S8 Security Patch Update - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

Is it Me or Is it everyone, who has not yet Got the march and april patch yet? im useing the global s8 variant

Yep. Still on February update :/
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tnx for the reply...i tought my fone has issue since i bought it from usa, an now that im back home in india...tought mayb its the reason why im not geting any updates xD

john_cena163 said:
tnx for the reply...i tought my fone has issue since i bought it from usa, an now that im back home in india...tought mayb its the reason why im not geting any updates xD
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I am in the same boat. Mine is SM-G950FD (UAE version) bought from US and using in India. I am still on October 2018 patch. I got a few updates after I bought it, then it stopped. :crying:
I saw that some people who had bought from one country (UAE in particular) had their phone sensors bricked during earlier OTAs while they were in a different country. I hope that is the reason they are delaying updates for our phones and not because they blacklisted us.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/sensors-android-update-please-help-t3721874/page6
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/s8-update-messed-sensors-t3812085

unni_kmr said:
I am in the same boat. Mine is SM-G950FD (UAE version) bought from US and using in India. I am still on October 2018 patch. I got a few updates after I bought it, then it stopped. :crying:
I saw that some people who had bought from one country (UAE in particular) had their phone sensors bricked during earlier OTAs while they were in a different country. I hope that is the reason they are delaying updates for our phones and not because they blacklisted us.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/sensors-android-update-please-help-t3721874/page6
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/s8-update-messed-sensors-t3812085
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i have the same model :crying: .... im still on the feb pie update since then iv got nothing :crying:... maybe we might not get any updtes

Just a thought. Did you come back to India after Feb 2019? I came back during Nov-Dec 2018. I stopped receiving updates around that time. Could it be that Samsung don't push updates if we are not in the original country?

unni_kmr said:
Just a thought. Did you come back to India after Feb 2019? I came back during Nov-Dec 2018. I stopped receiving updates around that time. Could it be that Samsung don't push updates if we are not in the original country?
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I have got my s8 second hand and the previous owner says he doesnt have the bill. How can I identify the country of origin of my s8 (via imei or seriel no)?
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ChaTy said:
I have got my s8 second hand and the previous owner says he doesnt have the bill. How can I identify the country of origin of my s8 (via imei or seriel no)?
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Sorry, I am not sure. In my case, the box had the country written and there were a few UAE specific apps.

unni_kmr said:
Just a thought. Did you come back to India after Feb 2019? I came back during Nov-Dec 2018. I stopped receiving updates around that time. Could it be that Samsung don't push updates if we are not in the original country?
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i came on april 10th lol...also just now i recived april patch xD

john_cena163 said:
i came on april 10th lol...also just today i recived april patch xD
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Yess. Me too. Installing it right now. Have you found any performance boost?
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john_cena163 said:
i came on april 10th lol...also just now i recived april patch xD
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That's good news. :good:
Just checked and it still says I am on latest update (Oct 2018). Where did you buy your phone from? Mine was from B&H PhotoVideo.

Battery seems to be draining fast in this update.
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ChaTy said:
Yess. Me too. Installing it right now. Have you found any performance boost?
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not reALY..havnt seen any diffrnce

unni_kmr said:
That's good news. :good:
Just checked and it still says I am on latest update (Oct 2018). Where did you buy your phone from? Mine was from B&H PhotoVideo.
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i bought it from port Noise from miami

ChaTy said:
Battery seems to be draining fast in this update.
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i feel the same aswell

john_cena163 said:
i feel the same aswell
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I have tried clearing cache. No difference. Please share if u find any solution.
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The same for me, Galaxy s8 bought in Belgium and flashed with the official German Pie ROM and since february, no more update.

ChaTy said:
I have tried clearing cache. No difference. Please share if u find any solution.
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its normal...i just feel the cam isnt performng like it used to

jonathan162001 said:
The same for me, Galaxy s8 bought in Belgium and flashed with the official German Pie ROM and since february, no more update.
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did u get the update?

ChaTy said:
How can I identify the country of origin of my s8 (via imei or seriel no)?
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PhoneInfo app has a field called 'Country of Origin'. It shows mine as Vietnam though (mine had UAE specific apps when I bought it).

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getting new update for h990ds here in india

Downloading the new update for my h990ds indian model.. Not sure what the update going to be and skeptical.. Usually you cant revert back to previous version unless rooted.. Do anyone have any idea about this update ?
is it the 10f? or a new one?
No notification still for me. Last update I got was on Jan5
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The below is the update
Its a 3 month old update which all of us have. Nothing new.
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mehtamitul said:
Its a 3 month old update which all of us have. Nothing new.
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In Singapore, we even don't have that 3 months old update yet. i'm currently on V10D and the phone said it's the latest.
spiderx_mm said:
In Singapore, we even don't have that 3 months old update yet. i'm currently on V10D and the phone said it's the latest.
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Sad. Not sure what lg is up to. Guess they were busy with lg6 launch. Hope to have some update this month at least.
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Getting new update 750Mb...with April security patch.
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its V10g
Getting V10g-APR-17-2017 with nothing more than "Phone usability and functionality has been improved". Hope this works.... Fingers Crossed.
Are we getting Android 7.1 with this?
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I got it updated, its still Android 7.0 On the face of it, nothing new... Too early to say though.
Does any one rooted our LG v20 Indian model..
Plz let me know how to do it. Thankyou
ganeshindeed said:
Does any one rooted our LG v20 Indian model..
Plz let me know how to do it. Thankyou
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Yep me rooted
Mirrorlink
Jay Ady said:
Downloading the new update for my h990ds indian model.. Not sure what the update going to be and skeptical.. Usually you cant revert back to previous version unless rooted.. Do anyone have any idea about this update ?
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Can you check if it has the mirrorlink function?
Thanks

S8+ Oreo beta - XEU [SOLVED]

I've searched through all the threads but none answered my question. I have an S8+ with XEU/XEU/VOD and have applied for the beta.
Am I even eligible for the update/will I get it?
In recovery and the samsung info app it says that my CSC is XEU, but there is still the VOD at the end...
SOLVED: If you are not getting the Oreo update but you have registered for beta, CLEAN flash either August or September firmware (through ODIN, no KNOX tripping, both available on sammobile) and the Oreo 8.0 update will be waiting for you straight away!
Masterfellow said:
I've searched through all the threads but none answered my question. I have an S8+ with XEU/XEU/VOD and have applied for the beta.
Am I even eligible for the update/will I get it?
In recovery and the samsung info app it says that my CSC is XEU, but there is still the VOD at the end...
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Yeah you should get it i flashed xeu from h3g software got the option to enroll straight away and had the download pop up after about 10 mins
Arzee08 said:
Yeah you should get it i flashed xeu from h3g software got the option to enroll straight away and had the download pop up after about 10 mins
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How did you get it ? throw Samsung Members ? Where are you from ?
You need to factory reset for the VOD to disappear
MohamedYousri said:
How did you get it ? throw Samsung Members ? Where are you from ?
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Yeah Samsung members in the notices panel. And UK
lynxblaine said:
You need to factory reset for the VOD to disappear
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Will it not stay vod as that will be the sim card he's using? Mine stayed h3g after a factory reset
Arzee08 said:
Yeah Samsung members in the notices panel. And UK
Will it not stay vod as that will be the sim card he's using? Mine stayed h3g after a factory reset
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Not entirely sure you are right there, mines is XEU/XEU/XEU because I flashed then wiped.
lynxblaine said:
Not entirely sure you are right there, mines is XEU/XEU/XEU because I flashed then wiped.
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I don't know then, that's what happened to me anyway as you can see from the screen shot in post 2 xeu/xeu/h3g and that was after flashing xeu firmware and the csc (not the home_csc)
The 3rd line of the csc will stay the same unless you have another sim afaik.
lynxblaine said:
Not entirely sure you are right there, mines is XEU/XEU/XEU because I flashed then wiped.
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You cannot change the last value. That's a hardware that can only be changed with root
Well damn. Thanks for the help guys, appreciate it.
Will wait for someone to drop the update file so I can flash it through ODIN. Do you think anyone has it yet? Cheers.
Masterfellow said:
Well damn. Thanks for the help guys, appreciate it.
Will wait for someone to drop the update file so I can flash it through ODIN. Do you think anyone has it yet? Cheers.
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I upgraded my XEU/XEU/VOD yesterday through Samsung Members without modding. I was originally on Vodafone firmware back in April.
Proof:
alltaken123 said:
I upgraded my XEU/XEU/VOD yesterday through Samsung Members without modding. I was originally on Vodafone firmware back in April.
Proof:
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Interesting, you're on the September security patch. I'm on October.
Someone was also saying to downgrade and then try to update to oreo. I already have it downloaded so once I get home I'll clean flash the September FW and try to download the beta. Cheers mate!
Masterfellow said:
Interesting, you're on the September security patch. I'm on October.
Someone was also saying to downgrade and then try to update to oreo. I already have it downloaded so once I get home I'll clean flash the September FW and try to download the beta. Cheers mate!
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Where'd you manage to find the september FW? I'm struggling to find a link. This is my plan too. I'm on the latest BTU Firmware at the moment, registered for the beta but no update has come through and it's been over 24 hours. If you could link me I'd be very grateful!
s3xxt0y said:
Where'd you manage to find the september FW? I'm struggling to find a link. This is my plan too. I'm on the latest BTU Firmware at the moment, registered for the beta but no update has come through and it's been over 24 hours. If you could link me I'd be very grateful!
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Right here mate, it will be a slow download (300kbs) but it's the right one.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G955F/BTU/download/G955FXXU1AQH3/185437/
Masterfellow said:
Right here mate, it will be a slow download (300kbs) but it's the right one.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G955F/BTU/download/G955FXXU1AQH3/185437/
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Legend! Thank you.
Could it be that the 5000 UK registrations have ended and that's why no download is presented?
What ever happened to just the flash file like we did with marshmallow and nougat
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Control- said:
What ever happened to just the flash file like we did with marshmallow and nougat
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/development/rom-stock-rom-flashable-t3699815
Yeah thank for this . But I needed one that actually works
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I'm assuming you must be on a stock ROM to get the Oreo beta?
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android oreo update

i have the usa unlocked version of the galaxy s8. model no. SM-G950U1. i live in canada now so i am wondering how i can get the new update
thanks
Duplicate: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/galaxy-s8-sm-g955u1-oreo-t3765460/post75950170
thunderroid said:
Duplicate: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/galaxy-s8-sm-g955u1-oreo-t3765460/post75950170
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How is it a duplicate. I want to know how I can get the update when I am in a different country that's where the phone is from
Does anyone know if I will be able to get the update if I am out of the country once its out
cr7soccer said:
Does anyone know if I will be able to get the update if I am out of the country once its out
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One of my Friend bought g950u1 from us and he is using it in India now. He has been getting all the updates samsung pushed earlier. I am sure you guys will get the oreo update also, If it ever gets released.
Waiting forever for this update.
jasleen_ss said:
One of my Friend bought g950u1 from us and he is using it in India now. He has been getting all the updates samsung pushed earlier. I am sure you guys will get the oreo update also, If it ever gets released.
Waiting forever for this update.
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I also got the security patches but I asked samsung and they said i have to go back to the us to get oreo
cr7soccer said:
I also got the security patches but I asked samsung and they said i have to go back to the us to get oreo
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I dont think that is true, only a few carriers have implemented checks(AT&T for sure) to make sure you are using their sim before they let you download the update. It should not matter by region at all. The updates are pushed by IMEI series and not by geolocation.
I got the update today
Got the notice on my TMO running unlocked code today as well. Has anyone installed it yet? Any issues? How's battery life?
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A0425A said:
Got the notice on my TMO running unlocked code today as well. Has anyone installed it yet? Any issues? How's battery life?
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I am using on sprint, installed the OTA yesterday. My experience with battery life has been worse than the beta version I was on.
So is there a way to stop the update? I want to let it bake a bit. I thought I could go into Dev Options and disable Auto System Update but as soon as I got home and on WiFi it started downloading Oreo.
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Firmware for SM-G975W

Hi,
I purchased an S10+ from Telus today and I was wondering what firmware I can use to update it. I'm on February security level and I believe there is more recent available.
Based on a thread in the Guides section, the Muti CA. Firmware doesn't cover the TLS "region"
Thank you.
Nic2112 said:
Hi,
I purchased an S10+ from Telus today and I was wondering what firmware I can use to update it. I'm on February security level and I believe there is more recent available.
Based on a thread in the Guides section, the Muti CA. Firmware doesn't cover the TLS "region"
Thank you.
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The latest firmware ends with VLU1ASBA and has a February security patch. If that's what you see. You're on the same firmware as everyone else with Telus and most likely Canada.
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mrnovanova said:
The latest firmware ends with VLU1ASBA and has a February security patch. If that's what you see. You're on the same firmware as everyone else with Telus and most likely Canada.
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Thank you, that's what I'm running. I thought maybe the phone could run something more recent. Similar to the Note 9 that was loaned to me for a bit, it was XSG region but I was able to find updates via samfirm or XDA.
you might as well wait a day or two .... cuz the march security update is supposed to release april 15th .... u can see that on telus update schedule
danial.aw said:
you might as well wait a day or two .... cuz the march security update is supposed to release april 15th .... u can see that on telus update schedule
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Thank you, I didn't even know they had an updated schedule available to everyone.
mrnovanova said:
The latest firmware ends with VLU1ASBA and has a February security patch. If that's what you see. You're on the same firmware as everyone else with Telus and most likely Canada.
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I have an s10 plus version SM-G975w. i can change the firmware to the SM-G975u1
juan.conher said:
I have an s10 plus version SM-G975w. i can change the firmware to the SM-G975u1
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Are you asking a question or making a statement?
dhorgas said:
Are you asking a question or making a statement?
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sorry, it's a question I did not put the sign at the end.
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sorry, it's a question I did not put the sign at the end.
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I'm not aware of being able to cross flash. I would suspect that if possible, it would probably be destructive to the data on the phone. Perhaps one of the more modding savvy folks can chime in and provide better instructions.

stuck on fabruary update

Hello guys, i bought a new s10 plus yesterday, after a day of use, no software updates had been received, still on february security patch level (ASBA) firmware. Is that fixable :/ ?
What the device is no fake ?
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ketman5001 said:
Hello guys, i bought a new s10 plus yesterday, after a day of use, no software updates had been received, still on february security patch level (ASBA) firmware. Is that fixable :/ ?
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Check for updates manually.
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Djadityar said:
What the device is no fake ?
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No it is not .it's an SM-G975F / DS
Alaa Elrifaie said:
Check for updates manually.
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That is what i did, negative results
ketman5001 said:
No it is not .it's an SM-G975F / DS
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Not necessarily an original device. Download Smart Switch on your computer then plug your device, if it recognizes it then update it from there. If it doesn't, then it's a fake.
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Alaa Elrifaie said:
Not necessarily an original device. Download Smart Switch on your computer then plug your device, if it recognizes it then update it from there. If it doesn't, then it's a fake.
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Yes it was recognized by smartswitch, but i didnt find a way for update through smartswitch, how to launch update from there ?
Try wipe cache
Or change firmware to malaysia,vietnam
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ketman5001 said:
Hello guys, i bought a new s10 plus yesterday, after a day of use, no software updates had been received, still on february security patch level (ASBA) firmware. Is that fixable :/ ?
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What is the current build name? Download Phone Info from the Play Store and see if its a genuine Samsung device. Have a feeling its a knock-offf, hoping its not but your firmware is too old for this model.
Thanks a lot guys, in fact i ve downloaded ASF3 firmware from sammobile and flash it manually through odin hope it will continue to receive ota update henceforth
ketman5001 said:
Thanks a lot guys, in fact i ve downloaded ASF3 firmware from sammobile and flash it manually through odin hope it will continue to receive ota update henceforth
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did you got OTA updates for September or October ?
I have the same issue, it is stuck on security update 1 April!
I have tried manual update from the phone and with PC (Smart Switch); clear cash, reset the phone...nothing => it is saying I have the last update.
I have an S10+ bought from UK but I am using it in Romania
Do you have some pointers? What to do/check ?
Thank you!
bogdan_davidus said:
did you got OTA updates for September or October ?
I have the same issue, it is stuck on security update 1 April!
I have tried manual update from the phone and with PC (Smart Switch); clear cash, reset the phone...nothing => it is saying I have the last update.
I have an S10+ bought from UK but I am using it in Romania
Do you have some pointers? What to do/check ?
Thank you!
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Nothing?
Any sugestion?
bogdan_davidus said:
Nothing?
Any sugestion?
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Ok so you have to use odin to flash manually downloaded firmware
Then you ll be receiving regular updates.
ketman5001 said:
Ok so you have to use odin to flash manually downloaded firmware
Then you ll be receiving regular updates.
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thank you.
I will try that.

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