Noble ROM 3.0 brings One UI 5 with Android 13 to the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9

Time to take things into your own hands

Another day, another modder shoehorning the newest Android build to legacy devices. While the Samsung Galaxy S23 series is stealing all the limelight, a developer in our forums has managed to port One UI 5.0 with Android 13 to the Galaxy S9 and Note 9 in the form of an aftermarket firmware called Noble ROM.

Created by XDA Recognized Developer AlexisXDA, Noble ROM is a project aimed at providing the Galaxy S9/S9+ and Note 9 with the latest iteration of Samsung's custom skin. It has now hit the 3.0 milestone, which means the fifth major version of One UI is available right now for those happy to flash the custom firmware on their devices. The developer has ported the build over by using a modified Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Galaxy S20's Android 13 release, which has been tweaked to make the most of the 2018's flagships.

Due to the fact that Samsung ended the monthly security patch rollout for the Galaxy Note 9 and S9 family a long time ago, Noble ROM can provide some comfort for long-term owners, especially those who don't want to switch to a regular AOSP-derived Android 13 custom ROM. Of course it's not quite perfect, with a few issues here and there. You can check out the full feature list and known bugs below for more details:

Features:

Known bugs:

Notably, this port is only available for the Exynos 9810-powered global and Korean variants of the Galaxy S9 and Note 9. This means that those in the US and Canada rocking the Qualcomm models won't be able to experience One UI 5 on their Galaxy S9/S9+ or Note 9.

XDA Forums: Samsung Galaxy S9 || Galaxy S9+ || Galaxy Note 9

If the shortcomings aren't a concern for you, then head over to the device-specific XDA thread linked below and follow the instructions in the first post to get the ROM up and running on your phone. You'll, of course, need to have an unlocked bootloader and TWRP installed to flash this ROM.

Download Noble ROM 3.0: Galaxy S9 and S9+ || Galaxy Note 9

DIY enthusiast (i.e. salvager of old PC parts). An avid user of Android since the Eclair days, Skanda also likes to follow the recent development trends in the world of single-board computing.