Galaxy Note 9 gets surprise update six months after support ended
Samsung ended official support for the Galaxy Note 9 in September last year. That wasn’t surprising since the device completed four years in the market in August. What’s surprising or unexpected is that the company is pushing a new software update to the 2018 Note model. Yes, the discontinued Galaxy smartphone is picking up an update six months after Samsung ended official support for it.
Spotted by SamMobile, the Galaxy Note 9 is currently receiving its latest update in the UK and Ireland. Rolling out with the firmware build number N960FXXSAFWB3, the new release brings a fairly recent security patch. The device is getting the February 2023 SMR (Security Maintenance Release).
As of this writing, Samsung hasn’t released the March SMR for Galaxy devices, though it is already available. So the Galaxy Note 9 is technically receiving the latest security patch.
The February SMR contains more than 50 vulnerability fixes. Seven of those are Galaxy-specific patches that come directly from Samsung. The rest of the patches come from Google and other Android OS partners.
At least five of those were labeled critical vulnerabilities by the Android maker. They could potentially lead to remote code execution if a threat actor exploited them in the wild. The almost obsolete Galaxy Note 9 is protected against all of those vulnerabilities with the latest update.
Samsung is pushing a surprise update to the Galaxy Note 9 in some markets
This update for the Galaxy Note 9 started rolling out in the UK and Ireland about a week ago but hasn’t expanded to any other market yet. Considering that Samsung isn’t bound to provide official support to the phone, it may not push the latest update in all markets.
The company has pushed updates to discontinued phones globally in the past, but in most of those cases, the update fixed some critical bugs. That doesn’t appear to be the case this time around. Rest assured, we will let you know if Samsung brings this release to the US.
As usual, your Galaxy Note 9 will notify you when a new update is available. You can also manually check for updates from the Settings app. Since this device isn’t guaranteed updates in the future, you should upgrade to a newer model.
If the S Pen is a necessity for you, Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 Ultra has it as well. It will get official support at least until February 2028 — four major Android OS updates and five years of security updates. No other Android smartphone tops that at the moment.
Samsung ended official support for the Galaxy Note 9 in September last year. That wasn’t surprising since the device completed four years in the market in August. What’s surprising or unexpected is that the company is pushing a new software update to the 2018 Note model. Yes, the discontinued Galaxy smartphone is picking up an update six months after Samsung ended official support for it.
Spotted by SamMobile, the Galaxy Note 9 is currently receiving its latest update in the UK and Ireland. Rolling out with the firmware build number N960FXXSAFWB3, the new release brings a fairly recent security patch. The device is getting the February 2023 SMR (Security Maintenance Release).
As of this writing, Samsung hasn’t released the March SMR for Galaxy devices, though it is already available. So the Galaxy Note 9 is technically receiving the latest security patch.
The February SMR contains more than 50 vulnerability fixes. Seven of those are Galaxy-specific patches that come directly from Samsung. The rest of the patches come from Google and other Android OS partners.
At least five of those were labeled critical vulnerabilities by the Android maker. They could potentially lead to remote code execution if a threat actor exploited them in the wild. The almost obsolete Galaxy Note 9 is protected against all of those vulnerabilities with the latest update.
Samsung is pushing a surprise update to the Galaxy Note 9 in some markets
This update for the Galaxy Note 9 started rolling out in the UK and Ireland about a week ago but hasn’t expanded to any other market yet. Considering that Samsung isn’t bound to provide official support to the phone, it may not push the latest update in all markets.
The company has pushed updates to discontinued phones globally in the past, but in most of those cases, the update fixed some critical bugs. That doesn’t appear to be the case this time around. Rest assured, we will let you know if Samsung brings this release to the US.
As usual, your Galaxy Note 9 will notify you when a new update is available. You can also manually check for updates from the Settings app. Since this device isn’t guaranteed updates in the future, you should upgrade to a newer model.
If the S Pen is a necessity for you, Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 Ultra has it as well. It will get official support at least until February 2028 — four major Android OS updates and five years of security updates. No other Android smartphone tops that at the moment.
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