Samsung Is Now Limiting One UI 7 Beta Downloads for Galaxy A55 Owners

Samsung has a new rule, and it comes with the release of the One UI 7 beta update for the Galaxy A55: Users can only download the beta update through a Wi-Fi connection. This is a change compared with earlier devices like the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S24, Galaxy Z Flip 6, and Galaxy Z Fold 6, which did not have this restriction.

The announcement for the Galaxy A55’s One UI 7 Beta Program mentions, “Starting this year, you can only download the Beta version in a Wi-Fi environment,” as reported by SamMobile.

The update for the Galaxy A55 supports Android’s seamless update process, where system updates are installed in a secondary partition in the background. This may need stable and uninterrupted connectivity, which Wi-Fi is better suited to provide than mobile data.

Samsung has not yet explained why there is a limit. However, there are some possible reasons ...