Must have deals! Today: Galaxy S23 Ultra and the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro!

SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn a commission.

Galaxy Note 9 Android 9 Pie beta program hinted at by test firmware

Firmware
By 

Last updated: November 23rd, 2018 at 12:18 UTC+01:00

Samsung's customer support staff may be wrong and clueless too many times to count, but they might have been right about the Galaxy Note 9 joining the One UI (Android Pie) beta. Well, Samsung might have, at the very least, pondered starting a Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie beta program even if it won't actually do it. This is supported by test Pie firmware discovered by GalaxyClub for the Note 9 in Europe and South Korea.

Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie beta still possible?

Samsung is currently testing firmware versions N960FXXU2ZRKE and N960NKSU2ZRKF for the Galaxy Note 9. The interesting part here is the letter ‘Z' in the build number. It has been used by Samsung for beta firmware since it began having public beta programs with the Galaxy S6. The Galaxy S9's One UI beta, for example, comes with build number G960FXXU2ZRKA in Germany. And, before Android Pie, no such test firmware were ever spotted for a Galaxy Note flagship while a beta program was going on for that year's Galaxy S smartphone.

It makes the presence of such firmware for the Galaxy Note 9 quite interesting. And with the Galaxy S9 beta program having started less than a week ago, Samsung does have time to include the Galaxy Note 9 in the program. But, as we said at the beginning, it's also possible the company has backed out of doing that despite having planned it at some point. We hope that's not the case, of course, and we will now be spending all our waking hours looking at the Samsung Members app on the Galaxy Note 9 for any sign of the Android Pie/One UI beta.

Firmware Android 9Android PieOne UISamsung Galaxy Note 9

You might also like

Samsung updates UI design language on high-end refrigerators

Samsung updates UI design language on high-end refrigerators

Samsung makes a wide variety of electronic devices and home appliances, using a mix of operating systems across its product portfolio. Its smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches run Android, while laptops and PCs run Windows. Its home appliances and TVs run the Tizen OS. Irrespective of the operating system, though, the company tries to use a […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 1 week ago
Samsung forcing rivals to up their software update game

Samsung forcing rivals to up their software update game

Samsung offers four Android OS updates and five years of security updates to its mid-range and flagship smartphones. No other brand has provided as many Android OS updates to their devices in the past, not even Google. And other brands are now feeling the pressure in that aspect. Thanks to Samsung's impressive software update policy, […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 weeks ago
Android could get Apple Continuity-like feature for call switching, more

Android could get Apple Continuity-like feature for call switching, more

One of the best things about Apple products is that they work very well with each other. For example, if a person gets a call on their iPhone, they can take that call on their iPad or MacBook. Similarly, they can remotely turn on the Wi-Fi hotspot on their iPhone from their iMac or iPad, […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 1 month ago
Good Lock needs worldwide availability now more than ever

Good Lock needs worldwide availability now more than ever

With the arrival of the Galaxy Z Flip 5, the Good Lock experimental app may have become more integral to the Samsung customer's user experience than ever. The new foldable flip phone has a larger 3.4-inch cover screen (Flex Window), and while users can't run every app on the Flex Window out of the box, […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 months ago
One UI 6.0 might bring home screen widgets to the lock screen

One UI 6.0 might bring home screen widgets to the lock screen

Not much is known about the upcoming One UI 6.0 update from Samsung beyond the fact that it should go live later this year. But we can be sure that One UI 6.0 will further refine the user experience through UI changes, big and small. One such change, in particular, might consist of better lock […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 months ago
Pixel Tablet is a symbol of Samsung helping Google see the light

Pixel Tablet is a symbol of Samsung helping Google see the light

After I/O 2022, Google started optimizing its apps for tablets. And with the release of the Pixel Tablet this month, those efforts became more visible and one of the main talking points when the Pixel Tablet is the topic of conversation. The tablet-optimized Google apps seem to work like a charm on the Pixel Tablet, […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 months ago