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A Lot of Galaxy Phones on Verizon are Getting Updated With August Security Patch

Tim August 23, 2019

Verizon is sending out quite a few updates to Galaxy phone owners right now, all of which include the August security patch. Phones getting updated are the Galaxy S8 lineup, S9 lineup, S10 5G, as well as the Note 9. Phones updated with security patch and their...

Verizon Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S8, S8+ and Note 8 Get Updated Security Patches (Updated: LG G6, Too!)

Tim July 24, 2019

Verizon is sending out the July security patch to owners of the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Galaxy Note 8. For owners of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, they are receiving June's patch. Once updated, S8 owners will be on software version PPR1.180610.011....

Xfinity Mobile Finally Adds Android Devices to BYOD Program

Kellen July 16, 2019

Comcast's Xfinity Mobile, which uses Verizon's network and is stupidly cheap for Xfinity customers, is now allowing customers to bring their own Android devices. This has been a requested addition to the service since it first started over two years ago. To...

T-Mobile Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note 8 Updated With April Security Patch (Updated)

Tim May 28, 2019

T-Mobile customers with a Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, or Galaxy Note 8 should be seeing the *April* security patch hit their devices some time this week. In each of the device changelogs, T-Mobile simply lists, "security fixes." It's pretty vague, but it's better...

US Unlocked Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note 8 Now Receiving Pie and One UI Update

Kellen April 8, 2019

Now that all Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Galaxy Note 8 carrier variants have received the big Android Pie and One UI update, Samsung has readied the same update for its US unlocked models. That's how it works for those who haven't been following along. Samsung...

Verizon’s Galaxy S8 and Note 8 Join the Pie, One UI Update Party

Kellen April 3, 2019

It appears to be Verizon's turn to play the "Last to the Party" card, as they have scheduled April 4 as the day to begin pushing Pie and One UI updates to their models of the Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Galaxy Note 8. T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint...

Fresh Pie Updates for T-Mobile, AT&T Galaxy Note 8 and S8 Phones are Here

Kellen March 29, 2019

Android Pie updates are rolling out to older AT&T and T-Mobile Samsung phones today. So far, we're seeing One UI updates arriving on the AT&T Galaxy Note 8, as well as the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ on both carriers. As you probably guessed, the updates...

Sprint Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note 8 Updated to Pie!

Tim March 26, 2019

Mmm, Pie! Sprint users with a Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Galaxy Note 8 are receiving the update to Android 9.0 as of this morning, along with the fancy new One UI from Samsung that comes with it. In addition to being Pie with One UI, which we've detailed...