Hi
I just reviecied a warranty replacement Pixel 2XL which has stock Android 8 running.
It has picked up that it wants to update to version 9. However, it starts the process and then just says download paused.
I tried restarting it but the same result and left it all night connected to WiFi but nothing?
Any ideas? The only thing I haven't done is put a sim card in, but does it need that to update?
Cheers
As above, not ota, but doable. This is for the S9. Ymmv.
If you purchased the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+ from a carrier then you may need their SIM card to download a new OTA update unless you follow these steps.
Wireless carriers will hold a number of sales for a smartphone during its life cycle in an attempt to draw in more people to its service. Sometimes these are sold at a profit but sometimes they are so low in price that the company is hoping they’ll make their money on the monthly wireless plan payments. These companies try to keep the phones pinned down to their service by requiring you to have a SIM card for that company in your device. This isn’t always the case for all wireless providers, but there are some that do.
Thankfully, there are a couple of different ways that we can get around this and I’ll be showing you the easiest method here. This guide will also be useful for those who don’t have a reliable connection to a WiFi network. These new OTA updates can be many gigabytes in size and slow or spotty WiFi networks can take hours downloading the update only to find out that it errored out toward the end. Today we will be installing a new OTA update on the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+ using the Samsung Smart Switch PC program.
Updating the Galaxy S9 without a SIM Card
Download and install Samsung Smart Switch to the PC
Launch the Smart Switch program
Then connect your Galaxy S9 to the PC with a USB cable
Smart Switch should then detect which phone you have
So that it can check online to see if you have a new OTA update waiting for you
If you do, you’ll see a blue Update button appear right below the name of the phone
Click this Update button and wait for the update to download to the PC
It will then be copied over to the Galaxy S9
And then it will be installed just like any other OTA update
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Explanation
The actual update process will be the same as if you had downloaded the OTA update over a WiFi connection. The installation is the same it’s just that we have changed the way that update is being delivered to the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+. As I mentioned, this is one of two methods that we can use to manually install a new update on the phone. There’s actually a third method using Odin but this will wipe your device clean and while that is something that some people want, it’s generally not the most ideal way.
So to start, we need to download and install the Samsung Smart Switch to the PC. Not only will this provide you with a way to create backups, do restores, or even sync with Microsoft Outlook. Smart Switch will also install the Samsung USB drivers that you’ll need to handle things like ADB/Fastboot, Odin, and anything else that we do over a USB connection. Once the program has been installed then you can go ahead and open it up. You’ll be told to connect your smartphone to the PC with a USB cable.
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