Samsung and its carrier partners are rolling out new software updates for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. Before installing the software on your device, be sure to do a little preparatory work. It will go a long way in preventing problems and headaches.
If you own a Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+, you may have recently been asked to install a new software update on your device. Samsung and its carrier partners have been releasing a steady stream of bug fixes and security patches in the weeks since its release, and this trend will continue throughout 2018.
While most of you will want to install these software updates to improve performance, add new features, and protect your data from damage, some of you may want to pause and wait.
One reason to wait is because you are completely unprepared for the update. Do you know what happened on the ship? Do you know what kind of problems can occur after installing? Have you properly backed up your files? If your answer to these questions is no, you probably shouldn’t install new software right away.
Even if the update is only a few megabytes, we recommend that you prepare yourself and your device to migrate. If you spend 20 to 30 minutes preparing, you can limit the amount of issues you see with the new software build.
In this guide, we’ll show you some steps to take before installing a brand new software update on your Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+.
