With official support ended, users still holding onto the S9 face several considerations:
The Galaxy S9 series followed a standard (at the time) trajectory of support: : Released in 2018 with Android 8.0 Oreo . 2022---Galaxy-S9--Samsung-deploys-a-final-security-update
Despite being four years old, the Galaxy S9 series received a final "surprise" update in early 2022. With official support ended, users still holding onto
: The update was identified by firmware versions such as G96xFXXUHFVB4 in Europe and G96xUSQU9FVB2 for carrier-locked models in the US. In April 2022, Samsung officially ended software support
In April 2022, Samsung officially ended software support for the and S9+ , marking the conclusion of a four-year lifecycle for the 2018 flagship series. This final milestone was signaled by the deployment of a surprise security update, which provided one last layer of protection before the devices were removed from Samsung’s official update tracker. The Final Security Update
: Following the final OS update, the series was moved from monthly to quarterly security updates for its final year of support.