GALAXY EXPRESS GT-I8730 updates & firmware

This page tracks every software update Samsung's update servers list for the Samsung GALAXY EXPRESS (GT-I8730). The latest stable build is I8730XWANE1 (Android 4, – update), first released on Jun 30, 2014. Samsung has published 21 stable builds for this model since Feb 26, 2013: 0 security and 4 feature updates, from Android 4 to Android 4. The current bootloader (binary) version is 32. A device on bit 32 only accepts firmware with bit 32 or higher – see downgrading and the bootloader bit.

Rollout: build I8730XWANE1 (Android 4) is live in 5 of 38 regions, first released on Jun 30, 2014 in NEE (Nordic countries). Still waiting: BOG, CHL, CHO, CNX, DTM, ITV, LUX, MEO, MM1, MOT, OMN, OPS, PHE, SEB and 19 more.

Latest build
I8730XWANE1
Released
Jun 30, 2014
Android
Android 4
Bootloader bit
32
Regions
38
Stable builds
21

Update policy

The GALAXY EXPRESS no longer receives updates: the last firmware appeared on Jun 30, 2014, on Android 4.

Compare all models: Samsung update policy by model.

Latest firmware by region (CSC)

Samsung builds firmware per region code (CSC). Pick the code that matches your device – it is shown under Settings › About phone › Software information › Service provider software version. Follow a code for its complete history.

CSCRegionLatest buildAndroidReleasedBuilds
AMNSpain (Orange)I8730XWANE1Android 4Jul 2, 20141
BOGFrance (Bouygues)I8730XWAMG4Android 4Oct 3, 20131
CHLChile (Claro)I8730UBAME1Android 4Jun 23, 20131
CHOChileI8730UBAML2Android 4Jan 16, 20141
CNXRomania (Vodafone)I8730XWAMB8Android 4Mar 14, 20131
DBTGermanyI8730XWANE1Android 4Jul 10, 20141
DTMGermany (Telekom)I8730XWAMG1Android 4Jul 23, 20131
ETLCzech RepublicI8730XWANE1Android 4Jul 10, 20141
FTMFrance (Orange)I8730XWANE1Android 4Jul 3, 20141
ITVItalyI8730XWAMD6Android 4Sep 12, 20131
LUXLuxemburgI8730XWAMB8Android 4Mar 14, 20131
MEOPortugal (MEO)I8730XWAMG1Android 4Jul 18, 20131
MM1Singapore (M1)I8730DXANA1Android 4Mar 18, 20141
MOTSlovenia (Telekom)I8730XWAMB8Android 4Apr 2, 20131
NEENordic countriesI8730XWANE1Android 4Jun 30, 20141
OMNItaly (Vodafone)I8730XWANA1Android 4Feb 21, 20141
OPSAustralia (Optus)I8730XWAMC4Android 4Apr 25, 20131
PHESpainI8730XWAMG1Android 4Jul 11, 20131
SEBBaltic statesI8730XWAMC4Android 4Mar 25, 20131
SFRFrance (SFR)I8730XWAMD2Android 4Sep 26, 20131
SINSingapore (Singtel)I8730DXANA1Android 4Mar 18, 20141
STHSingapore (StarHub)I8730DXANA1Android 4Mar 18, 20141
TCLPortugal (Vodafone)I8730XWAMG6Android 4Sep 6, 20131
TGYHong KongI8730ZHANE1Android 4Jun 12, 20143
TMHHungary (Telekom)I8730XWAMG1Android 4Aug 12, 20131
TMNPortugal (MEO)I8730XXAMB7Android 4Apr 29, 20132
TPHPortugalI8730XXAMH1Android 4Aug 27, 20132
VD2Germany (Vodafone)I8730XWAMB8Android 4Mar 19, 20131
VDIIreland (Vodafone)I8730XWAMG6Android 4Sep 24, 20131
VGRGreece (Vodafone)I8730XWAMD1Android 4Jun 25, 20131
VIPCroatia (A1)I8730XWAMC4Android 4Apr 2, 20131
VVTBulgaria (Vivacom)I8730XWAMB8Android 4Mar 18, 20131
XEFFranceI8730XWAMC4Android 4Jul 4, 20131
XSAAustraliaI8730XWAMC4Android 4Mar 22, 20131
XSPSingaporeI8730DXANA1Android 4Mar 18, 20141
ZTABrazil (Claro)I8730UBAMC2Android 4Apr 19, 20131
ZTMBrazil (TIM)I8730UBAMD2Android 4Jun 12, 20131
ZVVBrazil (Vivo)I8730UBAMC2Android 4May 1, 20131

Firmware history (21 builds)

Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the GT-I8730, newest first. “Released” is the earliest date the build appeared on Samsung's servers in any region (how dates work). “pulled” means Samsung no longer serves the file for that build, usually because newer builds replaced it (details).

Build (PDA)ReleasedAndroidTypeBitRegionsFile
I8730XWANE1Jun 30, 2014Android 4–325on server
I8730ZHANE1Jun 12, 2014Android 4–171on server
I8730DXANA1Mar 18, 2014Android 4–334on server
I8730XWANA1Feb 21, 2014Android 4–321on server
I8730UBAML2Jan 16, 2014Android 4Feature111on server
I8730XWAMG4Oct 3, 2013Android 4–321on server
I8730XWAMD2Sep 26, 2013Android 4–321on server
I8730XWAMD6Sep 12, 2013Android 4–321on server
I8730XWAMG6Sep 6, 2013Android 4–322on server
I8730XXAMH1Aug 27, 2013Android 4–331on server
I8730XWAMG1Jul 11, 2013Android 4–324on server
I8730XWAMD1Jun 25, 2013Android 4–321on server
I8730UBAME1Jun 23, 2013Android 4Feature111on server
I8730UBAMD2Jun 12, 2013Android 4Feature111on server
I8730XXAMB7Apr 29, 2013Android 4–331on server
I8730ZHAMD1Apr 23, 2013Android 4–171pulled
I8730UBAMC2Apr 19, 2013Android 4Feature112on server
I8730ZHAMB5Mar 25, 2013Android 4–171pulled
I8730XWAMC4Mar 22, 2013Android 4–325on server
I8730XWAMB8Mar 14, 2013Android 4–326on server
I8730XXAMB4Feb 26, 2013Android 4–331pulled

How to download GT-I8730 firmware

We do not host firmware. Download it directly from Samsung's servers with a free open-source tool, for example samloader:

samloader download -m GT-I8730 -r DBT

Replace DBT with your region code. Step-by-step instructions, including a graphical alternative: How to download Samsung firmware.

Changelog and security patch level

Samsung publishes the release notes for each update, including the security patch level, on its own site. They are listed per region – for example GT-I8730 / DBT release notes on doc.samsungmobile.com. Each region page here links to the notes for that code. We don't show the patch level ourselves because Samsung's update servers don't report it (why).