The Samsung Galaxy Note8 could beat the Galaxy S8 to Android Pie
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 will get the Android 9 Pie firmware update sometime in February while the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are expected to get it a month later in March.
The information comes straight from Samsung's own update roadmap, featured in the Samsung Members app.
It's a bit unusual for a Galaxy Note device to beat a Galaxy S device to a major OS update, given their respected market releases. But keep in mind that this specific roadmap regards a specific market, not all markets globally. Samsung Turkey's roadmap has the Galaxy Note8 and the Galaxy S8 and S8+ as in line for the Android Pie update in February.
Meanwhile the Galaxy Note9 is currently undergoing its Android 9 Pie beta testing phase, but is expected to receive the final Android 9 OS update this month. The Galaxy S9 and S9+, meanwhile, received Android 9 at the end of December.
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In Indonesia, Pie Update for S8/S8+ and Note8 release in the same time, February 2019, according to Samsung Members app
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If the S10 won't have the 3.5mm jack, I'm going for Sony again. My S8+ is cool, but too dam over-bloated with junk software and features I never use, while what's important (os updates, not security patches) arrive 1-2 yeas too late. Where's the j...
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