S948WVLS4AZHL – Galaxy S26 Ultra firmware

Build S948WVLS4AZHL is a security update for the Galaxy S26 Ultra (SM-S948W) on Android 16 (One UI 8). It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Sep 3, 2026 (method) and has reached 11 regions so far. It keeps bootloader bit 4, so downgrading to the previous build S948WVLS4AZG3 is still possible. Samsung still serves this file.

Model
SM-S948W
Android
Android 16
Type
Security
Bootloader bit
4
First released
Sep 3, 2026
Regions
11

Rollout timeline by region

The date each region code (CSC) first received S948WVLS4AZHL, counted from the first release.

CSCRegionReleasedRolloutVersion (PDA/CSC/MODEM)
TLSCanada (Telus)Sep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL
VMCCanada (Virgin)Sep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL
VTRCanada (Videotron)Sep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL
XACCanadaSep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL
BMCCanada (Bell)Sep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL
BWACanadaSep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL
ESKCanada (Eastlink)Sep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL
FMCCanada (Fido)Sep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL
GLWCanada (Freedom)Sep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL
KDOCanada (Koodo)Sep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL
RWCCanada (Rogers)Sep 3, 2026day 0S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL

Download and release notes

samloader download -m SM-S948W -r TLS -v S948WVLS4AZHL/S948WOYV4AZHL/S948WVLS4AZHL

Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-S948W / TLS on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode S948WVLS4AZHL.