Galaxy S9 Series user thread

[chamb]

5 hours ago, NanoVirus said:

Hopefully VOLTE will be included in that update if not earlier.

Just received the November 1 security update for my UNLOCKED s9.   No VOLTE.   No 25+41 aggregation either. The last few updates did absolutely NOTHING that is visible to me.

[SturgeonGeneral]

Just received the November 1 security update for my UNLOCKED s9.   No VOLTE.   No 25+41 aggregation either. The last few updates did absolutely NOTHING that is visible to me.

Same

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[JonnygATL]

I gave up on the S9 plus. Got the Note 10 plus on Monday. Awesome device. Great sale at Best Buy. May be over now but even included upgraders like me. Fyi 

[Tengen31]

I gave up on the S9 plus. Got the Note 10 plus on Monday. Awesome device. Great sale at Best Buy. May be over now but even included upgraders like me. Fyi 

How much did you pay for your note 10+?

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[JonnygATL]

1 hour ago, Tengen31 said:

How much did you pay for your note 10+?

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It was $650 I believe.  I chose to finance it rather than pay out right. Awesome deal.

[Tengen31]

It was $650 I believe.  I chose to finance it rather than pay out right. Awesome deal.

Did you have to trade in your S9+? I was looking at it but they were so busy it was a 3 hour wait to talk to someone 

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[JonnygATL]

Yeah I mailed it back to Sprint. I probably will get a bill for the cracked rear glass but one thing at a time, I suppose. 

[narf]

Just got the first Android 10 beta update for my S9, and it had the VOLTE toggle on it. Hurray

[lilotimz]

Just got the first Android 10 beta update for my S9, and it had the VOLTE toggle on it. Hurray

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[pokefan02]

I received an update this morning. 

[SturgeonGeneral]

Just got the first Android 10 beta update for my S9, and it had the VOLTE toggle on it. Hurray

Have you had any opportunity to test with it?
Any ideas on how far behind the related non-beta updates have been running?

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[Terrell352]

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I don't think this calls for a wink my friend. 14 months after the S8 is not good. Also it is killing Sprints rootmetrics scores because they are using the S9 and are missing out on all kinds of features not enabled crippling Sprint results. They are likely using calling plus which we all know is terrible. But better late than never I guess.

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[narf]

2 minutes ago, SturgeonGeneral said:

Have you had any opportunity to test with it?
Any ideas on how far behind the related non-beta updates have been running?

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So far it seems pretty stable, only issue I've noticed so far is that Google Pay thinks it's "uncertified software" and wont work. Maybe a little less battery life, but its too soon to tell. It's got the December Security patch and a Dec 6 date on the kernal, so it's fresh out of the oven. 

[narf]

On 12/11/2019 at 9:21 AM, narf said:

Just got the first Android 10 beta update for my S9, and it had the VOLTE toggle on it. Hurray

By the way, although I have VoLTE turned on, It doesn't actually work yet. I'm in Boulder county Colorado which I think has VoLTE activated. 

[Terrell352]

By the way, although I have VoLTE turned on, It doesn't actually work yet. I'm in Boulder county Colorado which I think has VoLTE activated. 

I was just in Boulder yesterday. It works and also more than that works. You have 4xca interband active there too. 25/b41+b41+b41 is active.

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[NanoVirus]

i downloaded the update and can report I have VOLTE. I did notice that VOLTE toggled off on its own, but so far it has remained on.

[livetaswim06]

I just got the One UI 2 beta with Dec security patch on unlocked s9. I toggled VoLTE on and it works! Just wondering why there is no icon to indicate that it is active. 

[narf]

5 minutes ago, livetaswim06 said:

I just got the One UI 2 beta with Dec security patch on unlocked s9. I toggled VoLTE on and it works! Just wondering why there is no icon to indicate that it is active. 

How can you be sure your call is going over VoLTE? 

[livetaswim06]

1 minute ago, narf said:

How can you be sure your call is going over VoLTE? 

I disabled WiFi and browsed the internet while on a call. Which should be impossible without VoLTE.

[narf]

6 minutes ago, livetaswim06 said:

I disabled WiFi and browsed the internet while on a call. Which should be impossible without VoLTE.

Or calling+

[livetaswim06]

1 minute ago, narf said:

Or calling+

I don't believe unlocked devices had calling plus. Either way I never did.

[narf]

1 minute ago, livetaswim06 said:

I don't believe unlocked devices had calling plus. Either way I never did.

My unlocked S9 had calling plus on Android 9, but I don't see it in the menus anymore. You might be onto something. Wish there was some sort of icon to tell for sure.

[mnjeepmale]

I just got the One UI 2 beta with Dec security patch on unlocked s9. I toggled VoLTE on and it works! Just wondering why there is no icon to indicate that it is active. 

Where can I this update for my S9?

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[narf]

3 hours ago, mnjeepmale said:

Where can I this update for my S9?

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It's a beta program offered through the Samsung Members app. If it's still available you will see a banner offering a signup on the opening page of the app. It's beta,so not everything is perfect and Google pay won't work. 

The official version is supposed to be available in a few weeks. 

[livetaswim06]

3 hours ago, narf said:

It's a beta program offered through the Samsung Members app. If it's still available you will see a banner offering a signup on the opening page of the app. It's beta,so not everything is perfect and Google pay won't work. 

The official version is supposed to be available in a few weeks. 

Official won't be for a few months I expect as beta just launched a week ago. Also when you are accepted nothing happens. You need to go to manually check for updates and you will get the beta software. 

I was able to use maps while on a call driving home so for sure volte is working! 

Also, battery life seems to be very significantly improved. Not sure if this is just this early beta or not, but it's improved at least 50 percent. Other users are reporting same in beta app. 

Edited December 18, 2019 by livetaswim06