Galaxy S9 in January, Sony's Oreo plans, and Force Friday is here

The Galaxy S9 could debut as early as January, Sony details Oreo upgrade plans, and we round up the best Star Wars deals this Force Friday [Android Central]( [Samsung may launch the Galaxy S9 as early as January]( [Samsung may launch the Galaxy S9 as early as January]( Samsung may consider launching the Galaxy S9 earlier than usual, possibly even in the month of January. South Korean media says that the unveil will be followed by a global launch sometime in mid-February. This isn't the first time we've been hearing a January launch for a Galaxy S phone, but Samsung may actually do it this time. [Take me to a new Galaxy]( [Sony lists phones that will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo]( Sony unveiled the Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact earlier this week at IFA, with the phones running Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. The company also [shared the list of phones]( that will be eligible to receive the Oreo update. In total, the update will be rolling out to 10 phones. --------------------------------------------------------------- [These are the best Best Force Friday deals]( Last year we saw Force Friday on September 1, a day filled with tons of great deals on Star Wars merchandise. It's returning this year with tons of great new deals. Whether it's [new phone-controllable droids from Sphero]( (there's now an [R2-D2 edition](!) or savings on popular scale models, there's plenty to like — and splurge on. --------------------------------------------------------------- [T-Mobile will announce its next major Uncarrier move on Sep 6]( T-Mobile will be revealing its next Uncarrier move on September 6. The teaser video for the upcoming event is deceptively vague — with CEO John Legere carrying a script titled "Un-carrier Next" — but the video description says T-Mobile is "going to flip the wireless industry" on its head. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Gboard now lets you use stickers and Bitmoji]( The latest update to [Gboard]( adds support for stickers and Bitmoji, giving you more ways to express yourself in conversations. Once you're on the latest version of Gboard, you'll see a tab for stickers in the emoji pane. --------------------------------------------------------------- That's it from us for this week! Enjoy the long weekend ([here's what we’re listening to, reading or watching](), and we'll be back with a fresh news brief on Tuesday! --------------------------------------------------------------- GET THE ANDROID CENTRAL APP [Get the Android Central App on Google Play!]( FOLLOW US ON: [Follow Android Central on Twitter]([Like Android Central on Facebook]([Subscribe to Android Central on YouTube]([Follow Android Central on Instagram]( Android Central, 3151 E Thomas Street Inverness, FL 34453 Don't like these emails? [Unsubscribe](.