Samsung Experience
Samsung Experience 8.1 (based on Android Nougat) running on a Galaxy S8 | |
| Developer | Samsung Electronics |
|---|---|
| OS family | Android (Based on Linux), Unix-like |
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Open source with proprietary components |
| Initial release | January 19, 2017 |
| Final release | Samsung Experience 9.5 (Android 8.1.0) / 2018 |
| Available in | 100+ languages and 25 locales worldwide |
| Update method | Firmware over-the-air |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (modified Linux kernel) |
| Default user interface | Graphical |
| Preceded by | TouchWiz |
| Succeeded by | One UI |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported as of 2022 | |
Samsung Experience (stylized as SΛMSUNG Experience) was the name of the software overlay by Samsung Electronics for its Galaxy devices running Android 7.x “Nougat” and Android 8.x “Oreo”. It was introduced in late 2016 on a beta build based on Android 7.0 “Nougat” for the Galaxy S7, succeeding TouchWiz. It has been succeeded in 2018 by One UI based on Android 9 “Pie” and later versions. Older devices (like the Galaxy S7) that received Android 7.0 Nougat first received Samsung Experience 8.0, while newer devices (such as the Galaxy S8) launched with Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung Experience 8.1, excluding the Galaxy Xcover 4 and Tab S3.