Verizon's Galaxy Note 9 gets Night mode and QR scanner with July update

Last updated: August 5th, 2019 at 12:22 UTC+01:00

Verizon has get the first U.s.a. carrier to release an update with the predictable Dark mode for the Galaxy Note ix. Software buildN960USQU2CSGA started rolling out late last calendar week and, along with a dedicated Nighttime mode for the camera, information technology brings the QR scanner feature and the July 2019 security patch. It remains to be seen when other carriers volition release a similar update or when the Galaxy S9 volition get the new camera features stateside.

The Milky way Note 9 and Galaxy S9 manage to offer the same image quality with pictures shot using Night mode as the Milky way S10 lineup, thanks to the fact that these devices use the same main photographic camera sensors. The Note 9 and S9 tend to sometimes neglect to salve Night style pictures, however, and it's unclear if in that location'due south a prepare for that result in the update Verizon is rolling out right now. There probably isn't, because the problem hasn't nevertheless been solved on the Exynos variants of the device, either.

As for the QR scanner characteristic, it allows you to scan QR codes by pointing your phone'south camera at them; Bixby Vision is no longer required. The feature tin can be enabled or disabled using the Browse QR codestoggle in the photographic camera settings. Yous will also find a toggle called QR scannerin the notification shade, although this toggle is a bit redundant considering it simply launches the photographic camera app for y'all, something you can do with a double printing of the power button too.

If you're a Milky way Note 9 user on Verizon, the update should already be available for your device over the air. Merely open up the Settings app on the phone, navigate to Software update, and then select the Download and install option. Yous might take to practise this a couple of times before the update starts downloading.

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