Galaxy S9+
Samsung · catalog updated 2026-10-21
- Brand
- Samsung
- Kind
- Android phone · released 2018-03 · last update Android 10
- Model codes
- SM-G965…, SC-03K, SCV39
Launched with Android 8.0 (Samsung Experience 9.0); install the Android 10 update first. Final update One UI 2.5 (Android 10). Has a dedicated Bixby key instead of a configurable side key, so the side-key shortcut is not listed.
Gestures on the Galaxy S9+
No gesture specific to this model is known. We only list what the manufacturer or reliable sources document.
Plus what the app offers on every Android phone: In-app button, Widget, Quick Settings tile, Shake, Volume keys, Voice phrase. How to set those up
Recommended presets
- Shake ×3Sends a signal
Three sharp shakes within 2.5 s: hard to do by accident, easy to do without looking.
Shake ×3, 0.15–1 s apart · whole gesture within 2.5 s
- Widget ×2Sends a signal
Two taps on the home-screen widget within 3 s; a single accidental tap does nothing.
Widget ×2, 0.1–3 s apart · whole gesture within 3 s
Gestures are set up in the phone settings as shown, then combined into a trigger recipe in the app, where practice mode shows step by step whether a gesture would trigger.