Samsung Galaxy A9 family’s existence has been kinda spotty. After the Galaxy A9 Pro released in 2016, the wait took us to Q4 2019 for the launch of the Galaxy A9 2018, a revolutionary smartphone that happens to be the first in the world with a massive four camera lenses.

You can read more about it here, but on this page, we have everything you need to know about the Galaxy A9 family’s software update news, be it minor monthly security updates or major Android OS upgrades.

The Galaxy A9 family costs of:

Galaxy A9 (A900)

Galaxy A9 Pro (A910)

Galaxy A9 2018 (A920)

Galaxy A9 Star (SM-G885)

Note that the omission of the Galaxy A9 Star and A9 Star Lite is deliberate because these two names are only familiar to residents of China. In other markets, the former is known as Galaxy A8 Star and the latter goes by the name Galaxy A6+.

Released for Galaxy A9 2018, model no. A920F, on March 30, 2020

Any other A9 variant is not eligible for the Android 10 update

Samsung has released the Android 10 update for the only eligible A9 variant in Galaxy A9 2018 (SM-A920) on March 30, 2020. The update arrives as build CTCD, with the full software version bring A920FXXU3CTCD.

The old Galaxy A9 handsets, whose model number is A900, A910 and G885, are not eligible for the Android 10 update.

Software update timeline

Date Software version Android OS Changelog 30 Mar 2020 A920FXXU3CTCD Android 10 Installs Android 10 with Samsung’s own One UI 2 UI; also brings March 2020 security patch … … … … 13 Mar 2019 A920FXXU1BSC5 Android 9 Installs Android 9 Pie update, One UI, and February 2019 security patch 12 Feb 2019 A920FXXU1ASA5 Android 8.0 January 2019 security patch 04 Dec 2018 A920FXXU1ARKK Android 8.0 Camera improvements and November 2018 security update 14 Nov 2018 A920FXXU1ARK9 Android 8.0 October 2018 security update 12 Nov 2018 A920FXXU1ARKG Android 8.0 October 2018 security patch

Date Update Download Link Android OS Changelog 15 Oct 2018 A910FXXU1CRIA Android 8.0 Installs Android 8.0 Oreo update 26 Dec 2017 A910FXXU1BQL3 Android 7.0 August 2017 security patch 18 Dec 2017 A910FXXU1BQL1 Android 7.0 August 2017 security patch 27 Nov 2017 A910FXXU1BQK1 Android 7.0 August 2017 security patch 11 Sep 2017 A910FXXU1BQI1 Android 7.0 August 2017 security patch 28 Aug 2017 A910FXXU1BQHB Android 7.0 August 2017 security patch 20 Jul 2017 A910FXXU1AQG3 Android 6.0.1 July 2017 security patch 19 Jul 2017 A910FUBU1AQG3 Android 6.0.1 July 2017 security patch 24 May 2017 A910FUBU1AQE2 Android 6.0.1 May 2017 security patch 23 May 2017 A910FXXU1AQE2 Android 6.0.1 May 2017 security patch 31 Mar 2017 A910FXXU1AQD1 Android 6.0.1 April 2017 security patch 27 Mar 2017 A910FUBU1AQC2 Android 6.0.1 April 2017 security patch 16 Mar 2017 A910FXXU1AQC2 Android 6.0.1 March 2017 security patch 02 Feb 2017 A910FUBU1AQB1 Android 6.0.1 February 2017 security patch 30 Dec 2016 A910FXXU1APL4 Android 6.0.1 January 2017 security patch 02 Dec 2016 A910FXXU1APL1 Android 6.0.1 December 2016 security patch 01 Nov 2016 A910FUBU1APK1 Android 6.0.1 November 2016 security patch 20 Oct 2016 A910FXXU1APJ4 Android 6.0.1 October 2016 security patch 29 Sep 2016 A910FXXU1API4 Android 6.0.1 September 2016 security patch 11 Aug 2016 A910FXXU1APH6 Android 6.0.1 August 2016 security patch 01 Jul 2016 A910FXXU1APFE Android 6.0.1 June 2016 security patch 21 Jun 2016 A910FXXU1APFC Android 6.0.1 June 2016 security patch 18 Jun 2016 A910FXXU1APFB Android 6.0.1 June 2016 security patch 15 Jun 2016 A910FXXU1APF8 Android 6.0.1 June 2016 security patch

As the OG Galaxy A9 was released only in China, we’re skipping its update and firmware download link here.

Expected Oreo release: Not eligible.

March 13, 2019: Android Pie released for 2018 edition

Galaxy A9 and A9 Pro are not eligible for Pie

Device Model Android 9 Pie Expected Release Date Galaxy A9 2018 SM-A920 Available Released on March 13, 2019 Galaxy A9 Star SM-G885 Available Released on June 13, 2019 Galaxy A9 SM-A900 Not eligible NA Galaxy A9 Pro SM-A910 Not eligible NA

Samsung Galaxy A9 2018 received the update to Android 9 Pie on March 13, 2019, while the A9 Star joined the party in mid-June 2019. These two are the only existing Galaxy A9 handsets eligible for the update.

How to install Galaxy A9 firmware

Well, check out the model no. of your Galaxy A9 first, and then download the latest firmware available above for your exact model no. Next, install the downloaded firmware using our Odin Samsung firmware installation guide here.

Let us know in comments if you need any help with this.

Related: