G850WVLU1BPG1 – GALAXY ALPHA firmware

Build G850WVLU1BPG1 is a feature update for the GALAXY ALPHA (SM-G850W) on Android 5. It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Aug 15, 2016 (method) and has reached 9 regions so far. It keeps bootloader bit 1, so downgrading to the previous build G850WVLU1ANJ2 is still possible. Samsung still serves this file.

Model
SM-G850W
Android
Android 5
Type
Feature
Bootloader bit
1
First released
Aug 15, 2016
Regions
9

Rollout timeline by region

The date each region code (CSC) first received G850WVLU1BPG1, counted from the first release.

CSCRegionReleasedRolloutVersion (PDA/CSC/MODEM)
TLSCanada (Telus)Aug 15, 2016day 0G850WVLU1BPG1/G850WOYA1BPG1/G850WVLU1BPG1
BMCCanada (Bell)Aug 15, 2016day 0G850WVLU1BPG1/G850WOYA1BPG1/G850WVLU1BPG1
BWACanadaAug 15, 2016day 0G850WVLU1BPG1/G850WOYA1BPG1/G850WVLU1BPG1
KDOCanada (Koodo)Aug 15, 2016day 0G850WVLU1BPG1/G850WOYA1BPG1/G850WVLU1BPG1
SPCCanadaAug 15, 2016day 0G850WVLU1BPG1/G850WOYA1BPG1/G850WVLU1BPG1
VMCCanada (Virgin)Aug 15, 2016day 0G850WVLU1BPG1/G850WOYA1BPG1/G850WVLU1BPG1
RWCCanada (Rogers)Aug 30, 2016+15 daysG850WVLU1BPG1/G850WOYA1BPG1/G850WVLU1BPG1
FMCCanada (Fido)Aug 30, 2016+15 daysG850WVLU1BPG1/G850WOYA1BPG1/G850WVLU1BPG1
VTRCanada (Videotron)Sep 11, 2016+27 daysG850WVLU1BPG1/G850WOYA1BPG1/G850WVLU1BPG1

Download and release notes

samloader download -m SM-G850W -r TLS -v G850WVLU1BPG1/G850WOYA1BPG1/G850WVLU1BPG1

Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-G850W / TLS on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode G850WVLU1BPG1.