While the Galaxy S9-series and the Note9 are already getting their delicious Pie serving, Samsung's developers team is now focusing on the Note8's update. The company has officially announced that it's kicking off the beta program for the owners of the handset. A notice posted in the Samsung Members app confirms that the Galaxy Note8 is entering the beta testing stage and registrations are open in India and South Korea with other markets to follow soon. Shortly after you sign up, you will be able to download the latest One UI beta software. We also expect the same for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in the following days or weeks. Via<doc-sep>Just yesterday the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 started receiving the Android Pie beta. Now we are seeing that the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are also ready to get involved with the One UI open beta. We were expecting the beta to roll out to the devices over the next couple of days, but maybe not quite so quickly. Like the Note 8 Android Pie beta, this has been spotted by Galaxy S8 and S8+ users in India (via SamMobile) and we expect the beta to roll out globally in the coming days. Galaxy Note 8 users in the United Kingdom and elsewhere on Reddit reported seeing the registration process open up after checking back within the Samsung Members app throughout the course of the day. Whilst we are unsure when the beta will hit US shores due to the differing nature of the Snapdragon chipset — which is exclusive to North American markets — we do expect US users to have the opportunity to sign up for the open beta in the near future. At this early point of 2019, we’ve now seen live Android Pie betas for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Note 8 and adding to that growing list is the S8 and S8+. It’s not exactly perfect, but at least we are finally seeing a semi-rollout of the latest Android iteration on Samsung’s core flagship lineups. Those interested in taking the beta and updated One UI interface for a spin can do so via the Samsung Members app. Once you do so you will receive the OTA for Android 9.0 — the firmware versions being G950FXXU4ZSA5 for the Galaxy S8 and G955FXXU4ZSA5 for the Galaxy S8+. Any news of a Pie beta is welcome, but as always we would prefer more concrete news that the stable version of Android Pie is coming sooner rather than later. According to the Samsung roadmap, we should see Android Pie and One UI on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ in or after March 2019. Fingers crossed that this beta is a sign that we will see the update on time. Get the Samsung Galaxy S8 Get the Samsung Galaxy S8+ Read more Samsung: Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news: FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news:<doc-sep>International Samsung Galaxy Note 8 users were lucky enough to get an Android Pie beta program (no word on US availability just yet) ahead of the official rollout in the coming months. Well, now anyone currently enrolled should see a second beta update OTA very shortly. This news comes just a week after some global Note 8 users were able to sign up (via SamMobile) and this latest update comes with software version N950FXXU5ZSAB. By no means is this a small update, as it measures in at a rather massive 705MB, which is due to the lack of Project Treble on Note 8 devices. As for fixes, some camera issues such as force closures when using slow motion modes and blurry viewfinders when touched are being resolved. Beyond that, microSD card issues with downloaded music and files from the Samsung Internet app are also getting patched. Arguably, the biggest fix though is the patching of the pretty severe lock screen freezing error which occurs if you enter a secret PIN to unlock your phone. Samsung has even listed an error that actually hasn’t been fixed in the form of the People Edge panel that could cause your device to reboot when accessing the Edge screen features. Naturally, we would recommend disabling this feature until a further patch fixes this pretty big issue. It also leads us to believe that we could see at least one more further Android Pie beta update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in the very near future. Get the Samsung Galaxy Note 8: More on Samsung: Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news: FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news:<doc-sep>
After we reported earlier this month that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 could receive a beta program ahead of the official Android Pie rollout, we didn’t expect the program to open quite so soon. Even so, Note 8 users will be happy to hear that their handsets will get a taste of Pie and One UI at least in beta form — for now. This is also great news for Samsung Galaxy S8 users hoping for a beta program as beta builds have appeared on Samsung’s servers for the S8 and S8+. Reports (via Reddit and SamMobile) have come in showing that registration is now open for the One UI Note 8 beta program for unlocked device users on the Samsung Members app in India and South Korea, with some UK users also reporting that they have been able to register and download the beta. This has come shortly after the One UI full release for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 looks to have slipped back to February. That means if the beta is heading to Note 8 devices at this point, we could see a delay in the full release of One UI for Samsung Galaxy Note 8 devices slip back too. Those interested in taking the beta and updated One UI interface for a spin can do so via the Samsung Members app. Once you do so you will receive the OTA for Android 9.0 Pie with the firmware version N950FXXU5ZSA5. Whilst this is undoubtedly great news for anyone who wants a taster session of the new OS, it does give an indication that we might not see the stable Android Pie OTA for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 for a couple of months at least. Let’s hope that isn’t the case, but Samsung’s track record hasn’t exactly been all too impressive of late. Get the Samsung Galaxy Note 8: More on Samsung: Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news: FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news: