N981BXXSHHYG1 – Galaxy Note20 5G firmware
Build N981BXXSHHYG1 is a security update for the Galaxy Note20 5G (SM-N981B)
on Android 13 (One UI 5). It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Jul 28, 2025 (method) and has reached
75 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 N981BXXSGHYD1 is blocked. Samsung still serves this file.
- Model
- SM-N981B
- Android
- Android 13
- Type
- Security
- Bootloader bit
- 17
- First released
- Jul 28, 2025
- Regions
- 75
Rollout timeline by region
The date each region code (CSC) first received N981BXXSHHYG1, counted from the first release.
| CSC | Region | Released | Rollout | Version (PDA/CSC/MODEM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AUT | Switzerland | Jul 28, 2025 | day 0 | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
ZTA | Brazil (Claro) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOWOHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
ZTM | Brazil (TIM) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOWOHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
ZTO | Brazil | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOWOHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
ZVV | Brazil (Vivo) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOWOHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
ATL | Spain (Vodafone) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
ATO | Austria | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
BGL | Bulgaria | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
BOG | France (Bouygues) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
CNX | Romania (Vodafone) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
CRO | Croatia | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
DTM | Germany (Telekom) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
EVR | United Kingdom (EE) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
FTM | France (Orange) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
GLB | Philippines (Globe) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
ITV | Italy | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
KSA | Saudi Arabia | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
LUX | Luxemburg | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
MEO | Portugal (MEO) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
MOB | Austria (A1) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
MOT | Slovenia (Telekom) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
NEE | Nordic countries | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
O2C | Czech Republic (O2) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
O2U | United Kingdom (O2) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
OMN | Italy (Vodafone) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
OPS | Australia (Optus) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
OPV | Poland (Orange) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
ORO | Romania (Orange) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
PHE | Spain | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
PHN | Netherlands | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
PLS | Poland (Plus) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
PRT | Poland (Play) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
ROM | Romania | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
SFR | France (SFR) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
SIM | Slovenia (A1) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
SIO | Slovenia | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
SWC | Switzerland | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
TCL | Portugal (Vodafone) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
TEL | Australia (Telstra) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
THL | Thailand | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
TIM | Italy (TIM) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
TMH | Hungary (Telekom) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
TMS | Slovakia (Telekom) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
TMZ | Czech Republic (T-Mobile) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
TNL | Netherlands (T-Mobile) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
TPH | Portugal | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
TPL | Poland (T-Mobile) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
VAU | Australia (Vodafone) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
VD2 | Germany (Vodafone) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
VDF | Netherlands (Vodafone) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
VDI | Ireland (Vodafone) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
VIP | Croatia (A1) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
VOD | United Kingdom (Vodafone) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XEC | Spain (Movistar) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XEF | France | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XEH | Hungary | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XEO | Poland | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XEZ | Czech Republic | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XFA | South Africa | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XFV | South Africa (Vodacom) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XME | Malaysia | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XSA | Australia | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XSG | United Arab Emirates | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XTC | Philippines | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
BTB | United Kingdom (BT) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
BTU | United Kingdom | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
DBT | Germany | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG2 |
MM1 | Singapore (M1) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG2/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
NZC | New Zealand | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG2/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
SIN | Singapore (Singtel) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG2/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
STH | Singapore (StarHub) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG2/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
TNZ | New Zealand (Spark) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG2/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
VNZ | New Zealand (Vodafone) | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG2/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
XSP | Singapore | Jul 29, 2025 | +1 day | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG2/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
SLK | Sri Lanka | Jul 31, 2025 | +3 days | N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG1 |
Download and release notes
samloader download -m SM-N981B -r DBT -v N981BXXSHHYG1/N981BOXMHHYG1/N981BXXSHHYG2Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-N981B / DBT on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode N981BXXSHHYG1.