Galaxy Note20 5G SM-N981B updates & firmware

This page tracks every software update Samsung's update servers list for the Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G (SM-N981B). The latest stable build is N981BXXSIHYH3 (Android 13, security update), first released on Aug 31, 2025. Samsung has published 97 stable builds for this model since Aug 5, 2020: 63 security and 34 feature updates, from Android 10 to Android 13. The current bootloader (binary) version is 18. A device on bit 18 only accepts firmware with bit 18 or higher – see downgrading and the bootloader bit.

Rollout: build N981BXXSIHYH3 (Android 13 (One UI 5)) is live in 75 of 76 regions, first released on Aug 31, 2025 in AUT (Switzerland). Still waiting: 3IE.

Latest build
N981BXXSIHYH3
Released
Aug 31, 2025
Android
Android 13
Bootloader bit
18
Regions
76
Stable builds
97

Update policy

The Galaxy Note20 5G no longer receives updates: the last firmware appeared on Aug 31, 2025, on Android 13 (One UI 5).

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.

CSCRegionLatest buildAndroidReleasedBuilds
3IEIreland (3)N981BXXS3DUKBAndroid 11Dec 23, 202118
ATLSpain (Vodafone)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202564
ATOAustriaN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202566
AUTSwitzerlandN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Aug 31, 202566
BGLBulgariaN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202566
BOGFrance (Bouygues)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202545
BTBUnited Kingdom (BT)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202561
BTUUnited KingdomN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202570
CNXRomania (Vodafone)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202564
CROCroatiaN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202565
DBTGermanyN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202566
DTMGermany (Telekom)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202564
EVRUnited Kingdom (EE)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202561
FTMFrance (Orange)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202566
GLBPhilippines (Globe)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202554
ITVItalyN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202566
KSASaudi ArabiaN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202558
LUXLuxemburgN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202566
MEOPortugal (MEO)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202545
MM1Singapore (M1)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202534
MOBAustria (A1)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202562
MOTSlovenia (Telekom)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202544
NEENordic countriesN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202566
NZCNew ZealandN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202559
O2CCzech Republic (O2)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202561
O2UUnited Kingdom (O2)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202562
OMNItaly (Vodafone)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202564
OPSAustralia (Optus)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202557
OPVPoland (Orange)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202565
ORORomania (Orange)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202565
PHESpainN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202567
PHNNetherlandsN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202566
PLSPoland (Plus)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202550
PRTPoland (Play)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202544
ROMRomaniaN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202566
SFRFrance (SFR)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202545
SIMSlovenia (A1)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202561
SINSingapore (Singtel)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202534
SIOSloveniaN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202567
SLKSri LankaN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 14, 202559
STHSingapore (StarHub)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202534
SWCSwitzerlandN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202556
TCLPortugal (Vodafone)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202564
TELAustralia (Telstra)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202558
THLThailandN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202559
TIMItaly (TIM)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202544
TMHHungary (Telekom)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202564
TMSSlovakia (Telekom)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202564
TMZCzech Republic (T-Mobile)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202564
TNLNetherlands (T-Mobile)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202564
TNZNew Zealand (Spark)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202559
TPHPortugalN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202566
TPLPoland (T-Mobile)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202565
VAUAustralia (Vodafone)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202557
VD2Germany (Vodafone)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202564
VDFNetherlands (Vodafone)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202564
VDIIreland (Vodafone)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202564
VIPCroatia (A1)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202562
VNZNew Zealand (Vodafone)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202559
VODUnited Kingdom (Vodafone)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202564
XECSpain (Movistar)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202562
XEFFranceN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202567
XEHHungaryN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202566
XEOPolandN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202566
XEZCzech RepublicN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202566
XFASouth AfricaN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202532
XFVSouth Africa (Vodacom)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202532
XMEMalaysiaN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202559
XSAAustraliaN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202558
XSGUnited Arab EmiratesN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202560
XSPSingaporeN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 9, 202534
XTCPhilippinesN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 8, 202559
ZTABrazil (Claro)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 1, 202562
ZTMBrazil (TIM)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 1, 202562
ZTOBrazilN981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 1, 202562
ZVVBrazil (Vivo)N981BXXSIHYH3Android 13Sep 1, 202562

Firmware history (97 builds)

Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-N981B, 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)ReleasedAndroidTypeBitRegionsFile
N981BXXSIHYH3Aug 31, 2025Android 13Security1875on server
N981BXXSHHYG1Jul 28, 2025Android 13Security1775on server
N981BXXSGHYD1Apr 27, 2025Android 13Security1675on server
N981BXXSFHXL1Jan 20, 2025Android 13Security1575on server
N981BXXSEHXJ1Oct 21, 2024Android 13Security1475on server
N981BXXSDHXH1Aug 12, 2024Android 13Security1375on server
N981BXXSCHXG1Jul 10, 2024Android 13Security1262on server
N981BXXSBHXF1Jun 14, 2024Android 13Security1162on server
N981BXXSBHXE9May 22, 2024Android 13Security1175on server
N981BXXSAHXD1Apr 10, 2024Android 13Security1062on server
N981BXXSAHXC4Mar 15, 2024Android 13Security1071on server
N981BXXSAHXB1Feb 13, 2024Android 13Security1066on server
N981BXXS9HXA1Jan 9, 2024Android 13Security962on server
N981BXXS9HWL1Dec 7, 2023Android 13Security975on server
N981BXXS8HWK1Nov 15, 2023Android 13Security868on server
N981BXXS8HWJ1Oct 11, 2023Android 13Security869on server
N981BXXS8HWI1Sep 11, 2023Android 13Security869on server
N981BXXU8HWH9Aug 27, 2023Android 13Feature875on server
N981BXXS8HWH3Aug 10, 2023Android 13Security865on server
N981BXXS8HWH4Aug 8, 2023Android 13Security84on server
N981BXXS7HWG2Jul 11, 2023Android 13Security74on server
N981BXXS7HWG1Jul 9, 2023Android 13Security765on server
N981BXXU7HWF3Jun 15, 2023Android 13Feature74on server
N981BXXU7HWF2Jun 14, 2023Android 13Feature771on server
N981BXXS6HWE3May 15, 2023Android 13Security63on server
N981BXXS6HWE1May 9, 2023Android 13Security662on server
N981BXXU6HWD7May 4, 2023Android 13Feature63on server
N981BXXS6HWE2May 4, 2023Android 13Security64on server
N981BXXU6HWD6Apr 14, 2023Android 13Feature64on server
N981BXXU6HWCEApr 13, 2023Android 13Feature668on server
N981BXXS5HWC1Mar 7, 2023Android 13Security569on server
N981BXXS5GWB3Feb 20, 2023Android 13Security54on server
N981BXXU5HWACFeb 19, 2023Android 13Feature575on server
N981BXXS5GWB2Feb 13, 2023Android 13Security53on server
N981BXXS5GWB5Feb 10, 2023Android 13Security54on server
N981BXXS5GWAAFeb 9, 2023Android 13Security54on server
N981BXXS5GWB1Feb 5, 2023Android 13Security558on server
N981BXXS5GWA9Feb 1, 2023Android 13Security53on server
N981BXXS5GWA7Jan 19, 2023Android 13Security562on server
N981BXXS5GWA8Jan 16, 2023Android 13Security54on server
N981BXXU5GWA5Jan 7, 2023Android 13Feature54on server
N981BXXU5GVL4Dec 29, 2022Android 13Feature54on server
N981BXXU5GVL2Dec 22, 2022Android 13Feature52on server
N981BXXS5GVKADec 20, 2022Android 13Security53on server
N981BXXS5GVK9Dec 13, 2022Android 13Security564on server
N981BXXS5GVK5Dec 6, 2022Android 13Security53on server
N981BXXU5GVK4Nov 28, 2022Android 13Feature53on server
N981BXXS5GVK1Nov 14, 2022Android 13Security562on server
N981BXXU5GVJENov 6, 2022Android 13Feature568on server
N981BXXS5FVJANov 2, 2022Android 12Security54on server
N981BXXS5FVI4Oct 4, 2022Android 12Security565on server
N981BXXS5FVH8Sep 27, 2022Android 12Security54on server
N981BXXS5FVH7Sep 6, 2022Android 12Security559on server
N981BXXU4FVH3Aug 20, 2022Android 12Feature44on server
N981BXXU4FVGAAug 3, 2022Android 12Feature471on server
N981BXXU4FVG3Jul 17, 2022Android 12Feature452on server
N981BXXS4FVG1Jul 4, 2022Android 12Security463on server
N981BXXS4FVEAJun 15, 2022Android 12Security463on server
N981BXXU4FVE7May 18, 2022Android 12Feature475on server
N981BXXS4FVD6May 9, 2022Android 12Security460on server
N981BXXS3FVC8Apr 11, 2022Android 12Security362on server
N981BXXS3EVC1Apr 7, 2022Android 12Security33on server
N981BXXS3EVC2Apr 6, 2022Android 12Security34on server
N981BXXU3FVC5Mar 17, 2022Android 12Feature375on server
N981BXXS3EVB1Mar 1, 2022Android 12Security351on server
N981BXXU3EVA9Jan 28, 2022Android 12Feature371on server
N981BXXS3EULHJan 14, 2022Android 12Security360on server
N981BXXS3EULFDec 27, 2021Android 12Security369on server
N981BXXS3DUKBDec 23, 2021Android 11Security323on server
N981BXXU3DUK2Nov 28, 2021Android 11Feature314on server
N981BXXS3DUJ6Nov 2, 2021Android 11Security364on server
N981BXXU3DUIHOct 18, 2021Android 11Feature31on server
N981BXXS3DUIFOct 12, 2021Android 11Security360on server
N981BXXU3DUI5Oct 1, 2021Android 11Feature376on server
N981BXXS3DUH5Sep 3, 2021Android 11Security354on server
N981BXXU3DUH2Aug 10, 2021Android 11Feature376on server
N981BXXS2DUG1Jul 12, 2021Android 11Security24on server
N981BXXU2DUF8Jul 5, 2021Android 11Feature272on server
N981BXXS2DUF1Jun 6, 2021Android 11Security260on server
N981BXXU2DUDAApr 29, 2021Android 11Feature276on server
N981BXXS1DUD1Apr 4, 2021Android 11Security161on server
N981BXXU1DUC8Mar 19, 2021Android 11Feature176on server
N981BXXS1DUC1Mar 9, 2021Android 11Security139on server
N981BXXU1DUB5Feb 17, 2021Android 11Feature176on server
N981BXXU1CUA3Jan 13, 2021Android 11Feature15on server
N981BXXS1CUA2Jan 5, 2021Android 11Security158on server
N981BXXU1CTL5Dec 16, 2020Android 11Feature176on server
N981BXXS1ATK1Dec 6, 2020Android 10Security121on server
N981BXXS1ATJANov 1, 2020Android 10Security132on server
N981BXXU1ATJ1Oct 8, 2020Android 10Feature176on server
N981BXXS1ATIDOct 6, 2020Android 10Security117on server
N981BXXU1ATICSep 23, 2020Android 10Feature176on server
N981BXXU1ATI2Sep 14, 2020Android 10Feature16on server
N981BXXU1ATHASep 11, 2020Android 10Feature14on server
N981BXXS1ATH9Sep 6, 2020Android 10Security117on server
N981BXXU1ATH3Aug 12, 2020Android 10Feature172on server
N981BXXU1ATGKAug 5, 2020Android 10Feature176on server

Beta and test builds

Samsung's servers also list 3 beta build(s) for this model. They are not offered to regular users and are often removed after the next stable release.

BuildListedFile
N981BXXU3ZUKANov 30, 2021pulled
N981BXXU3ZUKGNov 30, 2021pulled
N981BXXU3ZUK1Nov 21, 2021pulled

How to download SM-N981B 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-N981B -r DBT

Replace DBT 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-N981B / DBT 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).