Contrary to every other place in the world, the United States of America is not a good place to buy an unlocked Samsung device if you want fast updates! In the last few years, it has been established that carrier versions will always receive the latest updates before unlocked versions in the country. We are not sure if it's a business decision, but it isn't an unlikely explanation. Nevertheless, the good news is that the unlocked S8 and the S8 + have finally started to receive the latest security patch from the OEM.
In case you are wondering, the same patch was already released previously on all major carriers which include AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, USC and Virgin Mobile USA. The 600+ MB package will arrive via OTA and the firmware version on it will be G950U1UEU1AQH3. Check to see if it has already arrived from Settings > Software Update. If it isn't there yet, just wait for a few hours and try again.
Head over to our firmware section to find all the latest available updates for your Samsung smartphones and tablets.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
In a brand new rumor, it is being stated that the Galaxy S9 will see release much earlier than its predecessor, the Galaxy S8. The report comes from The Bell and it states that this will happen because Samsung will likely get hold of all the OLED panels it needs by November 2017. Naturally, this will speed up the production process for the company, enabling them to release the Galaxy S9 as early as January 2018.
If you ask me though, that isn't very likely. That is not to say that Samsung can't do that if they wanted to, it's just that it would be a very strange move with virtually no business sense in it whatsoever. The Note 8 will be released to the public next month and if the Galaxy S9 was released in just four months' time after that, it would not be a very strategic release date. We would bet our money on Samsung sticking to its April - May timeline just like this year. Nevertheless, it is good news that Samsung will have everything ready by January because that means the OEM will have even more time to perfect the Galaxy S9 and its rumored modular design.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
The latest updates for all your Samsung smartphones and tablets are here today. If you don't know how to flash updates manually onto your device, don't worry because we have our helpful tutorial ready for you right here.
In spite of the Galaxy S5 Neo being quite old at this point, Samsung has decided that it's still worth some serious love. Everyone was expecting the Android 7.0 Nougat update for a while now and it's finally out. In fact, it has been out and about for more than a day now so excuse me for the slightly delayed report. Of course this would be the last major OS upgrade that the S5 Neo will ever get officially form Samsung, but that doesn't mean it won't continue to receive the monthly security updates because phones much older than the S5 Neo are still getting those fortunately.
The firmware version of the update is G903WVLU1CQH4 and Canada is the first country to receive it. It has now been a day, so if you own a Galaxy S5 Neo and you are getting the update in some other region, do tell us in the comments. In the meanwhile, head over to our firmware section to find all the latest available updates for your Samsung smartphones and tablets.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
We have the latest updates for your Samsung smartphones and tablets down below. In case you don't know how to flash a custom ROM manually onto your device, fear not 'cause we have you covered with this tutorial right here.
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