A515WVLU9FWD1 – Galaxy A51 firmware
Build A515WVLU9FWD1 is a feature update for the Galaxy A51 (SM-A515W)
on Android 13 (One UI 5). It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Apr 24, 2023 (method) and has reached
11 regions so far. It raises the bootloader bit from 8 to 9: once installed, the device no longer accepts firmware with bit 8 or lower, so a downgrade to A515WVLU8EVK6 is blocked. Samsung still serves this file.
- Model
- SM-A515W
- Android
- Android 13
- Type
- Feature
- Bootloader bit
- 9
- First released
- Apr 24, 2023
- Regions
- 11
Rollout timeline by region
The date each region code (CSC) first received A515WVLU9FWD1, counted from the first release.
| CSC | Region | Released | Rollout | Version (PDA/CSC/MODEM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BMC | Canada (Bell) | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
BWA | Canada | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
ESK | Canada (Eastlink) | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
FMC | Canada (Fido) | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
GLW | Canada (Freedom) | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
KDO | Canada (Koodo) | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
RWC | Canada (Rogers) | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
TLS | Canada (Telus) | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
VMC | Canada (Virgin) | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
VTR | Canada (Videotron) | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
XAC | Canada | Apr 24, 2023 | day 0 | A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1 |
Download and release notes
samloader download -m SM-A515W -r BMC -v A515WVLU9FWD1/A515WOYV9FWD1/A515WVLU9FWD1Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-A515W / BMC on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode A515WVLU9FWD1.