Did you jump right in and install the One UI 7 beta on your Galaxy phone, but now you regret your decision? Don’t worry—you can always downgrade your phone from the UI 7 beta to stable One UI 6. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the steps to do just that.
There are several reasons you might want to roll back to One UI 6—perhaps bugs are affecting your experience, or you only wanted to try the beta for short duration. In any case, you can easily withdraw from the One UI 7 beta and roll back to the stable One UI 6 without losing your data.
To downgrade your Galaxy phone from One UI 7 beta to stable One UI 6, you need to follow a two-step process. First, you need to withdraw from the One UI 7 beta program and then restore stable One UI 6 from Smart Switch. It’s not mandatory to withdraw, but you will keep getting beta update.
Note: Once you withdraw from One UI 7 beta, you will not be able to join One UI 7 beta again. But stable One UI 7 will be released within two months, so you won’t have to wait too long.
Withdraw from One UI 7 Beta
- Open Samsung Member app. If you have opted for the beta, you will see the One UI Beta welcome screen.
- Tap the Settings gear icon at the top right corner and open “One UI Beta program status.”
- It will show all the information related to withdraw along with the button. Tap on Withdraw button and follow the on-screen instructions.
- It would be advisable to remove lock and account from phone as it can interfere during the process.
Once your withdraw from the One UI 7 beta, you can proceed with the downgrade.
Note: Downgrading to One UI 6 will erase all user data and reset the device to factory state, so you need to back up your data. Backing up data is easy through Smart Switch, the same tool we will use for rollback.
How to Downgrade from One UI 7 beta to One UI 6
- Install Smart Switch on your phone as well as on your PC.
- Connect your phone with PC using USB cable.
- Now open the Smart Switch on your PC and it will detect your phone. If not, it may first ask for authorization on your phone, allow it.
- You will get three options: Backup, Restore, and Downgrade. If you have not taken the backup, then first go to backup option and backup data that you want.
- Now go back to tool’s homepage and click Downgrade button to restore latest stable One UI 6 on your phone.
- The tool will show the latest One UI 6 build for your phone along with the build size. Click on Continue > Confirm. This will factory reset your phone and install stable One UI 6. Do not disconnect the device until the process is complete.
After the process, you will find latest One UI 6 running on your phone. Since you also have a backup, you can restore it anytime via Smart Switch.
Yes, you can also manually flash the One UI 6 firmware using the Odin tool, but the process is complicated and only suitable for tech savvy.
So this is everything on how to exit and downgrade One UI 7 beta. Now that you know it’s quite easy to roll back, meaning you can go ahead and try One UI 7 beta without any worry. In case you have any issues, let us know in the comment section.
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