Galaxy S9 Series user thread

[bucdenny]

Another update?

 

[nowerlater]

Another update?

 

That's a little late, should be on ARI4

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[pokefan02]

There are no updates showing for my Sprint S9+. Is your phone Sprint or unlocked?

[bucdenny]

1 minute ago, pokefan02 said:

There are no updates showing for my Sprint S9+. Is your phone Sprint or unlocked?

Unlocked.  I received another one a few weeks ago as well.

[nowerlater]

I just noticed he is on U1 firmware, not U firmware

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[danlodish345]

I just noticed he is on U1 firmware, not U firmware

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I actually as well got an update just a week or two ago.

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[Jeff68005]

My new Samsung Galaxy S9 purchased last week is set to automatic update. There have been a few updates since I brought it out into the real world.

It shows:

Baseband version G960USQ3ARI4

Build number:  R16NW.G960USQS3ARI4

How does that compare to what you are posting?

[BlueAngel]

2 hours ago, Jeff68005 said:

My new Samsung Galaxy S9 purchased last week is set to automatic update. There have been a few updates since I brought it out into the real world.

It shows:

Baseband version G960USQ3ARI4

Build number:  R16NW.G960USQS3ARI4

How does that compare to what you are posting?

That's the latest firmware.

[Paynefanbro]

I'm hoping the next update on unlocked devices enables VoLTE. It might not even be necessary since we don't have to remove the Calling Plus menu.

[BlueAngel]

25 minutes ago, Paynefanbro said:

I'm hoping the next update on unlocked devices enables VoLTE. It might not even be necessary since we don't have to remove the Calling Plus menu.

I hope for the same on the Sprint branded devices.

[SturgeonGeneral]

Just got my September update notification


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[deankelem]

2 hours ago, SturgeonGeneral said:

Just got my September update notification


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Thanks, other users reported that above. I assume your s9 is unlocked?

[Jeff68005]

AS I indicated, I just acquired my Galaxy S9.  A lot of excitement about 5x5, 10x10, etc was created just before I went to other things.

SCP is showing some reports of B25 and Band B41 with superscripts of 2 or 3.  Does the Galaxy make any use of those possibilities assuming the tower has those to offer?

[nexgencpu]

4 hours ago, Jeff68005 said:

AS I indicated, I just acquired my Galaxy S9.  A lot of excitement about 5x5, 10x10, etc was created just before I went to other things.

SCP is showing some reports of B25 and Band B41 with superscripts of 2 or 3.  Does the Galaxy make any use of those possibilities assuming the tower has those to offer?

GS9 has pretty much all the tech Sprint supports and more..

[NanoVirus]

Don't know if I am losing my mind or not, but I am not able to receive a text notification while on the phone. I am using Android Messages and can receive an audible notification along with vibration, but the minute I am on a call, all of that stops. I do continue to receive a notification in the notification bar.  Is anyone else having this issue? 

[Paynefanbro]

1 hour ago, NanoVirus said:

Don't know if I am losing my mind or not, but I am not able to receive a text notification while on the phone. I am using Android Messages and can receive an audible notification along with vibration, but the minute I am on a call, all of that stops. I do continue to receive a notification in the notification bar.  Is anyone else having this issue? 

Isn't that intentional? It's so that while you're on the phone the the party doesn't hear a vibration or beep when you get a notification.

[BlueAngel]

No VoLTE that I can see.

[deankelem]

9 hours ago, BlueAngel said:

No VoLTE that I can see.

Yup, no VoLTE I can confirm.  I do have a question though.  The last galaxy I had before my s9 was the s2 so I am not too familiar with how their baseband radio updates work.  For the s9 does the baseband version change every time there is a system update regardless if there is actually new radio firmware?  The reason I ask is because every security update we get the baseband version changes but the update size seems too small to contain radio firmware too.  I used htc phones for the past 6 years or so and the baseband version would only change when there was new radio firmware.  

[BlueAngel]

That I do not know.

[nexgencpu]

55 minutes ago, deankelem said:

Yup, no VoLTE I can confirm.  I do have a question though.  The last galaxy I had before my s9 was the s2 so I am not too familiar with how their baseband radio updates work.  For the s9 does the baseband version change every time there is a system update regardless if there is actually new radio firmware?  The reason I ask is because every security update we get the baseband version changes but the update size seems too small to contain radio firmware too.  I used htc phones for the past 6 years or so and the baseband version would only change when there was new radio firmware.  

Basebands almost always gets updated with modern Samsung devices. You will notice most times that network performance changes quite often (most are subtle differences)

[Jeff68005]

For the new kid on the block (me), what is a base band?

[imex99]

The radio!

For the new kid on the block (me), what is a bse band?

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[Paynefanbro]

I got the October security patch on my unlocked S9+.

[808Bill]

I got the October security patch on my unlocked S9+.

Just got it for my unlocked S9 as well. Security fix plus slow-mo camera new feature.

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[BlueAngel]

Another October 1st security update released, big filesize for a second update.