Samsung Galaxy On8 Pie update news and more: Android 9 with One UI available

Samsung Galaxy On8 software updates

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April 30, 2019: Samsung Galaxy On8, known elsewhere as the Galaxy J8, has a ready update to Android 9 Pie with One UI in India. The update is rolling out as version J810GDDU2BSD5 and tags along the latest April 2019 security patch.

The update is airborne, meaning it will take several days before On8 units get the download notification, so some patience will be required.


Original article follows below:

Samsung has this habit of releasing the same phone with different names in various markets across the globe. For instance, the phone some markets know as the Galaxy J8 is sold in India as the Galaxy On8 2018, a successor to the Galaxy On8 from 2016.

On this page, we bring you all the software update news related to the Galaxy On8 family, be it minor security patches and bug fixes or major Android OS upgrades.

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Software update timeline

Galaxy On8 2018 (SM-J810G)

Date Software version Changelog
24 Apr 2019 J810GDDU2BSD5 | Android 9 Brings Android 9 Pie with One UI on top. Also updates the security patch level to April 2019, the latest version available
14 Mar 2019 J810GDDU2ASB1 | Android 8.0 February 2019 security patch
18 Dec 2018 J810GDDU2ARL2 | Android 8.0 December 2018 security update
13 Nov 2018 J810GDDU2ARJ4 | Android 8.0 October 2018 security update
03 Oct 2018 J810GDDU1ARI6 | Android 8.0 September 2018 security patch
31 July 2018 J810GDDU1ARG3 | Android 8.0 July 2018 security patch

Galaxy On8 2016 (SM-J710FN)

Date Software version Changelog
24 Apr 2019 J710FNDDU1BSB1 | Android 7.0 January 2019 security patch
15 Oct 2018 J710FNDDU1BRJ1 | Android 7.0 October 2018 security update
09 Sep 2018 J710FNDDU1BRH1 | Android 7.0 June 2018 security update
25 Mar 2018 J710FNDDU1BRB2 | Android 7.0 March 2018 security patch
11 Oct 2017 J710FNDDU1BQI2 | Android 7.0 August 2017 security patch
01 Sep 2017 J710FNDDU1BQH7 | Android 7.0 Installs Android 7.0 Nougat update and August 2017 security patch

Galaxy On8 Android 9 Pie update

  • Android 9 Pie available for 2018 edition
  • Galaxy On8 2016 isn’t eligible for Pie
Model Current OS Android 9 Pie Expected Release date
SM-J810G Android 9 Pie Available Released on 24 April 2019
SM-J710FN Android 7.0 Nougat Not eligible —

Samsung Galaxy On8 2018 received the update to Android 9 Pie with One UI on top towards the end of April. As for the original model, there is no update to Android Oreo, leave alone Pie.

Related: What’s new in One UI

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