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Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie beta launched in US (Update: Open again!)
August 06, 2025
Update, August 14, 2025 (12:27 PM ET):Samsung just informedAndroid Authoritythat registration for the Android 9 Pie One UI beta for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is up and running again. You’ll need to register via the Samsung+ app.
According to Samsung, the registration is only for unlocked variants of the Note 9 (SM-N960U1) and “access is on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis.” As such, if you want to give Pie a shot on your Note 9, we suggest registering as soon as possible.
Follow our instructions hereon how to get up and running!
Original Article, June 17, 2025 (04:56 AM ET):Samsung opened upAndroid Pie betaregistrations for theGalaxy Note 9in the U.S earlier today. According toXDA Developers, Note 9 owners could sign-up to test the new software, featuring Samsung’s latest One UI interface, through the Samsung+ app. However, registrations may have now been pulled.
Smartphone manufacturers have pulled numerous software rollouts in the past after discovering a particular problematic bug. Seeing as this wasn’t the software rollout, though, only registrations for it, the issue likely lies somewhere else.
As far as we can tell, Samsung hadn’t officially announced the Note 9 beta through any of its social or PR channels, so perhaps the Pie beta registration notification only appeared in error.
The Galaxy Note 9 beta is a particularly exciting prospect as it would mark the first time Samsung has officially launched the program on a Note smartphone. We hope it’s still planned and that this is only a temporary setback.
You can get the latest version of theSamsung+ app herein case the notification reappears unannounced. We’ve reached out to Samsung for comment on the matter.
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