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Look sharp, Galaxy Note 8 owners in Germany, Samsung has just begun rolling out the July security update for your device. Samsung has already released the latest security update for the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy Note 9, and the Note 8 is joining the party this week. There's still no sight of the Galaxy […]
Samsung has brought the new QR code scanner that it introduced to the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 to the Galaxy Note 8 with the June security update in some markets. The Galaxy Note 8 first received an update with the June 2019 security patch nearly two weeks ago, and Samsung has […]
The Galaxy Note 8 is being treated to the June 2019 security update by Verizon and T-Mobile. The device is getting software version N950USQS5DSF5 and N950USQS5DSF6 on T-Mobile and Verizon respectively, and the update only has the new security enhancements going by the rather generic changelog posted by both carriers. And with the Galaxy Note 8 […]
Samsung has released a new update for the Galaxy Note 8, bringing the June 2019 security patch to the 2017 flagship. The June security update was released for the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy Note 9 earlier this month, but while those devices also received new features for the camera (like a dedicated Night mode), […]
The Galaxy Note 8 has already received the May 2019 security patch in other markets. The latest US Galaxy Note 8 update finally brings this patch Stateside. It's no secret that updates tend to arrive a little late in the country. The latest security maintenance release is now available for this device from two carriers. […]
Samsung released details of the May 2019 security update for its devices yesterday and has now started rolling out the update for the Galaxy Note 8 and the Galaxy A9 (2018). The Note 8 is getting the update in Morocco while the A9 (2018) is getting it in India, with software versions N950FXXU6DSD5 and A920FXXU1BSDA for the […]
North American carrier Sprint has released a new Galaxy Note 8 software update that bundles the April 2019 security patch. The update, which comes with software version N950USQU5DSD4, may be about more than security enhancements, however. Galaxy Note 8 owners on Sprint had reported LTE connectivity issues with Android Pie, which the carrier had acknowledged, and it's […]
US unlocked models of Samsung's flagships tend to receive major updates after their carrier counterparts. That's why owners of the unlocked Galaxy S8/S8+ and Galaxy Note 8 have had to wait for a long time. The wait is finally over for them today as Samsung has rolled out the US unlocked Galaxy S8 and Galaxy […]
A couple of days after publishing details about the April 2019 security patch, Samsung has kickstarted the rollout of the latest monthly update starting with the Galaxy Note 8. It appears the update is out since yesterday in Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Italy, and a few other regions. This comes just days after the carrier variants […]
Samsung released the Android 9 Pie update to the Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note 8 in February this year. However, as is the case with Android updates, carrier-branded devices in the US have started receiving the update only recently. Last week, the update started rolling out to Sprint variants of the Galaxy S8/S8+ and Note […]
The Android Pie update for the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy Note 8 has finally arrived for carrier-locked users in the US. Sprint is the first mobile carrier to roll out the update in the country. T-Mobile could follow Sprint soon as it has begun testing Android Pie for all three devices. Update contains March 2019 security patch Galaxy S8, […]
The Galaxy Note 8 is being updated with the latest Android security patch in a handful of markets around the world. Samsung has released an update in Taiwan, Bulgaria, Romania, Switzerland, and the Nordic region with software version N950FXXS5DSB4. This is the first software update for the Note 8 in these markets after the Android Pie […]
The Galaxy Note 8's Android Pie update started rolling out last Friday in Bulgaria and Slovakia, and it has now reached a number of other countries. Of course, users of the Pie beta had access to the stable update as well, but Samsung has also released the update quickly for those on Android Oreo. Galaxy […]
Samsung is moving quickly with Android Pie for its flagship phones, having released the stable Pie update for the Galaxy Note 8 earlier today. It took the Korean giant exactly a month to release the official update after the Note 8's Pie beta program was launched. To top it all off, Samsung has released the […]
The weekend brings good tidings for Galaxy Note 8 owners, at least those in Bulgaria and Slovakia, as Samsung is now rolling out the official Android Pie update for the 2017 Note in these markets. The update is currently available over the air, but we don't have any other information at the moment. For those […]