Galaxy Note 8 Android Pie Update

Samsung Galaxy Note 8's official 1 UI update rolls out in Eastern Europe and India

Update 1 (2/fifteen/19 @ three:22 AM ET): Very shortly after the publication of this article, nosotros received tips that the stable Android Pie-based I UI update is now rolling out in India as well.

Samsung has gradually improved its treatment of smartphone updates. The company recently updated the four-year-quondam Samsung Milky way S6 with Jan 2019'south security patch update. At present comes a sweet delight for another, more contempo flagship – the Galaxy Note 8. The stable version of Samsung'southward new One UI, which is based on Android Pie, is now rolling out to the Exynos Samsung Galaxy Note viii in sure parts of Europe.

At least one user reported on Reddit about receiving the Android Pie update. The user,/u/Teo_Yanchev, notes that they are from Bulgaria in Eastern Europe. Checking Samsung's FOTA servers, we can confirm that build numbers N950FXXU5DSB2/N950FOXM5DSB2/N950FXXU5DSB1 are rolling out in the BGL and ORX regions, which are Republic of bulgaria and Slovakia respectively. Meanwhile, users from the U.S. have all the same to receive the update, then it appears to exist a region-wise roll-out.

Paradigm credit: /u/Teo_Yanchev on /r/GalaxyNote8

Every bit per the changelog, the update brings Android 9 Pie with One UI and February 2019 security patches to the device. The update is almost 2GB just that is justified for the visual and performance upgrade it promises.

After recently pushing the update to its flagships from 2018 – the Milky way S9/S9+ and Galaxy Note 9, Samsung has been taking older phones more seriously. Last month, information technology started beta-testing 1 UI for the Notation 8 too as the Galaxy S8/S8+ in regions including Republic of korea, the U.S., and Republic of india. The Samsung Galaxy Annotation viii received its 4th beta before this week and we at present have the first stable build.

Samsung Galaxy Annotation viii XDA Forums

If you're non familiar with I UI, it is the redesigned UI from Samsung which replaces the earlier Samsung Experience UI. Information technology brings more minimal icons, an Android Pie-like notifications shade, navigation gestures, a system-wide dark theme, and much more. For an in-depth dive, you tin take a await at this comparison between One UI and the older Samsung Feel UI.

Equally for this update for the Galaxy Note 8, while it has started rolling out for parts of Eastern Europe, we've yet to acquire about availability in other regions. The update roadmap that was shared by Samsung tells u.s.a. the update should brainstorm rolling out this month, though. Meanwhile, if y'all're using a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in either Bulgaria or Slovakia and oasis't received the update yet, y'all should get it in a few weeks. Lastly, we'll update you when nosotros witness a wider scroll-out of the update.

Update one: India Too

Users in India are also receiving the stable Ane UI update on their Exynos Samsung Galaxy Note 8. One of our readers sent us the post-obit screenshots of the update notes. Multiple users on Reddit are likewise getting the update.

Cheers for the tip, @SamuraiTron1 on our Telegram grouping!