What that you must know
- Samsung casually confirmed the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 by itemizing a browser app named after them.
- The “Samsung Web Browser for Fold 7 and Flip 7” was noticed on the Galaxy Retailer, leaving little doubt in regards to the gadgets’ names.
- The browser solely reveals up on gadgets working Android 16 with One UI 8 (beneath a unique title), however each variations are an identical—only a beta in disguise.
After a flood of leaks and rumors in regards to the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7, Samsung ended up revealing the precise names themselves—in essentially the most surprising method attainable.
Sharp-eyed of us over at Galaxy Club noticed one thing sneaky within the Galaxy Retailer: a browser app straight-up referred to as “Samsung Web Browser for Fold 7 and Flip 7.” It’s Samsung’s personal in-house app constructed to go toe-to-toe with the leading web browsers on cell. And the truth that it straight-up name-drops the Fold 7 and Flip 7 leaves zero doubt about which gadgets it’s meant for.
Right here’s the place it will get even weirder: that browser itemizing doesn’t present up in any respect on Galaxy gadgets working Android 15 with One UI 7. However if you happen to’ve bought a Galaxy S25 already rocking Android 16 and One UI 8, it reveals up, albeit beneath a unique title: “Samsung Web Browser for One UI 8 beta.”
New options teased
Regardless of the title change, each variations have the identical model quantity (28.0.2.43). The browser itemizing continues to be reside as of now. And it’s not simply the title that stands out—the outline even teases upcoming options like customizable menus and built-in advert blockers.
The truth that this browser is clearly made for telephones Samsung hasn’t even introduced but is a reasonably stable clue the Fold 7 and Flip 7 are simply across the nook.
The names comply with Samsung’s traditional naming playbook for its 2025 foldables, so no actual shocker there. However that consistency clashes with growing buzz about major changes coming to the Z series. Whereas the names could also be enterprise as traditional, they’re probably simply the tip of the iceberg, hinting at greater shakeups brewing for Samsung’s foldable line.
From what’s leaking round, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is shaping as much as be loopy slim: anticipate it to be simply 4.94mm thick when unfolded, method thinner than the Fold 6’s 5.6mm. It is attention-grabbing to see how going that skinny would possibly mess with battery life down the highway.
Samsung’s early hints make it clear the next-gen foldables are coming quickly. This appears like the primary tease in a gentle drip of official data, however we’re nonetheless ready on the precise date for the Galaxy Unpacked reveal.
