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    Recently my Galaxy S9+ got upgraded to Android 9.0, the interface of which I don't like. I have turned-on "Back up My Data" for my Google account.

    Now if I do a Factory Reset & Restore my Backup will that be good enough to downgrade to Android 8.0 ? Kindly advice.
    02-25-2019 05:54 AM
  2. mary beth hale's Avatar
    mary beth hale
    You cannot downgrade to Oreo once you've updated to Pie by simply factory resetting.
    You can flash the phone back to Oreo using Odin.
    02-25-2019 10:17 AM
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    Even if you did downgrade, the phone will just update itself again unless you take additional steps to prevent it. On some phones it's as simple as ignoring the update notification (like on my wife's S7), others may require rooting the phone.
    02-25-2019 11:48 AM
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    Originally Posted by Android Central Question
    Recently my Galaxy S9+ got upgraded to Android 9.0, the interface of which I don't like. I have turned-on "Back up My Data" for my Google account.

    Now if I do a Factory Reset & Restore my Backup will that be good enough to downgrade to Android 8.0 ? Kindly advice.
    Had the same question: Found the answer and explained in simple steps here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...6&postcount=13
    02-25-2019 03:03 PM
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