Samsung has a history of releasing software updates for devices even after the scheduled support period has ended, and the company has done it again with the Galaxy Note 9. The phone was released in 2018 and the Korean company has finally officially ended support. 2022 However, it received an unexpected update with the February 2023 security patch.

As he reported sammobile, The Galaxy Note 9 is getting a surprise in the form of a surprise software update that improves security until February 2023. The update does not bring any new features or significant changes. Although the update was released last month, it only became available in the UK and Ireland last week. It should also enter other markets in the near future.

The update is rolling out with firmware version N960FXXSAFWB3, and people living in the UK and Ireland will be able to download the update directly to their device via OTA by tapping the “Download & Install” option in the Settings “Software Update” menu.

Samsung did not provide any information about new features or bug fixes included in the latest firmware update of the Galaxy Note 9. Also, there is no mention of any Galaxy Note 9-specific update in the security patches released by Samsung for the past three months. As SamMobile pointed out.

The Galaxy Note 9 was pulled from Android 10, but continued to receive security updates until May 2022. It was launched in August 2018 with a Super AMOLED display, versatile dual camera, 4000mAh battery and S-Pen. The smartphone is equipped with a Snapdragon 845 processor under the hood and 6GB of RAM combined with 128GB of storage.