`A256EXXSDEZG2` – Galaxy A25 5G firmware

Build A256EXXSDEZG2 is a security update for the Galaxy A25 5G (SM-A256E) on Android 16 (One UI 8). It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Aug 4, 2026 (method) and has reached 78 regions so far. It raises the bootloader bit from 12 to 13: once installed, the device no longer accepts firmware with bit 12 or lower, so a downgrade to A256EXXSCEZF1 is blocked. Samsung still serves this file.

Model: SM-A256E
Android: Android 16
Type: Security
Bootloader bit: 13
First released: Aug 4, 2026
Regions: 78

Rollout timeline by region

The date each region code (CSC) first received A256EXXSDEZG2, counted from the first release.

CSC	Region	Released	Rollout	Version (PDA/CSC/MODEM)
`KSA`	Saudi Arabia	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`PAK`	Pakistan	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`PKD`	Pakistan	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XID`	Indonesia	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLEDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`ACR`	Ghana	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`AFG`	Afghanistan	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`AFR`	Africa	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`DKR`	Senegal	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`EGY`	Egypt	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`ILO`	Israel	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`MID`	Middle East	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`TUN`	Tunisia	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`TUR`	Turkey	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XFE`	South Africa	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XFV`	South Africa (Vodacom)	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XSG`	United Arab Emirates	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`BRI`	Taiwan	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`ECT`	Nigeria	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`GLB`	Philippines (Globe)	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`LYS`	Libya	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`MM1`	Singapore (M1)	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`MWD`	Morocco	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`MYM`	Myanmar	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`SIN`	Singapore (Singtel)	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`STH`	Singapore (StarHub)	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`THL`	Thailand	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XFA`	South Africa	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOJMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XME`	Malaysia	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XNZ`	New Zealand	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XSA`	Australia	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XSP`	Singapore	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XTC`	Philippines	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`XXV`	Vietnam	Aug 4, 2026	day 0	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOLMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`SKZ`	Kazakhstan	Aug 5, 2026	+1 day	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOXEDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`CAU`	Caucasus	Aug 5, 2026	+1 day	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOXEDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`ARO`	Argentina	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`BVO`	Bolivia	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`CDR`	Dominican Republic	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`CGU`	Guatemala (Claro)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`CHE`	Chile (Entel)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`CHL`	Chile (Claro)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`CHO`	Chile	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`CHT`	Chile (Movistar)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`CHX`	Chile	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`COB`	Colombia (Movistar)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`COL`	Colombia	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`COM`	Colombia (Claro)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`COO`	Colombia	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`CRC`	Costa Rica	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`CTI`	Argentina (Claro)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`DOR`	Dominican Republic	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`EBE`	Ecuador	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`ECO`	Ecuador	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`GLO`	Nigeria (Glo)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`GTO`	Guatemala	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`IUS`	Mexico (AT&T)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`MXO`	Mexico	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`PEO`	Peru	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`PET`	Peru (Movistar)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`PGU`	Guatemala	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`PNT`	Panama	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`PSN`	Argentina (Personal)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`SAM`	Oceania	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`TCE`	Mexico (Telcel)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`TGP`	Paraguay	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`TMM`	Myanmar	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`TPA`	Panama	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`UFN`	Argentina (Movistar)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`UPO`	Uruguay	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`UYO`	Uruguay	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`ZTA`	Brazil (Claro)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`ZTM`	Brazil (TIM)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`ZTO`	Brazil	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`ZVV`	Brazil (Vivo)	Aug 7, 2026	+3 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EOWODEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`BKD`	Bangladesh	Aug 9, 2026	+5 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EODMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`INS`	India	Aug 9, 2026	+5 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EODMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`NPB`	Nepal	Aug 9, 2026	+5 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EODMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`
`SLK`	Sri Lanka	Aug 9, 2026	+5 days	`A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EODMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2`

Download and release notes

samloader download -m SM-A256E -r INS -v A256EXXSDEZG2/A256EODMDEZG2/A256EXXSDEZG2

Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-A256E / INS on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode A256EXXSDEZG2.

A256EXXSDEZG2 – Galaxy A25 5G firmware

Rollout timeline by region

Download and release notes

`A256EXXSDEZG2` – Galaxy A25 5G firmware