A530WVLUHCUH2 – Galaxy A8 firmware

Build A530WVLUHCUH2 is a feature update for the Galaxy A8 (SM-A530W) on Android 9. It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Aug 30, 2021 (method) and has reached 12 regions so far. It raises the bootloader bit from 16 to 17: once installed, the device no longer accepts firmware with bit 16 or lower, so a downgrade to A530WVLSGCUC1 is blocked. Samsung still serves this file.

Model
SM-A530W
Android
Android 9
Type
Feature
Bootloader bit
17
First released
Aug 30, 2021
Regions
12

Rollout timeline by region

The date each region code (CSC) first received A530WVLUHCUH2, counted from the first release.

CSCRegionReleasedRolloutVersion (PDA/CSC/MODEM)
BMCCanada (Bell)Aug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
BWACanadaAug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
ESKCanada (Eastlink)Aug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
FMCCanada (Fido)Aug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
GLWCanada (Freedom)Aug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
KDOCanada (Koodo)Aug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
RWCCanada (Rogers)Aug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
SPCCanadaAug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
TLSCanada (Telus)Aug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
VMCCanada (Virgin)Aug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
VTRCanada (Videotron)Aug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2
XACCanadaAug 30, 2021day 0A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2

Download and release notes

samloader download -m SM-A530W -r BMC -v A530WVLUHCUH2/A530WOYVHCUH2/A530WVLUHCUH2

Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-A530W / BMC on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode A530WVLUHCUH2.