Galaxy Note 9 liveblog: follow the announcement live!

by Rado Slavov / Aug 09, 2018, 8:01 AM

Galaxy Note 9 liveblog: follow the announcement live!

Welcome to our Samsung Galaxy Note 9 liveblog! This is the place where you'll be able to follow the announcement event with minute-to-minute text and image updates. If you'd rather watch the whole thing on video, feel free to head to our Galaxy Note 9 livestream post where you'll be able to do just that.

Alternatively, if you've come here a bit early, now would be a great time to quickly go through our Galaxy Note 9 rumor review, where we take a look at all the plausible (and some not so plausible) leaks and rumors surrounding Samsung's upcoming smartphone.

EVENT START TIME: 11 AM Eastern | 10 AM Central | 8 AM Pacific | 3 PM GMT | 5 PM Central European

Live event tracker

11:08	That was all, folks. Thanks for tuning in. Be sure to go straight to phonearena.com for our Galaxy Note 9 coverage!
11:07
11:07	"Thank you, there is no one like you. And there's nothing, like the Note. Thank you!"
11:06	A phone, a phone, and a speaker. And a new music partnership. That is what Samsung announced today.
11:06
11:05	Koh: I'm excited to announce that the Galaxy Note 9 will be available on August 24th.
11:05	Guess who's back, DJ Koh! Congratulating Daniel Ek, Spotify CEO, for the new partnership! A new ally in the war aga… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
11:04	"At Spotify, we're really excited by what we're launching now."
11:03	Hopefully this will change by the time these things reach market.
11:03	With the live demo they did, the song unfortunately started again from the beginning, it didn't start from where it was.
11:02	As you're listening on your phone, if you enter a room with a Galaxy Home, for example, a simple prompt will ask you to switch the device.
11:01	"The partnership we're announcing with Samsung today, is a true cross-platform listening experience."
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10:59	And surprise surprise, it's Spotify!
10:59	Samsung has been looking for a new music partner for its multi-device ecosystem. A multi-year commitment.
10:58	According to Samsung, "Today, half of all millenials listen to music on at least three different devices."
10:57
10:57	Drew Blackard, the guy who presented the Note 9 to you, is back on stage.
10:56	Apparently though, Samsung is not ready to reveal much about the Home yet. That's all we get, with more info to follow later.
10:55	The Galaxy Home has 8 far-field mics so you can use Bixby from across the room.
10:55	Do you like the Lunar lander design?
10:55	Harman natural sound processing, tuned by AKG.
10:54	Cool, 160 Galaxy Home speakers managed to deliver the great audio that was just heard in the venue!
10:53	Here's the Galaxy Home!
10:53	And here comes yet another new product: a device that combines Bixby and great sound!
10:51	You can book tickets, reserve tables, call a Uber, straight from Bixby.
10:50	Samsung is partnering with Yelp, Google Maps, etc. so even if you don't have those apps installed, Bixby will still use them for results.
10:48	For example, if Bixby already knows you like French cuisine, asking it about good restaurants around should deliver related results.
10:47	Here comes a live-demo of Bixby's new features. Apparently, it's getting better at knowing places/events, and conve… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
10:46	Oh look, it's your friend, Bixby!
10:45	With the new My Day watch face, the watch puts your calendar first.
10:44
10:44	Breathing prompts, and exercise recognition are on board. Many different types of sports are supported, but 6 can b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
10:43	The new Galaxy Watch is built with low-power technologies all over. Samsung promises "several days" of battery life. Hmmm..
10:42
10:41	A high-resolution screen and Corning Gorilla DX Plus glass on top of this thing! Also – "military-grade" durability.
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10:40
10:40	And now, senior director of marketing, Elina Vives is on stage to reveal the new Galaxy Watch!
10:39	Here's a cool feature: DeX will now work just with a cable! Plug it into the Type C port and into an HDMI, and there it goes!
10:32	The S Pen charges when inside the Note 9. Just a few seconds gives you 30 minutes of charge!
10:31	The S Pen SDK will soon be open to all developers, so they can integrate the remote functionality with their apps.
10:30	Play/Pause videos, switch slides on a presentation, use it as remote shutter for the camera, all sounds nice and useful.
10:30	With Bluetooth support, the S Pen will make for a great remote with the Note 9. Nice!
10:29
10:29	Jonathan Wong is now on stage to talk us through the new S Pen.
10:29
10:28	A new intelligent mode for the camera will try to optimize the picture quality depending on the scene. Thanks for n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
10:27