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Don't ruin your Galaxy phone with a half-baked beta update

It's not ready and you know it.

I can see why it might sound tempting, but still, you're taking an expensive and finely tuned piece of machinery and installing software held together with rubber bands and wishes, hoping the useful bits are worth the inevitable problems that will arise. I think Samsung makes the finest phones money can buy, and if one of the premium models fits into your budget you're going to be pleased with it. (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)When the One UI 8 beta does launch, people will be rushing to find a way to try it, and plenty of those folks will wish they hadn't.

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