S948U1UES4AZHL – Galaxy S26 Ultra firmware
Build S948U1UES4AZHL is a security update for the Galaxy S26 Ultra (SM-S948U1)
on Android 16 (One UI 8). It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Aug 31, 2026 (method) and has reached
14 regions so far. It keeps bootloader bit 4, so downgrading to the previous build S948U1UES4AZG3 is still possible. Samsung still serves this file.
- Model
- SM-S948U1
- Android
- Android 16
- Type
- Security
- Bootloader bit
- 4
- First released
- Aug 31, 2026
- Regions
- 14
Rollout timeline by region
The date each region code (CSC) first received S948U1UES4AZHL, counted from the first release.
| CSC | Region | Released | Rollout | Version (PDA/CSC/MODEM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
XAR | USA (Cellular South) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
ACG | USA (C Spire) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
AIO | USA (Cricket) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
ATT | USA (AT&T) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
CCT | USA (Comcast) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
DSA | USA | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
DSH | USA | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
LRA | USA (Bluegrass) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
TFN | USA (TracFone) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
TMB | USA (T-Mobile) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
TMK | USA (MetroPCS) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
USC | USA (US Cellular) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
VZW | USA (Verizon) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
XAA | USA (unlocked) | Aug 31, 2026 | day 0 | S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL |
Download and release notes
samloader download -m SM-S948U1 -r XAA -v S948U1UES4AZHL/S948U1OYM4AZHL/S948U1UES4AZHL
Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-S948U1 / XAA on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode S948U1UES4AZHL.