Galaxy Note9 SM-N960U updates & firmware

This page tracks every software update Samsung's update servers list for the Samsung Galaxy Note9 (SM-N960U). The latest stable build is N960USQU9FVG2 (Android 10, feature update), first released on Aug 7, 2022. Samsung has published 76 stable builds for this model since Aug 24, 2018: 45 security and 31 feature updates, from Android 8 to Android 10. The current bootloader (binary) version is 9. A device on bit 9 only accepts firmware with bit 9 or higher – see downgrading and the bootloader bit.

Rollout: build N960USQU9FVG2 (Android 10) is live in all 6 regions, first released on Aug 7, 2022 in SPR (USA (Sprint)).

Latest build
N960USQU9FVG2
Released
Aug 7, 2022
Android
Android 10
Bootloader bit
9
Regions
6
Stable builds
76

Update policy

The Galaxy Note9 no longer receives updates: the last firmware appeared on Aug 7, 2022, on Android 10.

Compare all models: Samsung update policy by model.

Latest firmware by region (CSC)

Samsung builds firmware per region code (CSC). Pick the code that matches your device – it is shown under Settings › About phone › Software information › Service provider software version. Follow a code for its complete history.

CSCRegionLatest buildAndroidReleasedBuilds
ATTUSA (AT&T)N960USQU5FTJ7Android 10Nov 16, 202037
CCTUSA (Comcast)N960USQU9FVG2Android 10Aug 16, 202242
SPRUSA (Sprint)N960USQU9FVG2Android 10Aug 7, 202241
TMBUSA (T-Mobile)N960USQU9FVG2Android 10Aug 7, 202239
USCUSA (US Cellular)N960USQU9FVG2Android 10Sep 8, 202241
VZWUSA (Verizon)N960USQU9FVG2Android 10Aug 22, 202240

Firmware history (76 builds)

Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-N960U, newest first. “Released” is the earliest date the build appeared on Samsung's servers in any region (how dates work). “pulled” means Samsung no longer serves the file for that build, usually because newer builds replaced it (details).

Build (PDA)ReleasedAndroidTypeBitRegionsFile
N960USQU9FVG2Aug 7, 2022Android 10Feature96on server
N960USQS9FVC5Apr 5, 2022Android 10Security96on server
N960USQS9FVB1Feb 15, 2022Android 10Security96on server
N960USQS9FVA1Jan 26, 2022Android 10Security96on server
N960USQU9FUK1Dec 21, 2021Android 10Feature96on server
N960USQS9FUG2Aug 10, 2021Android 10Security96on server
N960USQS9FUF1Jul 20, 2021Android 10Security96on server
N960USQS8FUE3Jun 11, 2021Android 10Security86on server
N960USQU8FUE1May 25, 2021Android 10Feature86on server
N960USQU8FUD1Apr 26, 2021Android 10Feature84on server
N960USQS8FUC2Mar 30, 2021Android 10Security84on server
N960USQS8FUC4Mar 30, 2021Android 10Security81pulled
N960USQS7FUA1Feb 16, 2021Android 10Security74on server
N960USQS7FUA3Feb 16, 2021Android 10Security71pulled
N960USQS6FTL1Jan 19, 2021Android 10Security64on server
N960USQS6FTL3Jan 18, 2021Android 10Security61pulled
N960USQS5FTK5Dec 15, 2020Android 10Security51pulled
N960USQS5FTK3Dec 10, 2020Android 10Security54on server
N960USQU5FTJ8Nov 22, 2020Android 10Feature51pulled
N960USQS5FTJ6Nov 19, 2020Android 10Security54on server
N960USQU5FTJ7Nov 16, 2020Android 10Feature51pulled
N960USQU5FTJ3Oct 20, 2020Android 10Feature55on server
N960USQS5ETH4Sep 10, 2020Android 10Security54pulled
N960USQS5ETH5Sep 10, 2020Android 10Security52on server
N960USQS5ETH1Aug 23, 2020Android 10Security53pulled
N960USQS5ETH2Aug 19, 2020Android 10Security52pulled
N960USQU4ETG2Jul 26, 2020Android 10Feature42pulled
N960USQU4ETG1Jul 14, 2020Android 10Feature44pulled
N960USQU4ETF3Jun 21, 2020Android 10Feature43pulled
N960USQU4DTD3Jun 8, 2020Android 10Feature41pulled
N960USQS4DTD5May 20, 2020Android 10Security44pulled
N960USQU4DTC6Apr 16, 2020Android 10Feature44pulled
N960USQS3DTB2Mar 18, 2020Android 10Security35pulled
N960USQU3DTAAFeb 18, 2020Android 10Feature35on server
N960USQU3DTA4Jan 27, 2020Android 10Feature33on server
N960USQS3CSK2Dec 11, 2019Android 9Security31on server
N960USQS3CSK1Dec 11, 2019Android 9Security34on server
N960USQS3CSJ2Nov 10, 2019Android 9Security31pulled
N960USQS3CSJ1Nov 8, 2019Android 9Security35on server
N960USQS2CSI5Oct 16, 2019Android 9Security21pulled
N960USQS2CSI3Oct 16, 2019Android 9Security25pulled
N960USQU2CSI2Sep 29, 2019Android 9Feature21pulled
N960USQU2CSI1Sep 18, 2019Android 9Feature25pulled
N960USQS2CSGBAug 18, 2019Android 9Security26pulled
N960USQU2CSGAAug 6, 2019Android 9Feature26pulled
N960USQS1CSF3Jun 27, 2019Android 9Security12pulled
N960USQS1CSF2Jun 26, 2019Android 9Security12pulled
N960USQS1CSF1Jun 23, 2019Android 9Security12pulled
N960USQU1CSE5Jun 18, 2019Android 9Feature12pulled
N960USQU1CSE3Jun 16, 2019Android 9Feature12pulled
N960USQS1CSE1May 26, 2019Android 9Security12pulled
N960USQS1CSD1Apr 15, 2019Android 9Security16pulled
N960USQU1CSC1Mar 26, 2019Android 9Feature16pulled
N960USQU1CSAAMar 6, 2019Android 9Feature13pulled
N960USQU1CSB3Mar 3, 2019Android 9Feature15pulled
N960USQU1ARJ6Jan 21, 2019Android 8Feature11pulled
N960USQU1ARL1Jan 6, 2019Android 8Feature15pulled
N960USQS1ARK1Nov 22, 2018Android 8Security11pulled
N960USQS1ARJ9Nov 13, 2018Android 8Security13pulled
N960USQU1ARJ8Nov 13, 2018Android 8Feature11pulled
N960USQU1ARJ5Oct 29, 2018Android 8Feature13pulled
N960USQS1ARH6Sep 18, 2018Android 8Security15pulled
N960USQU1ARH2Aug 24, 2018Android 8Feature15pulled
N960USQU1ARG6Aug 24, 2018Android 8Feature16pulled
N960USQS1ARI5–Android 8Security11pulled
N960USQS1ARJA–Android 8Security11pulled
N960USQS1ARL2–Android 8Security11pulled
N960USQS3DTB1–Android 10Security31pulled
N960USQS4DTD6–Android 10Security41pulled
N960USQS5FTK2–Android 10Security51pulled
N960USQS6FTL2–Android 10Security61pulled
N960USQS7FUA2–Android 10Security71pulled
N960USQS8FUC3–Android 10Security81pulled
N960USQU1ARH4–Android 8Feature11pulled
N960USQU1ARJ7–Android 8Feature11pulled
N960USQU4DTC7–Android 10Feature41pulled

How to download SM-N960U firmware

We do not host firmware. Download it directly from Samsung's servers with a free open-source tool, for example samloader:

samloader download -m SM-N960U -r CCT

Replace CCT with your region code. Step-by-step instructions, including a graphical alternative: How to download Samsung firmware.

Changelog and security patch level

Samsung publishes the release notes for each update, including the security patch level, on its own site. They are listed per region – for example SM-N960U / CCT release notes on doc.samsungmobile.com. Each region page here links to the notes for that code. We don't show the patch level ourselves because Samsung's update servers don't report it (why).