One UI 8 for tablets Galaxy brings welcome improvements, but one thing many will miss

A number of Samsung tablets boast very powerful hardware, for example Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, which is among the most powerful. However, they are often criticized for being held back by software. This should be corrected to some extent by the superstructure based on Android 16 One UI 8, which will also bring one disappointment.

Known leaker appearing on the social network X under the name Toprak installed on his tablet Galaxy S9 Ultra internal version of the superstructure One UI 8 and found that it brings a number of improvements. The quick launch panel and notification bar have been given an improved look, where they now blur a small part of the screen where the content is actually located, instead of blurring the entire screen. The quick launch panel opens as before by swiping down from the right side, and the notification bar appears anywhere else on the screen.

The new quick panel looks nice (Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra One UI 8) pic.twitter.com/XSCom4mvQV

— Toprak (@Topraks9plus) July 3, 2025

The favorites bar, or dock, now displays recently used apps on the side of the home screen, matching the similar behavior of the taskbar, as well as other Android tablet extensions.

There is now a section on the home screen where we can see recently used appapplications (Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra / One UI 8) pic.twitter.com/iLbdDyMkSf

— Toprak (@Topraks9plus) July 3, 2025

Then there is one big change regarding DeX mode that many users will not be happy about – ve  One UI 8 Classic DeX mode is no longer availableNow there's just the new DeX interface, which was introduced with the superstructure One UI 6 and which until now coexisted with the classic mode on tablets. The tablet's home screen now remains the same, but with a compact taskbar and apps opening in floating windows by default.

The old DeX is gone now. This is how the new DeX works. It's still buggy (Tab S9 Ultra / One UI 8) pic.twitter.com/8zHzJ3rSb0

— Toprak (@Topraks9plus) July 3, 2025

However, there is one positive new change – more areasThis is a feature similar to desktop operating systems that separates applications into different work environments. Think one for music, one for work, etc.