Samsung Experience

Samsung Experience
	Samsung Experience 8.1 (based on Android Nougat) running on a Samsung 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	December 7, 2016
Final release	Samsung Experience 10.0 (Android 9.0) / 2019
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

Samsung Experience (stylized as SΛMSUNG Experience) is a discontinued software overlay for the Android "launcher" by Samsung 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.^[1] It has been succeeded in 2018 by One UI based on Android 9 “Pie” and later versions.

^ Vlad, Andrei. "Say Goodbye to TouchWiz UI, Hello "Samsung Experience"". softpedia. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2017-01-29.

[:0-1] Vlad, Andrei. "Say Goodbye to TouchWiz UI, Hello "Samsung Experience"". softpedia. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2017-01-29.

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