Samsung releases Galaxy A16 One UI 9.0 (Android 17) stable update

TL;DR

Samsung has started rolling out the stable One UI 9.0 update for the Galaxy A16 after closing its beta program.

The update is live in South Korea for both the 4G/LTE and 5G models, with wider availability expected in the coming days.

One UI 9.0 adds design tweaks, more Quick Panel customization, improvements to DeX, Samsung Notes and accessibility, plus a location privacy indicator.

Last month, Samsung opened the One UI 9.0 (Android 17) beta program for the Galaxy A16, giving its users early access to the new software. After releasing three beta versions, the brand has closed the program and released the stable version of its latest custom Android interface for the phone.

From what we could gather, the brand is currently rolling it out for the phone's 4G/LTE as well as 5G variants in its home country, South Korea. The updates for the two carry firmware versions A165NKSU9EZJ3 and A166LKSU8DZJ5, respectively (via Mohammed Khatri).

Samsung should release the stable One UI 9.0 update for the Galaxy A16 in other countries over the next few days. When it does, your phone will notify you about it. If it doesn't, you can check for the availability of the new firmware by going to Settings > Software update > Check for updates.

One UI 9.0 offers a slightly more refined design for a few UI elements, more Quick Panel customization options, upgrades to Samsung DeX, Samsung Notes, and accessibility features, and a location privacy indicator. You can check some of them out in action in our video below.

Abid Iqbal Shaik - Writer

First Samsung device: Galaxy S II

I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.

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