S938BXXSDDZJ1 – Galaxy S25 Ultra firmware

Build S938BXXSDDZJ1 is a security update for the Galaxy S25 Ultra (SM-S938B) on Android 17 (One UI 9). It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Oct 21, 2026 (method) and has reached 90 regions so far. It raises the bootloader bit from 12 to 13: once installed, the device no longer accepts firmware with bit 12 or lower, so a downgrade to S938BXXUCDZIF is blocked. Samsung still serves this file.

Model
SM-S938B
Android
Android 17
Type
Security
Bootloader bit
13
First released
Oct 21, 2026
Regions
90

Rollout timeline by region

The date each region code (CSC) first received S938BXXSDDZJ1, counted from the first release.

CSCRegionReleasedRolloutVersion (PDA/CSC/MODEM)
EUYEurope (Multi-CSC)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
BOGFrance (Bouygues)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
MEOPortugal (MEO)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
MOBAustria (A1)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
MOTSlovenia (Telekom)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
MSRSerbiaOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
PLSPoland (Plus)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
PRTPoland (Play)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
SFRFrance (SFR)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
SIMSlovenia (A1)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
SWCSwitzerlandOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
TOPSerbia/MontenegroOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
TURTurkeyOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
VIPCroatia (A1)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
EUXEurope (Multi-CSC)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
CAUCaucasusOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
SERRussiaOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
SKZKazakhstanOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
ACRGhanaOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
AFGAfghanistanOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
AFRAfricaOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
DKRSenegalOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
ECTNigeriaOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
EGYEgyptOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
ILOIsraelOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
KSASaudi ArabiaOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
LYSLibyaOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
MIDMiddle EastOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
MWDMoroccoOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
PAKPakistanOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
PKDPakistanOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
TUNTunisiaOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
XFASouth AfricaOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
XFVSouth Africa (Vodacom)Oct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
XSGUnited Arab EmiratesOct 21, 2026day 0S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
GLBPhilippines (Globe)Oct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
MM1Singapore (M1)Oct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
OPSAustralia (Optus)Oct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
SINSingapore (Singtel)Oct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
STHSingapore (StarHub)Oct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
TELAustralia (Telstra)Oct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
THLThailandOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
VAUAustralia (Vodafone)Oct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
XIDIndonesiaOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
XMEMalaysiaOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
XNZNew ZealandOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
XSAAustraliaOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
XSPSingaporeOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
XTCPhilippinesOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
XXVVietnamOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
BNGBelgiumOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
INSIndiaOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
NPBNepalOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
SLKSri LankaOct 22, 2026+1 dayS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
AROArgentinaOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
BVOBoliviaOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
COBColombia (Movistar)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
COLColombiaOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
COOColombiaOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
CTIArgentina (Claro)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
GTOGuatemalaOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
IUSMexico (AT&T)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
MXOMexicoOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
PSNArgentina (Personal)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
TCEMexico (Telcel)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
TMMMyanmarOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
TPAPanamaOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
UFNArgentina (Movistar)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
ZTABrazil (Claro)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
ZTMBrazil (TIM)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
ZTOBrazilOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
ZVVBrazil (Vivo)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
CGUGuatemala (Claro)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
CRCCosta RicaOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
DORDominican RepublicOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
GLONigeria (Glo)Oct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
PGUGuatemalaOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
TGPParaguayOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
UPOUruguayOct 27, 2026+6 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
CHEChile (Entel)Oct 29, 2026+8 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
CHLChile (Claro)Oct 29, 2026+8 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
CHOChileOct 29, 2026+8 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
CHTChile (Movistar)Oct 29, 2026+8 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
EBEEcuadorOct 29, 2026+8 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
ECOEcuadorOct 29, 2026+8 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
PEOPeruOct 29, 2026+8 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
PETPeru (Movistar)Oct 29, 2026+8 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
PNTPanamaOct 29, 2026+8 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
SAMOceaniaOct 29, 2026+8 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1
CDRDominican RepublicNov 3, 2026+13 daysS938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOWODDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1

Download and release notes

samloader download -m SM-S938B -r EUX -v S938BXXSDDZJ1/S938BOXMDDZJ1/S938BXXSDDZJ1

Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-S938B / EUX on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode S938BXXSDDZJ1.