Since the announcement made by the Google of the ninth version of Android OS, which is named as Android pie and many people are excited to access the update of Android Pie to their phones, not only android phone user also smartphone manufacturers are in turn to update their products so that users will get the update and at the top of these companies is Samsung.
Android Pie was officially only available for Google Pixel devices (Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL) and devices from select Android OEM’s but now Samsung devices are also included in that list. Samsung hasn’t confirmed that every Galaxy device will get Android 9.0 Pie update, but thanks to early announcements, rumors and leaks, we can start to piece together its plans for Galaxy phones and tablets.
Samsung Phones Qualified for Android Pie:
Device | Android Pie eligibility | Expected release date |
Galaxy Note 9 | Eligible | Q1 2019 |
Galaxy Note 8 | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy S9 | Eligible | Q1 2019 |
Galaxy S9+ | Eligible | Q1 2019 (leaked firmware available) |
Galaxy S8 | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy S8+ | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy S8 Active | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy S8 Lite (S Light Luxury) | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy A9 2018 | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy A8+ | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy A8 (2018) | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy A7 2018 | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy A6 | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy A6+ | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy J8 | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J7 2018 | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J7 Star | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J7 Duo | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J7 Prime 2 | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J6 | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J6+ | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J4 | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J4+ | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J3 2018 | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J3 Star | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy J2 Core | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy Amp Prime 3 | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy On7 Prime 2018 | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy On6 | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy Tab S4 | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Galaxy Tab S3 | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 (2018) | Eligible | Q3 2019 |
Galaxy Watch | Eligible | Q2 2019 |
Previous Update History:
Samsung Galaxy Note 9: When the phone is updated that would be the first time that an update has been made to the operating system of the phone.
Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro 2018: When the phone is updated that would be the first time that an update has been made to the operating system of the phone.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Phone: When the phone is updated that would be the first time that an update has been made to the operating system of the phone.
Samsung Galaxy S9: When the phone is updated that would be the first time that an update has been made to the operating system of the phone.
Samsung Galaxy S8 When the phone is updated that would will be the second time that an update to the operating system of the phone is that when it was first released was running Android Noga.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Phone: When the phone is updated that would will be the second time that an update is made to the operating system of the phone as it was first released when it was running Android Noga.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star: When the phone is updated that would be the first time that an update has been made to the operating system of the phone.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8: When the phone is updated that would be the second time that an update to the operating system of the phone is that when it was first released was running Android Noga.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018: When the phone is updated that would be the second time that an update to the operating system of the phone is that when it was released the first time was running Android Noga.
Samsung Galaxy J8 2018: When the phone is updated that would be the first time that an update has been made to the operating system of the phone.
Samsung Galaxy J3 2018: When the phone is updated that would be the first time that an update has been made to the operating system of the phone.
Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro: When the phone is updated that would be the second time that an update to the operating system of the phone is that when it was first released was running Android Marshmallow.
Some of the Key Features of the new Android update Pie:
– Google Personal Assistant will support 30 languages in the new update, and 6 new voices have been added, including the voice of the famous singer John Legend.
– Smart Compose: It’s like predictive text on phones, but it will not predict just one word, but it predicts a whole sentence for you to write, through the context of the sentence in the sentence and the previous word you will store, and this feature will be available in Gmail .
-Pretty Please: is a new property that will be present in the new system will help children to teach polite applications such as, please mention the word “please” before ordering, this feature is expected to reach the personal assistant during this year.
– Canceling the Home button and replacing it with a small black bar at the bottom of the screen will be the phone’s control.
The operating systems mentioned as the latest systems to be updated are the systems listed on the official websites of smart phone companies at the time the article was written, and some phones may accept upgrades for newer versions of operating systems.