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Samsung customer reps still say Galaxy S8 and Note 8 will get Android 10
Hope is a good thing. What isn't good is to keep giving someone hope only to disappoint them each time. But Samsung's customer representatives love doing that, and they're at it again. We've seen before how Samsung's customer reps have said the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 will be getting Android 10. That's despite […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S8 and S8+ January security update rolling out
The Galaxy S8 and S8+ may not be eligible for the Android 10 update, much to the annoyance of those who purchased either device, but Samsung is continuing to release regular security updates for 2017's flagship Galaxy S smartphone(s). This week, the company is rolling out the January 2020 security update to the Galaxy S8 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 years ago
New Galaxy S8 update brings December 2019 security patch
Android 10 isn't on the cards for the Galaxy S8 (and S8+), but Samsung is continuing to release regular security updates for its 2017 flagship. Less than a month back, Samsung rolled out the November 2019 security patch to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in various markets, and the company is now bumping the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S8 and Note 9 remain the most popular Android phones in the USA
The most popular Android smartphones in the USA might not be the ones you're thinking of unless you're thinking of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 9. That is according to a PCMag report based on data gathered from the Speedtest mobile app. Samsung is the second-largest mobile manufacturer in the USA, following Apple, so […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 4 years ago
Samsung indirectly confirms Galaxy S8 and Note 8 won’t get Android 10
Samsung has hammered the final nail in the coffin of the hopes Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 owners may have had of getting the Android 10 update. The company's official Android 10 update schedule that's been going live in various countries in the last few days makes no mention of the Galaxy S8 or […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 years ago
Exynos-powered Galaxy S8 gets November security update
Samsung started rolling out the November security update for its devices before the month even started, but the rollout of the update is far from over and the company continues to bring it to more and more Galaxy devices as we approach December. Over the last week, Samsung released the November update for the Snapdragon […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 years ago
T-Mobile Galaxy S8 November security update released
Late last week, the November 2019 security patch was released for the unlocked Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in the US. Today, T-Mobile is rolling out the latest security update to the Galaxy S8 and S8+ on its network, becoming the first carrier to do so. The November security update for the Galaxy S8/S8+ comes […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 years ago
Unlocked Galaxy S8 gets November security update in the US
The unlocked Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are receiving a new software update in the US and are making the jump to the latest Android security patch in the process. This is the second update Samsung has released for the unlocked S8 and S8+ this month. The previous update included the October security patch and, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S8 to get Android 10 update after all?
Samsung's customer care reps are doing it again and raising hopes that a Galaxy flagship may actually end up getting a third major Android OS upgrade. A disgruntled Galaxy S8 owner reached out to Samsung customer care to ask why their phone will not be getting updated to Android 10 and was told that the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 years ago
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[Updated] Android 10 for the Galaxy S8 spotted on Geekbench, but hold your horses
Update: It turns out that the Android 10 listing for the Galaxy S8 came from a device running the LineageOS custom ROM, as confirmed to us by the developer of LineageOS. Yes, this was a false alarm, as we had suggested. Original story follows There are definitely a lot of people out there who would […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 years ago
US unlocked Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note 8 receive October 2019 security patch
The unlocked Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Galaxy Note 8 are now receiving a new software update in the United States featuring the October 2019 security patch. The changelog doesn't mention any additional features and/or changes. The latest software packages for the unlocked Galaxy S8, S8+, and Galaxy Note 8 are identified by build numbers G950U1UES6DSJ1, […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 5 years ago
Galaxy S8 Active gets October security update on T-Mobile
It was a little over a month ago that the Galaxy S8 Active was finally updated to Android 9 Pie by T-Mobile, but the carrier didn't just stop there. It released a new update a couple of weeks later to bring the September security patch to the device, and it is now rolling out an […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 years ago
Galaxy S8, Galaxy A80, and Galaxy A5 (2017) get September security update
Samsung has released the latest Android security patch for the Galaxy S8/S8+, Galaxy A80, and Galaxy A5 (2017). An update is rolling out for these devices in various markets, with software version G95*FXXS5DSI1, A805FXXS2ASI2, and A520FXXUBCSI1 for the S8/S8+, A80, and A5 (2017) respectively. The Galaxy S8 update has been released in a handful of European […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 years ago
Will my Galaxy S8 or Galaxy Note 8 get the Android 10 update?
Is my Galaxy S8 or Galaxy Note 8 going to be updated to Android 10? That's a question many have been asking in the last couple of months, and with Google recently releasing the Android 10 update for its Pixel devices, interest in the newest version of the OS has increased further. While Samsung will […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 years ago
T-Mobile Galaxy S8 Active gets Android Pie in the latest update
Google may have officially released Android 10, but there are still many devices that are waiting for the year-old Android Pie update. The T-Mobile Galaxy S8 Active was one of them until yesterday. Thankfully, the long wait has come to an end as the rugged version of the 2017 flagship finally started receiving the Android […]
- By Naresh
- 5 years ago
