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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 […]
The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are receiving a software update with the August 2019 security patch in Canada. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are the last of Samsung's flagship phones on a monthly security update schedule to be getting the August security update. The Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy S10e/S10/S10+, Galaxy S9/S9+, Galaxy Note 9, […]
The Galaxy S8 Active is being treated to the July 2019 security update by Sprint. The rugged variant of the Galaxy S8 is getting a new update with software version G892USQS5BSG2. It is an Android Oreo-based update, so the wait for the Android Pie (One UI) update continues. Sprint Galaxy S8 Active receiving latest security fixes Sprint has released […]
Samsung detailed the security patch for the month of July 2019 today. The company rolled out some camera features with last month's update including the ability to scan QR codes using the camera app itself. That will now be possible on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ as well. The July 2019 security update has […]
We're in the final week of this month and many of Samsung's devices are just now receiving the latest security patch for this month. It's the Galaxy S8's turn today. Samsung has started rolling out the June 2019 security patch for the Galaxy S8. Samsung has rolled out the latest security maintenance release for quite […]
The Galaxy S8+ was one of the first few devices which received the May 2019 security patch earlier this month. However, Samsung is now rolling out a new Galaxy S8+ May update today. There are no big ticket items included in the update so don't expect much in the way of new features. Germany was […]
Samsung has already released the Android Pie update for many of its devices, but such is the breadth and depth of its lineup that many models are yet to receive the update. While the waiting list mostly contains older budget and midrange devices, it also includes the Galaxy S8 Active and Tab S3 – both […]
The May 2019 security patch is gradually being rolled out to more devices. It started off with the Galaxy Note 8 and the Galaxy A9 (2018) earlier this month. Samsung has since been rolling out the firmware update to more devices across the globe. Samsung has now released the May 2019 security patch for the […]
Samsung has released the April security update for the unlocked Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. The Galaxy S8 is the last device on the list of Galaxy flagships that are currently eligible for monthly security updates to be getting this month's security patch. The update is rolling out in a number of markets, including India, Iraq, […]
Earlier this week, Sprint started rolling out this month's security update for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ — and now it's turned its attention to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, distributing an identical release (G950USQU5DSD3/G955USQU5DSD3), which addresses five critical and dozens of high-risk vulnerabilities in the Android OS, as well as 15 that […]
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 […]
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, […]
There's a new Galaxy S8+ update rolling out today and it brings the latest security patch for the month of March 2019. Samsung detailed the new security maintenance release last week. It has also released it for the Galaxy Note 8 earlier today. The update doesn't seem to bring much in the way of new […]
It seems Samsung is slowly but surely expanding availability of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Android Pie update to more markets as we move towards the end of February. The rollout isn't as quick as it has been for the Galaxy Note 8, but by the end of next month, we should see the […]