Samsung reveals official Android 10 update schedule for Galaxy S10, Note 10, Note 9, and many more

by Adrian Diaconescu / Nov 26, 2019, 7:37 AM

Samsung reveals official Android 10 update schedule for Galaxy S10, Note 10, Note 9, and many more

While Samsung never explicitly confirmed its official Android 10 updates would start rolling out by the end of 2019, Google clearly suggested that was the plan last month for the world's top smartphone manufacturer, as well as a number of other major mobile device vendors including the likes of LG, Motorola, Sony, and Asus.

Our hopes of seeing stable Android 10 goodies delivered to the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 families in time for Christmas were further fueled by T-Mobile, as well as Samsung's public beta tests kicked off earlier this year than 2018's Android Pie preview program for the Galaxy Note 9 and S9 duo. But nothing is etched in stone yet, and one regional branch of the Korea-based tech giant only expects over-the-air rollouts for the masses to get underway in 2020.

No movement until January, at least as far as certain markets are concerned

No, January 2020 is not that far away, and yes, it's fairly impressive to see Samsung promise pretty much simultaneous updates for the entire Galaxy S10 and Note 10 rosters, as well as the Galaxy Note 9. Still, we can't help but feel a little underwhelmed by the company's expected turnaround for an OS promotion already provided to the likes of the Asus ZenFone 6, OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 6, and 6T, or the Nokia 8.1.

Estimated dates for Android 10 updates for Samsung phones in 2020 (timetable for Israel, dates might differ slightly for other regions):

April 2020 -- Galaxy A7 2018
April 2020 -- Galaxy A9 2018
April 2020 -- Galaxy S9
April 2020 -- Galaxy S9+
June 2020 -- Galaxy J6
July 2020 -- Galaxy J6+
July 2020 -- Galaxy J8
January 2020 -- Galaxy Note 9
September 2020 -- Galaxy Tab A 10.5
July 2020 -- Galaxy Tab S4 10.5
May 2020 -- Galaxy A10
May 2020 -- Galaxy A10s
May 2020 -- Galaxy A20
June 2020 -- Galaxy A20s
January 2020 -- Galaxy A30
May 2020 -- Galaxy A30s
April 2020 -- Galaxy A50
April 2020 -- Galaxy A70
March 2020 -- Galaxy A80
January 2020 -- Galaxy S10e
January 2020 -- Galaxy S10
January 2020 -- Galaxy S10+
January 2020 -- Galaxy Note 10
January 2020 -- Galaxy Note 10+
August 2020 -- Galaxy Tab A8 (2019)
August 2020 -- Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)
July 2020 -- Galaxy Tab S5e
April 2020 -- Galaxy Tab S6

Curiously enough, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ did manage to jump on the stable Android Pie boat ahead of Christmas last year (albeit barely) after opening their public beta doors in mid-November. This time around, Samsung allowed owners of S10-series devices in select markets to test-drive Android 10 as early as October, which means the company could take up to three months to complete this program. That's quite a long time, but on the bright side, bugs and major battery drain issues should be a lot easier to iron out before the "stable" updates actually begin to roll out.

Before getting too disappointed, you may also want to keep in mind the schedule discovered by SamMobile in the Samsung Members app applies solely to Israel. The Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, Note 10, Note 10+, and Note 9 are slated to receive official Android 10 updates in the country in January, but other regions might be a little more fortunate... or less so. This is not a final timetable either, so basically, we don't know anything for certain.

A lot of April releases, followed by June and October waves of updates

As you can imagine, it's not easy to decipher the deadline of each device set for an Android 10 promotion in 2020 in Israel, but after spending a little time in Google Translate, we're fairly positive the Galaxy S9, S9+, A50, A70, and Galaxy Tab S6 are all scheduled for major official updates in April.

That sounds like a pretty decent turnaround for the two A-series mid-range handsets and Samsung's newest high-end slate, but it's going to be hard to explain S9 and S9 Plus owners why they need to wait three more months than Galaxy Note 9 users. Once again, though, nothing's final yet.

The same obviously goes for the likes of the Galaxy Tab S4 and Tab S5e, both of which should score Android 10 goodies in July 2020, followed by this year's mid-end Galaxy Tab A 8.0 and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 in August. Yup, Samsung is seriously making a plan to deliver the latest OS version to a couple of relatively new tablets around the time Android 11 is expected to be released. And the sad thing is an August 2020 rollout for these budget-friendly Android slates actually doesn't sound all that bad if you think about it.

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17 Comments

1. tokuzumi

Posts: 1961; Member since: Aug 27, 2009

Samsung is still keeping up with their own status quo. But they do tend to be pretty good with security updates with my S9, so I'm not too concerned with when the OS update will occur.

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 8:19 AM 3

2. kennybenny

Posts: 225; Member since: Apr 10, 2017

I’d expect more lower end A series to be added to the list as time goes on.....

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 8:35 AM 0

3. adecvat

Posts: 658; Member since: Nov 15, 2013

April 2020 -- Galaxy S9 LMAO

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 10:04 AM 4

4. Alcyone

Posts: 571; Member since: May 10, 2018

Waiting for the 10 beta for my g965u1. T mobile is horrendous on updating security in factory unlocked models. Getting really tired of having to use my Fi sim, just to update security patch.

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 10:25 AM 0

6. TadTrickle

Posts: 107; Member since: Apr 08, 2019

I have a factory unlocked note 9 on TMobile. My updates never say TMobile, I believe I'm getting them right from Samsung. Just got one 3 days ago

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 11:03 AM 0

8. Alcyone

I need to make an amendment. My last update for the October patch was .tmb However, prior to October they have been .xaa (unknown). Not sure the reason why. I did participate in the pie beta in 2018. Looking thru sammobile and it appears only the October security patch is showing since the January. I was stuck on that one till August, when I used my Fi sim. Samsung released the updates, T mobile just didn't push them.

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 2:18 PM 0

5. bucknassty

Posts: 1373; Member since: Mar 24, 2017

I like how people (iPhone users) laugh but I get monthly security updates and most of my features have already been available without being baked into boring ass Android... I had to wait forever to get a dark mode on my work iPhone, talk about an OS that's lacking... And the dark mode is almost crap, they basically just inverted colors

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 10:43 AM 0

7. tbreezy

Posts: 168; Member since: Aug 11, 2019

Shame about the S8 and Note8.

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 12:56 PM 1

15. AlienKiss

Posts: 264; Member since: May 21, 2019

Looks like I'm going to be rooting my S8+ in a few months or so..

posted on Nov 27, 2019, 1:18 AM 0

9. RevolutionA

Posts: 481; Member since: Sep 30, 2017

That's what we call slow

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 4:01 PM 1

12. banglazbless

Posts: 138; Member since: Feb 05, 2014

But it wont be riddled with bugs like garbage iOS 13.

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 8:07 PM 2

14. tbreezy

Let’s not speak too soon now. I often found Samsung OS updates ruined battery life and brought issues to older devices.

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 10:59 PM 1

13. tbreezy

Indeed.

posted on Nov 26, 2019, 10:56 PM 0

10. Raito

Posts: 82; Member since: Aug 15, 2014

It’s funny when Phonearena post about iOS updates,everyone loses their mind,but when Phonearena post about Samsung updates,everyone defend them. Now i know that this site is full of Samsung fanboys