From: V@nguard.LH   
      
   Frank Slootweg  wrote:   
      
   > 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   If the 'Brand new phone' came with Android 15, it was out-of-date when   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.   
      
   Android 16 was *released* in June 2025.   
      
   Samsung Galaxy A36 was released in March 2025 -- way to close to the   
   Android 16 release date.   
      
   Obviously phones sitting in boxes in storage aren't going to get   
   updated.  Takes time to deploy a new OS to in-stock phones.   
      
   >   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.   
      
   Alas, the notification only said "Software update".  When I tapped on   
   the notification, the expanded bubble gave no additional information.   
   One could've been for Android 15 to 16, the other for UI 7 to 8, but   
   don't know what the 3rd would be for other than some sync or cleanup   
   task.   
      
   I got concerned when there were 3 "Software updates", and 3 phone   
   restarts.  I figured one would be for Android 15 to 16, and maybe the   
   second for UI 7 to UI 8, but a bit wary what the 3rd restart was for,   
   like maybe one of the other updates got interrupted.   
      
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