From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   VanguardLH  wrote:   
   > Samsung A36   
   > Android 15   
   > UI 7.0   
   >   
   > Seems to be stuck in a repeating software (OS) update.  The phone came   
   > with UI 7.0 and Android 15.  Brand new phone.  This was the first day it   
   > was powered up, and went through the SIM card activation.   
   >   
   > Later a notification said there was a software update which, I guess,   
   > means an OS update.  It updated to UI 8.0 and Android 16.  However, when   
   > I finally got back to the Home screen, a notification says "finishing   
   > previous update ...".  Eventually that goes away after many minutes, but   
   > soon I get another notification about a software update, and the whole   
   > update begins anew: "Your phone has been updated ...", "Software update   
   > - Your phone has been updated - OK", tap on OK, get notified of an   
   > software update, tap OK, shows percentage downloaded, and then   
   > percentage verified, restarts the phone, and after getting back to the   
   > Home screen a notification shows "finishing previous update ...", and   
   > the whole process repeats again.   
   >   
   > It's been a few minutes of not seeing the "Software update", so maybe it   
   > finally stablized.  I think it went through 3 restarts, but I was busy   
   > and probably lost count.  How many times does the phone cycle through   
   > this update process before it finally completes?   
      
     There probably was a backlog of 'Software update's (which is indeed a   
   system/OS update, not an app update or a 'Google Play system' update).   
      
     If the 'Brand new phone' came with Android 15, it was out-of-date when   
   you got it (I got my Android 16 update for my Samsung Galaxy A56 in   
   early October). So it probably did an update to Android 16 and then one   
   or more security updates. IIRC, security updates are not/not_always   
   cumulative.   
      
     Bottom line: Since we don't know which updates were offered/installed,   
   there's no way of knowing whether the updating of your phone was normal   
   or not.   
      
     N.B. Before allowing the 'Software update's, I always make a (long)   
   screenshot of the 'Software update' screen and after the update a   
   screenshot of the (Settings) 'Software information' screen. So I have a   
   record of before and after.   
      
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