[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Leon:
Hello everyone!​

I decided to make a thread, where we can discuss the upcoming update for our lovely device Galaxy S9+. Maybe it's too early for this discussion, or not? I hope the moderators don't mind... I'm very excited about the update and a little bit frustrated that we will not get the beta first. I may upgrade to Note 10+, but I'm not yet sure, because I love too much my S9+ - the design, the screen, feels like everything is perfect though. Only miss the wide-angle camera :p

27.11.2019

The beta program just started! Currently available in India, Korea, and the UK. Thanks to SamMobile we had the first build which you can find below.

4.12.2019

The second beta will be available next week, according to SamMobile.

10.12.2019

The second beta is out. You can find download links and changelog below.

19.12.2019

The third beta is out. You can find download links and changelog below, as usual. The changelog on this one is pretty short and everything looks very stable. I guess is safe to say we can expect very soon stable release.​

6.01.2020

Beta N 5 came out today. You can find links and changelog below, as usual.

14.1.2020

Beta N6 is out. Links below.

28.01.2020
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Beta Builds

G960F_CSK1_ZSKD (S9) (Beta 1) (Exynos) - LINK

G965F_CSK1_ZSKD (S9+) (Beta 1) (Exynos) - LINK 1 | LINK 2

G960F_ZSKD_ZSL2 (S9) (Beta 2) (Exynos) - LINK 1 | LINK 2

G965F_ZSKD_ZSL2 (S9+) (Beta 2) (Exynos) - LINK 1 | LINK 2

G960F_ZSL2_ZSL9 (S9) (Beta 3) (Exynos) - LINK 1

G965F_ZSL2_ZSL9 (S9+) (Beta 3) (Exynos) - LINK 1

G965F_ZSL9_ZSLC (S9+) (Beta 4) (Exynos) - LINK 1

G965F_ZSLC_ZSLG (S9+) (Beta 4) (HotFix) (Exynos) - LINK 1

G965F_ZSLC_ZTA2 (S9+) (Beta 5) (Exynos) - LINK

G965F_ZTA2_ZTA9 (S9+) (Beta 6) (Exynos) - LINK

G965F_ZTA9_DTAA (S9+) (Stable Version) (Exynos) (The last one) - LINK

Alternative, direct links for the betas 4, 4 Hotfix, 5, and 6: thanks to [MENTION=1634880]mchaimech[/MENTION] - LINK

Installation instructions - HERE

About the ROOT, check - this and this

All credits to [MENTION=870661]sammobile[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1586120]henklbr[/MENTION] who saved the day!

From where to download the stock firmware

I see people still asking from where to download it, since sammobile[/MENTION] need premium acc for faster download. There are a few alternatives that are very easy to use and I thought everyone Samsung fan knows them but it seems I was wrong. Gonna share them here.

1. Updato.com

This is for people who don't want to install any additional software. However, seems full of ads. If that doesn't bother you, use it.

2. SamFirm 0.3.6

It's deprecated but still working though.

3. Frija

This is the most updated with very nice interface. I would recommend it.

Mirros to Google Drive with stock firmware:

Android 9 Pie

G965FXXU7CSK1/G965FOXM7CSJ5/G965FXXU7CSJ5/G965FXXU7CSK1

Android 10 Q

G965FXXU7DTAA/G965FOXM7DTAA/G965FXXU7DTA3/G965FXXU7DTAA

G965FXXS9DTD7/G965FOXM9DTD7/G965FXXS9DTD7/G965FXXS9DTD7

G965FXXU9ETF5/G965FOXM9ETF2/G965FXXU9ETF2/G965FXXU9ETF5

G965FXXUCFTJ2/G965FOXMCFTJ2/G965FXXUCFTJ1/G965FXXUCFTJ2

Changelog:

Camera

Single Take

Pro Video

AR Zone (Picture Link, updated AR Emoji, Stickers)

AR Doodle

My Filters

Shot Suggestions

Selfie Tone

Smooth zoom transition

Recording with shutter button in Photo mode

Swipe down gesture on the shutter button

Night Mode on selfie and telephoto modes

APPs

My Files – Network Storage

Gallery – Quick Crop and Clean View

Messages – Categories and custom chat backgrounds

Samsung Dex – Snapping windows with mouse

Link to Windows/Your Phone – Shared clippoard

System

Quick Share

Music Share

Deep sleeping apps

Changes in few settings pages

More screen zoom options

Keyboard

New design

Better haptic feedback (for example when deleting text)

Undo/Redo gestures

Spotify and Netflix integration

Search, Translate and Samsung Pass were added

Changes in Handwriting mode

Notes, related to the beta builds:

1. I think it was a mention somewhere but will write it here also. Both files are in .bin format. You need to rename them in update .zip so you can flash them through stock recovery.

2. You can't flash it directly if you are rooted, need to be completely sock - this includes the stock recovery. Also, you should be on this firmware G965FXXU7CSK1/G965FOXM7CSJ5/G965FXXU7CSJ5/G965FXXU7CSK1. When new beta's come out you will need to flash them as the way they came out, like beta1->beta2 and etc.

3. The USA and Korean builds are not compatible with the rest models. Be careful what you flash on your device. By the tip to remove them to not lead to confusion, I will separate them below in the spoiler. The authors of the files can feel free to make a new thread about the specific device.

Korean Builds

G960N_CSJ1_ZSKD (S9) (Beta 1) (Exynos) - LINK

G965N_ZSKD_ZSL2 (S9+) (Beta 2) (Exynos) - LINK

USA Builds

G965U1_ZSL3 (S9+) (Beta 1) (Snapdragon) - LINK

G965U1_ZSL3_ZSL9 (S9+) (Beta 2) (Snapdragon) - LINK

B]G965U1_ZSL9_ [/B] (S9+) (Beta 3) (Snapdragon) - LINK

Notes, related to Android 10:

You can't install any more custom fonts on Android 10 unless you are rooted.

Check the Galaxy store for your favorite font. If it's there you can buy it and use it.

Swift Installer, Substratum doesn't work anymore on S9/ S9+ like before.

You need will the Synergy. However for me isn't working at all, so basically I can't use any substratum theme or mod. On the other hand Hex Installer works very well and I will recommend it.

Blocking ads with DNS still working.

Technically, there is no reason to not be able to receive OTA, after flashing stable DBT version with Odin. Just make sure you don't use CSC (use HOME_CSC instead) file to wipe everything and break something with your current CSC. I personally flashed CSC file by mistake, my CSC didn't change it but now I can't receive OTA. No big deal for me will flash it manually when there is a new update.

OTA files won't wipe anything. Some user reports that his phone is wiped after OTA, but this usually is impossible. A good idea is always to make a backup with Smart Switch before any procedure of this kind.

OTA files won't wipe anything. Some user reports that his phone is wiped after OTA, but this usually is impossible. A good idea is always to make a backup with Smart Switch before any procedure of this kind.

Yes, ROOT is possible on Android 10. Check THIS thread to see the steps for rooting.