A908BXXU9EWF1 – Galaxy A90 5G firmware

Build A908BXXU9EWF1 is a feature update for the Galaxy A90 5G (SM-A908B) on Android 12 (One UI 4). It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Jul 26, 2023 (method) and has reached 12 regions so far. It raises the bootloader bit from 5 to 9: once installed, the device no longer accepts firmware with bit 5 or lower, so a downgrade to A908BXXU5EVL5 is blocked. Samsung still serves this file.

Model
SM-A908B
Android
Android 12
Type
Feature
Bootloader bit
9
First released
Jul 26, 2023
Regions
12

Rollout timeline by region

The date each region code (CSC) first received A908BXXU9EWF1, counted from the first release.

CSCRegionReleasedRolloutVersion (PDA/CSC/MODEM)
ATLSpain (Vodafone)Jul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BOVF9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1
AUTSwitzerlandJul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BOXM9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1
BTBUnited Kingdom (BT)Jul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BOBE9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1
BTUUnited KingdomJul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BOXM9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1
DTMGermany (Telekom)Jul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BODX9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1
EVRUnited Kingdom (EE)Jul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BOBE9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1
H3GItaly (3)Jul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BH3G9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1
VD2Germany (Vodafone)Jul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BOVF9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1
VNZNew Zealand (Vodafone)Jul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BOLN9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF3
VODUnited Kingdom (Vodafone)Jul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BOVF9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1
XEUUK/IrelandJul 26, 2023day 0A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BOXM9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1
O2UUnited Kingdom (O2)Jul 28, 2023+2 daysA908BXXU9EWF1/A908BO2U9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1

Download and release notes

samloader download -m SM-A908B -r XEU -v A908BXXU9EWF1/A908BOXM9EWF1/A908BXXU9EWF1

Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-A908B / XEU on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode A908BXXU9EWF1.