From: this@ddress.is.invalid
VanguardLH wrote:
> 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 If the 'Brand new phone' came with Android 15, it was out-of-date when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.
Yes, that's what I meant with 'out-of-date'. Not blaming anybody.
BTW, release time - of the phone versus the Android version - is not
what matters, but when *your* phone was *manufactured*. If your phone
was manufactured a reasonable time after June 2025, it should have
Android 16.
> > 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.
I don't mean the notification or the bubble, but the full (and long)
screen you get after that. That about two (or more) screen-lengths
'page' says something like
"Software update
Almost done! Restart your
phone to finish the update.
Learn more at:
Update information
* One UI version: ...
* Android version: ...
* Version:
* Size: ...
* Security patch level:
...
(Schedule restart)
(Restart now)"
The 'Update information' clearly indicates which update is what and
can be traced back to the webpage.
> 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.
On my A56, the update from Android 15 to 16 and from One UI 7 to 8 was
one and the same update.
Bottom line: Next time you see
"(Schedule restart)
(Restart now)"
at the bottom of your screen, make a (long) screenshot, before one of
these buttons.
BTW, perhaps from this URL for my phone, you can construct the URL of
the release info page for your phone:
"SM-A566B" is (part of) the 'Model name' on the 'About phone' page.
For me, that says
"Model name SM-A566B/DS"
so apparently they only use the part before the slash. I don't know how
to determine the correct 'EUX' part, perhaps you can just pretend your
phone is also 'EUX'.
If you can't get it to work, then post your 'Model name' line and I
will try.
N.B. I have found not (read: searched for) a page where you can search
on phone model name. Just using gives
'Forbidden' (403).
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