Galaxy S8 Active Pie update and other news: T-Mobile begins Android 9 development
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May 08, 2019: T-Mobile says Android 9 Pie update for the Galaxy S8 Active has now entered the development phase. For how long it will remain in this stage is unknown, but we do hope it will begin rolling out by the end of this month or somewhere next month.
March 30, 2019: T-Mobile has a new update for the Galaxy S8 Active rolling out right now as version G892USQS4BSC3. The update installs the latest Android security patch for March 2019, which is still based on Android Oreo. We know the S8 Active will be upgraded to Pie, but up to now, there are still no signs of the OS for this device.
It took Galaxy S7 Active users up to June 2018 before Oreo, the second major OS upgrade, arrived. If anything, the S8 Active could be facing the same fate. Until then, be sure to grab this new security patch, which also includes general bug fixes and performance optimizations to the device.
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Get all the news regarding the software update for the Galaxy S8 Active handset on this page, for all variants at AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. Accordingly, the page is divided into sections, as per the carrier, each having a table listing the latest software version and its changelog.
The Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 Active started rolling out in early Q2 2018 and next in line is the new Samsung Android 9 Pie update. For more details, check out the respective sections below.
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Software update timeline
AT&T Galaxy S8 Active (SM-G892A)
- Android 8.0 released on April 1, 2018
- Android 9 Pie should arrive in Q2 2019
| Date | Build version | Android OS | Changelog |
| 04 Jan 2019 | G892AUCU3BRL1 | Android 8.0 | December 2018 security patch and added support for 5G Evolution indicator |
| 06 Nov 2018 | G892AUCU3BRJ2 | Android 8.0 | October 2018 security patch |
| 26 Jun 2018 | G892AUCS2BRF2 | Android 8.0 | June 2018 security patch |
| 29 May 2018 | G892AUCS2BRE3 | Android 8.0 | May 2018 security patch |
| 7 May 2018 | G892AUCS2BRD4 | Android 8.0 | April 2018 security patch |
| 01 Apr 2018 | G892AUC2BRC5 | Android 8.0 | Installs Android 8.0 Oreo update and March 2018 security patch. New features include: picture-in-picture, Autofill, revamped Settings app and notifications center, notification snooze, etc. |
| 31 Jan 2018 | G892AUCS2ARA1 | Android 7.0 | January 2018 security patch |
| 28 Dec 2017 | G892AUCS2AQL1 | Android 7.0 | Android device security updates, including BlueBorne fix (on SPLs September 1 or later) |
| 06 Dec 2017 | G892AUCU2AQK3 | Android 7.0 | What’s new: Support for new Mobile Hotspot APN, and HDR API for DirecTV | What’s changing: Enhanced Network Performance, other various improvements and bug fixes, and Android device security updates, including BlueBorne fix (on SPLs September 1 or later) |
| 07 Nov 2017 | G892AUCS1AQJ2 | Android 7.0 | Android device security updates, including BlueBorne fix (on SPLs September 1 or later) and KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability fix |
| 09 Aug 2017 | G892AUCU1AQG4 | Android 7.0 | Call performance improvements |
Sprint Galaxy S8 Active (SM-G892U)
- Android 8.0 released on April 11, 2018
- Android 9 Pie should arrive in Q2 2019
| Date | Build version | Android OS | Changelog |
| 22 Feb 2019 | G892USQS4BSB3 | Android 8.0 | February 2019 security patch |
| 25 Jan 2019 | G892USQS3BSA1 | Android 8.0 | December 2018 and January 2019 security patches |
| 07 Jan 2019 | G892USQU3BRK4 | Android 8.0 | Enables VoLTE |
| 11 Apr 2018 | G892USQU1BRC5 | Android 8.0 | Installs Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 01 Mar 2018 | G892USQS1ARB2 | Android 7.0 | February 2018 security patch |
| 24 Jan 2018 | G892USQS1ARA2 | Android 7.0 | January 2018 Android security patch |
| 28 Dec 2017 | G892USQS1AQL1 | Android 7.0 | December 2017 Android Security Patch |
T-Mobile Galaxy S8 Active (SM-G892U)
- Android 8.0 released on March 29, 2018
- Android 9 Pie should arrive in Q2 2019
| Date | Build version | Android OS | Changelog |
| 30 Mar 2019 | G892USQS4BSC3 | Android 8.0 | March 2019 security patch |
| 01 Mar 2019 | G892USQS4BSB2 | Android 8.0 | January/February 2019 security patch |
| 18 Nov 2018 | G892USQS3BRJ7 | Android 8.0 | November 2018 security patch |
| 29 Oct 2018 | G892USQU3BRJ2 | Android 8.0 | September and October 2018 security fix |
| 23 Aug 2018 | G892USQS3BRH2 | Android 8.0 | August security fix |
| 26 July 2018 | G892USQS3BRG5 | Android 8.0 | July 2018 security patch |
| 28 June 2018 | G892USQS2BRF1 | Android 8.0 | June 2018 security patch |
| 05 June 2018 | G892USQU2BRE3 | Android 8.0 | May 2018 security patch |
| 26 Apr 2018 | G892USQS1BRD5 | Android 8.0 | April 2018 security patch |
| 29 Mar 2018 | G892USQU1BRC4 | Android 8.0 |
Installs Android 8.0 Oreo update and the security patch for the month of March 2018. New features include: Autofill, notification snooze, picture-in-picture, revamped Settings app and notifications center, etc. |
| 23 Feb 2018 | G892USQS1ARB3 | Android 7.0 |
February 2018 security patch, various bug fixes and security improvements |
| 18 Jan 2018 | G892USQS1ARA1 | Android 7.0 | January 2018 security patch, various bug fixes and security improvements |
| 21 Dec 2017 | G892USQU1AQK5 | Android 7.0 | December security updates, License Assisted Access (LAA) enabled to use LTE Advanced technology, Various improvements |
| 17 Nov 2017 | G892USQU1AQJ7 | Android 7.0 | Original OEM software version |
Galaxy S8 Active Android Pie update
| Model | Launch OS | Current OS | Android 9 Pie |
| AT&T | Android 7.0 Nougat |
Android 8.0 | Expected in Q2 2019 |
| Sprint | Android 7.0 Nougat |
Android 8.0 | Expected in Q2 2019 |
| T-Mobile | Android 7.0 Nougat |
Android 8.0 | Expected in Q2 2019 |
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is the successor to the Galaxy S7 Active and like the latter, it’s expected to receive at least two major OS upgrades. The device already received Android Oreo back in March/April 2018 and is now waiting for the second major OS upgrade in Android 9 Pie.
Given that the second major OS upgrade arrived on the Galaxy S7 Active in June 2018, we are likely to see the second major OS upgrade coming to the Galaxy S8 Active at about the same time next year. In short, Samsung Android 9 Pie update will arrive on the S8 Active in Q2 2019.
Related:
- Android 9 Pie release roadmap
- Android 9 Pie Gapps
- Android Pie features: Feature flags | Digital Wellbeing | App actions
Samsung One UI
For the uninitiated, Samsung has once again changed its Android skin from Experience to One UI. Given the skin is part of Android 9 Pie, the S8 Active will also get it. You can check out more about this new skin on this page.
Which Galaxy S8 Active variant do you own? Have you been receiving updates in a timely manner?
