Galaxy S9 twins have already received official stable Android Pie update in Germany and other regions. Now Samsung has started dropping the stable Android Pie update for it’s flagships Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus units in the remaining regions. This time the update is available to download as build G960FXXU2CSA2, if you own a Galaxy S9, just follow our guide to download and manually install the stable Pie G960FXXU2CSA2 OTA on Galaxy S9 G960F via Kies and Odin.
The stable Pie update is rolling out for all S9 and S9 Plus users running Android Oreo firmware or still on beta. Multiple users have got the update on their devices as shared the screenshot as well, one such image is posted below(found on reddit). The G960FXXU2CSA2 update comes with January 2019 security patch along big visual changes for the One’s upgrading from Oreo to Pie firmware, the users on Pie beta might not see big changes instead getting a stable firmware on their devices. Just keep scrolling the article below, to update your device on latest firmware via three given methods below.
A few other firmware also available:
G960FXXU2CRLN | G960FXXU2CRLO but the latest one is G960FXXU2CSA2.
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Firmware details:
Device Name: Samsung Galaxy S9
Model: SM-G960F
Android OS: Android 9.0 Pie (Stable)
Region: Germany, UAE and others
Build no: G960FXXU2CSA2
Skin: One UI
Security Patch Level: January 01, 2019
Size: 1.75GB
Download G960FXXU2CSA2 Stable Pie for Galaxy S9 G960F
Screenshot:
Samsung One UI details:
Well talking about the Samsung’s One UI, the Korean Tech giant introduced this re-branded UI with main focus on the convenience of one-handed usage. According to the change log, the Android One UI comes with reorganized content, settings and other information to keep you focused on the task in hand. Interactive element have been moved to bottom so that they become easily accessible for one handed usage.
The firmware on Samsung device is mostly updated manually via Odin or Kies, if you are already a beta tester and registered with the Samsung Beta Program head to Settings > About device > System updates. If the OTA automatically doesn’t knock at your device.
How to install G960FXXU2CSA2 Stable Pie for Galaxy S9 G960F via Kies
This is just another possible way to download the firmware without extra effort.
First You need to download Samsung Kies application. Download Kies
Install the application on your PC and Open it.
Connect your device to PC and wait for the Kies app to detect your device.
Now it’s essential to make a backup of your device by clicking on Backup and Restore tab in the Kies screen.
Once the backup process is done, just click firmware upgrade to start the update process.
Manually install G960FXXU2CSA2 firmware on Galaxy S9 SM-G960F via Odin
Latest Samsung USB drivers. Download
Download the firmware from the link below and extract it in a separate folder and then follow these instructions to install the firmware manually via Odin
Download the G960FXXU2CSA2
Or you can try this SamFirm tool to get the firmware directly from Samsung servers.
We are also trying to get our hands on the Odin flashable tar file, once we find it we’ll update you about it. Stay tuned for more updates!