GALAXY AVANT SM-G386W updates & firmware
This page tracks every software update Samsung's update servers list for the Samsung GALAXY AVANT (SM-G386W). The latest stable build is G386WVLS1AQB1 (Android 4, security update), first released on Mar 7, 2017. Samsung has published 8 stable builds for this model since Oct 3, 2014: 2 security and 6 feature updates, from Android 4 to Android 4. The current bootloader (binary) version is 1. A device on bit 1 only accepts firmware with bit 1 or higher – see downgrading and the bootloader bit.
Rollout: build G386WVLS1AQB1 (Android 4) is live in 1 of 11 regions, first released on Mar 7, 2017 in VTR (Canada (Videotron)). Still waiting: BMC, BWA, ESK, FMC, GLW, KDO, RWC, SPC, TLS, VMC.
- Latest build
G386WVLS1AQB1- Released
- Mar 7, 2017
- Android
- Android 4
- Bootloader bit
- 1
- Regions
- 11
- Stable builds
- 8
Update policy
The GALAXY AVANT no longer receives updates: the last firmware appeared on Mar 7, 2017, 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.
| CSC | Region | Latest build | Android | Released | Builds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMC | Canada (Bell) | G386WVLS1AQA1 | Android 4 | Feb 14, 2017 | 2 |
BWA | Canada | G386WVLS1AQA1 | Android 4 | Feb 14, 2017 | 2 |
ESK | Canada (Eastlink) | G386WVLU1ANJ2 | Android 4 | Sep 29, 2015 | 1 |
FMC | Canada (Fido) | G386WVLU1ANJ2 | Android 4 | Sep 23, 2015 | 1 |
GLW | Canada (Freedom) | G386WVLU1ANJ5 | Android 4 | Oct 1, 2015 | 1 |
KDO | Canada (Koodo) | G386WVLU1ANJ6 | Android 4 | Sep 17, 2015 | 1 |
RWC | Canada (Rogers) | G386WVLU1ANJ2 | Android 4 | Sep 23, 2015 | 2 |
SPC | Canada | G386WVLU1ANJ6 | Android 4 | Sep 17, 2015 | 1 |
TLS | Canada (Telus) | G386WVLU1ANJ6 | Android 4 | Sep 17, 2015 | 1 |
VMC | Canada (Virgin) | G386WVLS1AQA1 | Android 4 | Feb 15, 2017 | 3 |
VTR | Canada (Videotron) | G386WVLS1AQB1 | Android 4 | Mar 7, 2017 | 3 |
Firmware history (8 builds)
Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-G386W, 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) | Released | Android | Type | Bit | Regions | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G386WVLS1AQB1 | Mar 7, 2017 | Android 4 | Security | 1 | 1 | on server |
G386WVLS1AQA1 | Feb 14, 2017 | Android 4 | Security | 1 | 3 | on server |
G386WVLU1ANJ5 | Oct 1, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | on server |
G386WVLU1ANJ4 | Sep 30, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | on server |
G386WVLU1ANJ2 | Sep 23, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 3 | on server |
G386WVLU1ANJ6 | Sep 17, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 3 | on server |
G386WVLU1ANJ1 | Nov 30, 2014 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
G386WVLU1ANH6 | Oct 3, 2014 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 5 | pulled |
How to download SM-G386W 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 SM-G386W -r VTRReplace VTR 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 SM-G386W / VTR 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).