Moderators on Samsung’s official forums for South Korea have been giving mixed signals about whether or not the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 will get the One UI 2.1 update. While one says the company is preparing the new software for the 2018 flagships, other chips in saying there are no such plans. The latest update is that One UI 2.1 firmware for both Galaxy S9 and Note 9 is now under development.
A moderator from the Galaxy Note software team has confirmed that the latest One UI version is now being readied for the aforementioned devices in South Korea. Software development is also under process for Europe and America. The moderator further claims that test builds of the new software will be available soon.
This is the same moderator who revealed earlier this month that the team is optimizing One UI 2.1 for the Galaxy Note 9 to ensure optimal performance. The moderator now adds that the Galaxy S9 will get the new software too.
Last week, a Samsung Community representative in India had also said that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will be getting One UI 2.1. So we should be looking at genuine information this time around. There’s no certainty until firmware builds start showing up, though.
One UI 2.1 for Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9
Samsung’s One UI 2.1 first shipped with the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip devices. The company then updated the Galaxy S10, Note 10, and Galaxy Fold phones with the new software. The Galaxy S9 and Note 9 owners have also been looking forward to receiving the new software on their devices.
However, Samsung representatives could never tell for sure if either or both will ever get One UI 2.1. A notification sent through the Samsung Members app in South Korea late last month suggested that there were no such plans.
The last two reports have been positive though, so hopes are slightly high now. After all, Samsung’s 2018 flagships are still very capable smartphones. The Galaxy Note 10 Lite, which has the same Exynos 9810 processor as Note 9, also received One UI 2.1.
Not all One UI 2.1 features will make their way into the software for Galaxy S9 and Note 9, though. The new Samsung software packs several camera features like Single Take, Night Hyperlapse, Pro Video mode, and improved Night Mode. Features like Quick Share, Music Share, and Custom Filter are also exclusive to One UI 2.1.
Samsung is currently in the process of figuring out which of these features could be added to One UI 2.1 for Galaxy S9 and Note 9. There’s no timeline as to when the update will be released.