Samsung Releases Pie

Samsung has started rolling out Android Pie for Galaxy

S9 and S9+ devices earlier than it said it would. The tech

giant was originally planning to release the major OS

upgrade in January, but according to Sammobile and

Android Authority, it's now available in Germany. And, yes,

it's the stable version of the mobile platform that's making

its way to people, even non-beta users whose devices are

still running Android Oreo.

It's not entirely clear if this is a worldwide release, or if it's

limited to specific regions. Based on some Reddit posts,

though, it looks like Samsung has started the rollout in

Europe and some parts of Asia: users from Italy, Switzerland,

Greece and the UAE reported getting the new OS on their

phones. Aside from location, one common factor among

several posters who reported getting the update is that they

have international versions of the Galaxy S9 and S9+. Some

of them also said they received the update after installing their

phones' December security patch. Those who still haven't

gotten it may want to check out Software Update under

Settings and downloading the security patch if they haven't

yet.