The OTA is rolling out to some users in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands, according to a thread on the Galaxy S8 subreddit . This update also brings the February 2019 security patches. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is arguably one of Samsung’s best phones ever, bringing an ergonomic design, gorgeous screen, and a very capable main camera. It seems like the company hasn’t forgotten about it though, as a stable version of Android Pie is apparently hitting devices in Europe. Samsung’s update comes in at 1.6GB, so you might want to connect to Wi-Fi before hitting the download button. Much like the Galaxy S9’s Pie update, the Galaxy S8 OTA brings Samsung’s One UI experience. The Android skin delivers an eye-friendly night mode, a reorganized settings menu, and shifts interactive elements to the bottom of the screen for easier access. System updates tend to roll out in a phased manner, so don’t fret if the update hasn’t come to your device just yet. Have you received the stable Android Pie update on your Samsung Galaxy S8? Give us the details (e.g. country, network) in the comments section! NEXT: Xiaomi Mi 9 hands-on — Flashy, not fussy<doc-sep>Samsung promised to extends its One UI on Android Pie program to the 2017 flagships back in January and today it's delivering it to the Galaxy S8. Units across Continental Europe are getting an update to the latest user interface and Android OS. Samsung Galaxy S8 update incoming Reports from Germany revealed Galaxy S8 devices are already getting a package that is 1,610 MB in size. The version number is G950FXXU4DSBA/G950FOXM4DSBA and brings along the latest security patch, dated February 1, 2019. One UI comes with “exciting new features and a whole new look and feel, based on feedback from users”. Most Samsung Galaxy S8 units should be receiving a notification that the update has arrived. If your unit is the global variant SM-G950F, but you disabled the automatic updates, go to Settings, then to Software menu, and tap Download updates manually. If there is nothing to download, just wait a couple of days, it should hit all phones any day now. Via 1 • Via 2<doc-sep>With the successful rollout of the stable Android Pie for the Galaxy S9 and Note9 lineups, Samsung is now focusing on bringing the Galaxy S8/S8+ and the Note8 a piece of the Pie. They entered the beta stage just last month and the Note8 is already receiving its fourth update. Here's what it has to offer. As you can see, the changelog is all about those bug fixes, which is a strong indication that the final and stable version of the software is almost baked for the February launch. However, we assume the rollout will be gradual and not all markets will get a taste of the Pie this month. The Galaxy S9/S9+ and the Note9 rollout took a solid few weeks before everyone received it so some of you may get it in March. Anyway, the update weighs in at 577MB and carries a build number N950FXXU5ZSB2. Via<doc-sep>Samsung Galaxy Note 8’s official One UI update rolls out in Eastern Europe and India Update 1 (2/15/19 @ 3:22 AM ET): Very shortly after the publication of this article, we received tips that the stable Android Pie-based One UI update is now rolling out in India as well. Samsung has gradually improved its handling of smartphone updates. The company recently updated the four-year-old Samsung Galaxy S6 with January 2019’s security patch update. Now comes a sweet delight for another, more recent flagship – the Galaxy Note 8. The stable version of Samsung’s new One UI, which is based on Android Pie, is now rolling out to the Exynos Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in certain 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 Bulgaria and Slovakia respectively. Meanwhile, users from the U.S. have yet to receive the update, so it appears to be a region-wise roll-out. Image credit: /u/Teo_Yanchev on /r/GalaxyNote8 As 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 but that is justified for the visual and performance upgrade it promises. After recently pushing the update to its flagships from 2018 – the Galaxy S9/S9+ and Galaxy Note 9, Samsung has been taking older phones more seriously. Last month, it started beta-testing One UI for the Note 8 as well as the Galaxy S8/S8+ in regions including South Korea, the U.S., and India. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 received its fourth beta earlier this week and we now have the first stable build. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 XDA Forums If you’re not familiar with One UI, it is the redesigned UI from Samsung which replaces the earlier Samsung Experience UI. It 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 can take a look at this comparison between One UI and the older Samsung Experience UI. As for this update for the Galaxy Note 8, while it has started rolling out for parts of Eastern Europe, we’ve yet to learn about availability in other regions. The update roadmap that was shared by Samsung tells us the update should begin rolling out this month, though. Meanwhile, if you’re using a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in either Bulgaria or Slovakia and haven’t received the update yet, you should get it in a few weeks. Lastly, we’ll update you when we witness a wider roll-out of the update. Update 1: India Too Users in India are also receiving the stable One UI update on their Exynos Samsung Galaxy Note 8. One of our readers sent us the following screenshots of the update notes. Multiple users on Reddit are also getting the update. Thanks for the tip, @SamuraiTron1 on our Telegram group!<doc-sep>
We’ve seen the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 get four separate Android Pie beta programs prior to this point. Now, unlocked Note 8 users in Eastern Europe are seeing the full One UI OTA hit their devices. [Update (02/19): We’ve reports via SamMobile show that the Note 8 Android Pie update is now rolling out to a number of other nations. Galaxy Note 8 users in Iran, Russia, India, Saudi Arabia and some other Asian markets can now download the full One UI update. We do expect this update to rapidly begin rolling out globally so this is a bit of a heads-up that it could be coming your way soon. Head to your System Update section to get started.] It’s great that Samsung seems to has turned a corner in the past few weeks and months, with even the four-year-old Samsung Galaxy S6 receiving the January security patch. Maybe this is the start of a commitment to improving all software updates. Back to the Note 8 update, this news comes via Reddit user /u/Teo_Yanchev, who posted a screengrab of the update being downloaded to their unlocked Galaxy Note 8 device. The full One UI overhaul also brings with it the February 2019 security patch and weighs in at a pretty hefty 1.9GB. As this is such a large upgrade over the previous Android Oreo Samsung Experience UI, you could kind of expect such a massive OTA file size. Build numbers N950FXXU5DSB2, N950FOXM5DSB2, N950FXXU5DSB1 are rolling out right now to anyone in Eastern Europe — Bulgaria to be precise. There are no reports of users in other regions as yet, but we do expect the update to be rolling out worldwide in the coming days. We’re not entirely sure if this update brings the Night Mode scheduling that we’ve recently seen the Galaxy S9 and S9+ receive. If not, we expect a further update to head out in the next couple of weeks to add this neat little feature amongst a few other bug fixes and tweaks. For anyone with the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, get excited as we’ve seen with the Galaxy Note 9 and the Galaxy S9, this update almost changes the entire experience with your device. It’s also worth pointing out that the Samsung update roadmap did state that the Android Pie update would come this month. Again, kudos has to be given to Samsung for keeping their word on this update schedule so long as it continues. More on Samsung: FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news: