collection comes with the March 2025 safety patch. In accordance with a report by SamMobile, this update reached South Korean Galaxy S25 fashions on March 20. At this time, my UK Galaxy S25 acquired the identical update, and in line with X consumer theonecid, the update is additionally obtainable within the US. It weighs in at 573MB on my base mannequin S25, and the changelog is frustratingly obscure.

Sadly, the update still lacks some essential options. On the Galaxy S25 and early beta builds of One UI 7, media controls received’t present within the notification shade, forcing customers to swipe into the short settings every time they wish to play/pause or change the playing track. Hiding one thing as continuously used as playback controls behind a second swipe has been a ache level since I began utilizing One UI 7.

As seen within the above screenshots from my Galaxy S24 Extremely, the present beta builds of One UI 7 have addressed this. Media playback controls from any app at the moment are handled as stay notifications and have been built-in with the Now Bar. Which means you’ll see the title of no matter media is playing seem as a chip on the left facet of your standing bar. Tapping the chip will present media controls, just like the Dynamic Island in iOS. Extra importantly, this transformation additionally restores media controls to their rightful place within the notification shade.

Present beta builds are based mostly on the March safety patch, so that you’d assume this welcome addition to One UI 7 could be obtainable on the Galaxy S25 with as we speak’s March update, however alas, that isn’t the case. It’s an odd and irritating state of affairs when a telephone that is alleged to launch with a finalized model of One UI 7 lags behind its predecessors. Hopefully, Samsung can get issues again on monitor when older fashions get a steady One UI 7 launch in April.

Have you ever obtained One UI 7 in your telephone or pill? Are there extra tweaks and adjustments you’d prefer to see Samsung make? Tell us beneath.