N986BXXSHHYG1 – Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G firmware

Build N986BXXSHHYG1 is a security update for the Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986B) on Android 13 (One UI 5). It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Jul 28, 2025 (method) and has reached 89 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 N986BXXSGHYD3 is blocked. Samsung still serves this file.

Model
SM-N986B
Android
Android 13
Type
Security
Bootloader bit
17
First released
Jul 28, 2025
Regions
89

Rollout timeline by region

The date each region code (CSC) first received N986BXXSHHYG1, counted from the first release.

CSCRegionReleasedRolloutVersion (PDA/CSC/MODEM)
AUTSwitzerlandJul 28, 2025day 0N986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
ZTABrazil (Claro)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOWOHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
ZTMBrazil (TIM)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOWOHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
ZTOBrazilJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOWOHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
ZVVBrazil (Vivo)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOWOHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
XIDIndonesiaJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOLEHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
3IEIreland (3)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
ATLSpain (Vodafone)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
ATOAustriaJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
BGLBulgariaJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
BOGFrance (Bouygues)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
BTBUnited Kingdom (BT)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
BTUUnited KingdomJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
CNXRomania (Vodafone)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
COSGreece (Cosmote)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
CROCroatiaJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
DTMGermany (Telekom)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
EURGreeceJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
EVRUnited Kingdom (EE)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
FTMFrance (Orange)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
H3GItaly (3)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
ITVItalyJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
LUXLuxemburgJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
MEOPortugal (MEO)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
MOBAustria (A1)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
MOTSlovenia (Telekom)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
NEENordic countriesJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
OMNItaly (Vodafone)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
OPSAustralia (Optus)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
OPVPoland (Orange)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
ORORomania (Orange)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
ORXSlovakiaJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
PHESpainJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
O2CCzech Republic (O2)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
O2UUnited Kingdom (O2)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
PHNNetherlandsJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
PLSPoland (Plus)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
PRTPoland (Play)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
ROMRomaniaJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
SEBBaltic statesJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
SEKUkraineJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
SERRussiaJul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
SFRFrance (SFR)Jul 29, 2025+1 dayN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
SIMSlovenia (A1)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
SIOSloveniaJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
SKZKazakhstanJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
SWCSwitzerlandJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
TCLPortugal (Vodafone)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
TELAustralia (Telstra)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
TIMItaly (TIM)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
TMHHungary (Telekom)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
TMSSlovakia (Telekom)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
TMZCzech Republic (T-Mobile)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
TNLNetherlands (T-Mobile)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
TPHPortugalJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
TPLPoland (T-Mobile)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
VAUAustralia (Vodafone)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
VD2Germany (Vodafone)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
VDFNetherlands (Vodafone)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
VDIIreland (Vodafone)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
VGRGreece (Vodafone)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
VIPCroatia (A1)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
VODUnited Kingdom (Vodafone)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
XECSpain (Movistar)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
XEFFranceJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
XEHHungaryJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
XEOPolandJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
XEZCzech RepublicJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
XMEMalaysiaJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
XSAAustraliaJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
XXVVietnamJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
DBTGermanyJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG2
GLBPhilippines (Globe)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG3/N986BXXSHHYG1
ILOIsraelJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG3/N986BXXSHHYG1
KSASaudi ArabiaJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG3/N986BXXSHHYG1
THLThailandJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG3/N986BXXSHHYG1
XFASouth AfricaJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG3/N986BXXSHHYG1
XFVSouth Africa (Vodacom)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG3/N986BXXSHHYG1
XSGUnited Arab EmiratesJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG3/N986BXXSHHYG1
XTCPhilippinesJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG3/N986BXXSHHYG1
MM1Singapore (M1)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG4/N986BXXSHHYG1
NZCNew ZealandJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG4/N986BXXSHHYG1
SINSingapore (Singtel)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG4/N986BXXSHHYG1
STHSingapore (StarHub)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG4/N986BXXSHHYG1
TNZNew Zealand (Spark)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG4/N986BXXSHHYG1
VNZNew Zealand (Vodafone)Jul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG4/N986BXXSHHYG1
XSPSingaporeJul 30, 2025+2 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG4/N986BXXSHHYG1
BKDBangladeshJul 31, 2025+3 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1
SLKSri LankaJul 31, 2025+3 daysN986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG1

Download and release notes

samloader download -m SM-N986B -r DBT -v N986BXXSHHYG1/N986BOXMHHYG1/N986BXXSHHYG2

Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-N986B / DBT on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode N986BXXSHHYG1.