The One UI 8 Android 16 software update for AT&T Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, Galaxy Edge, and Galaxy Ultra has finally rolling out. The update came out early this morning, including Verizon, T-Mobile, and among other carriers in United States. Noting that this is the stable One UI 8 Android 16 that we have waiting for after beta released last month. So if you owned the mentioned devices, you must check the update right now by hitting your Device Settings>About Phone>Software>Check for Updates . Here's the build number detail s: Galaxy S25 (SM-S931U) Build Number : S931USQU5BYI3Android version : B(Android 16)Release Date : 2025-09-19Security patch level : 2025-09-01 Galaxy S25+ (SM-S936U) Build Number : S936USQU5BYI3Android version : B(Android 16)Release Date : 2025-09-19Security patch level : 2025-09-01 Galaxy S25 Edge (SM-S937U) Build Number : S937USQU2BYI3Android version : B(Android 16)Release Date : 2025-09-19Security patch level : 2025-09-01 Galaxy S...
Southeast Asia's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge gets Lollipop 5.1.1 update to build version G920FXXU2BOGF & G925FXXU2BOGF
If you are from Southeast Asia region and happens to be one of the Galaxy S6 and or a Galaxy S6 edge owners, there is new Android 5.1..1, Lollipop update is rolling out on its way in the region. The update will now bump up the build version to G920FXXU2BOGF for the Galaxy S6 (SM-G920F) while for the Galaxy S6 edge SM-G925F users will get the build version G925FXXU2BOGF. Both updates might be gradually sent out at the same time and might have had arrived in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philipines, Cambodia and Vietnam at this time being. Whatever the update could bring is still undetermined, as there is no any other changelog given by Samsung.
Here's what the technical details says in Settings>About device.
Galaxy S6
Android version: 5.1.1
Baseband version: G920FXXU2BOGG
Kernel Version: 3.10.61-5012324
Build Number: LMY47X.G920FXXU2BOGF
Galaxy S6 edge
Android version: 5.1.1
Baseband version: G925FXXU2BOGG
Kernel Version: 3.10.61-5012324
Build Number: LMY47X.G925FXXU2BOGF
Again, this two firmware updates is particularly only for southeast Asia's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge owners only. So just check it out either via Over The Air or using Smart Switch.
Just follow these guide on how to keep your Galaxy S6 Edge in a much safer way while performing a software update. I also added some useful insights and why you should follow this procedure.
First and foremost make sure to recharge your Galaxy S6 Edge – While performing a software update on Galaxy S6 Edge it may only take just a couple of minutes but sometimes it may take longer. It will depend on how small or large the update size is, but most cases it also affects the speed of your data connection. Slower WiFi data connection may take longer while a stronger data connection is more speedy. A 40% to 50% recharged is enough, but a fully recharged is way much better. Since we cannot determine how what the exact time we need to consume when initiating the firmware update so we should make sure our device has still enough battery remaining power to avoid any fatal issues. Have you ever heard or encountered those fellas who ended their devices into soft-bricks? A device was just stuck on Samsung logo or welcome screen and can’t reboot normally, those are what we called soft-bricks. And most probably caused by an inadequate battery power while performing the software update.
Do not forget to back up all of the important data – Even though there are no any data that are going to be deleted right after performing a software update. But what if the software update went wrong, the update unexpectedly fails and then the phone becomes unresponsive and then it forces you to perform a wipe data/factory that basically wipes your phone’s memory storage just to resolve the issue. So you should backup your important files, including contacts, messages, call log, photos, videos, music, and apps. You cannot recover these files if somehow accidentally deleted when the software update goes wrong.
Your Galaxy S6 Edge must still run on the official software version and hasn’t been rooted nor installed with non-official firmware update – Just in case you just need to know that a rooted and a modified Galaxy S6 Edge will not get official software update anymore from Samsung and either to which carrier provider it came from. It will not allow users to install the update as it might harm the device once the update has made. So a rooted and modified Galaxy S6 Edge users usually receives this warning message instead, that says: The operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way. Try downloading software updates using Smart Switch on your computer or visit a customer service center.
This is the usual method on how to check and to perform an update on Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge to the latest software version. This method is what we called Firmware Update Over-The-Air and so-called as FOTA or simply OTA update. In most often cases, a notification message will directly send to you by your network provider and by Samsung itself, telling you that there is a new update that has now available for download. This approach requires you to prepare a strong WiFi connection, and so it might happen sometimes that one did not receive any software update notification messages; 1) if and when the device is out of range during the software update roll out period, 2) Automatic update has been turned off in the device Settings.
However, We can still manually check for the update instead.
Here’s how to do it manually:
But if ever you might have had received this message while checking software update that says something like “The operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way. Try downloading software updates using Smart Switch on your computer or visit a customer service center.” This is a warning message that only appears for those devices that have been rooted and installed with modified and unofficial firmware. So to be able to get the Software OTA update again, you must Unroot your Galaxy S6 first and removed any modification that has been installed on it.
You can use Smart Switch to update your Galaxy S6 Edge software to the latest versions. It can also be used if the Software Over-The-Air update fails for some reason. The Smart Switch is way similar to the before Samsung Kies that had been used on several devices.
Download Smart Switch for PC
You have to choose the one that is specifically built for computer, depends on what you have either a PC or Mac. Once you installed Smart Switch, all you need is to connect your Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G925F into the computer using the supplied USB data cable.
1. Run Smart Switch in your computer.
2. Connect the Galaxy S6 Edge into the computer using the supplied USB data cable.
3. Smart Switch will automatically prompt you if the update is available. Just click on the “update” then the “OK” button to begin updating your Galaxy S6 Edge.
If it doesn’t tell you about the availability of the new update, you may manually navigate through its settings by doing these procedures below.
4. Click on the “More” button at the right top of Smart Switch. You will then presented an option. Choose “Preferences” in the drop-down. You are then presented with two tabs the Backup file and Software Update. The backup file allows you to allocate a certain folder where you want your backup files to be stored. Then on the other hand the Software Update tab is where you can set it to the Latest Software Pre-Download Settings. Just mark the checkbox where it says Latest Software Pre-Download.
5. Select the “Backup” button, to safely kept your important data and files such as contacts, messages, call log, videos, music, photos, application and more. The back up data files will be stored in the documents folder of your computer. This is a very important steps as it wipes out all of it while performing the software update process. All data will permanently deleted and it cannot be recovered, so ensure to create a backup first before it’s too late than sorry.
6. Click on the “More” button again. Choose “Emergency software recovery and initialization” in the drop-down option.
Choose the “Software Update and Initialization” tab.
Wait for a couple of seconds as it check the current software version of your Galaxy S6 Edge and then check for the latest software update version to initialized. You may then simply follow the on-screen instructions that ask you to click the “OK” or a“Cancel”button.
Once the Software update initialization started you must not interrupt the process like unplugging the data cable connected to the computer nor turning off the device. You must wait until it says “Software update and Initialization are complete”.
Once your Galaxy S6 Edge reboots disconnect it from the computer. Then reconnect it back again.
7. Lastly restore the backup, choose “Restore” button to restore the previously created backup files.
Here's what the technical details says in Settings>About device.
Galaxy S6
Android version: 5.1.1
Baseband version: G920FXXU2BOGG
Kernel Version: 3.10.61-5012324
Build Number: LMY47X.G920FXXU2BOGF
Galaxy S6 edge
Android version: 5.1.1
Baseband version: G925FXXU2BOGG
Kernel Version: 3.10.61-5012324
Build Number: LMY47X.G925FXXU2BOGF
Again, this two firmware updates is particularly only for southeast Asia's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge owners only. So just check it out either via Over The Air or using Smart Switch.
How to Update the Galaxy S6 Edge to Official Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
Just follow these guide on how to keep your Galaxy S6 Edge in a much safer way while performing a software update. I also added some useful insights and why you should follow this procedure.
First and foremost make sure to recharge your Galaxy S6 Edge – While performing a software update on Galaxy S6 Edge it may only take just a couple of minutes but sometimes it may take longer. It will depend on how small or large the update size is, but most cases it also affects the speed of your data connection. Slower WiFi data connection may take longer while a stronger data connection is more speedy. A 40% to 50% recharged is enough, but a fully recharged is way much better. Since we cannot determine how what the exact time we need to consume when initiating the firmware update so we should make sure our device has still enough battery remaining power to avoid any fatal issues. Have you ever heard or encountered those fellas who ended their devices into soft-bricks? A device was just stuck on Samsung logo or welcome screen and can’t reboot normally, those are what we called soft-bricks. And most probably caused by an inadequate battery power while performing the software update.
Do not forget to back up all of the important data – Even though there are no any data that are going to be deleted right after performing a software update. But what if the software update went wrong, the update unexpectedly fails and then the phone becomes unresponsive and then it forces you to perform a wipe data/factory that basically wipes your phone’s memory storage just to resolve the issue. So you should backup your important files, including contacts, messages, call log, photos, videos, music, and apps. You cannot recover these files if somehow accidentally deleted when the software update goes wrong.
Your Galaxy S6 Edge must still run on the official software version and hasn’t been rooted nor installed with non-official firmware update – Just in case you just need to know that a rooted and a modified Galaxy S6 Edge will not get official software update anymore from Samsung and either to which carrier provider it came from. It will not allow users to install the update as it might harm the device once the update has made. So a rooted and modified Galaxy S6 Edge users usually receives this warning message instead, that says: The operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way. Try downloading software updates using Smart Switch on your computer or visit a customer service center.
Update the Galaxy S6 Edge via Firmware Over-The-Air (OTA)
This is the usual method on how to check and to perform an update on Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge to the latest software version. This method is what we called Firmware Update Over-The-Air and so-called as FOTA or simply OTA update. In most often cases, a notification message will directly send to you by your network provider and by Samsung itself, telling you that there is a new update that has now available for download. This approach requires you to prepare a strong WiFi connection, and so it might happen sometimes that one did not receive any software update notification messages; 1) if and when the device is out of range during the software update roll out period, 2) Automatic update has been turned off in the device Settings.
However, We can still manually check for the update instead.
Here’s how to do it manually:
- From your Galaxy S6 Edge Home screen tap on Apps.
- Select the Settings gear icon.
- Tap About device.
- Tap Software update.
- Tap Check for an update.
But if ever you might have had received this message while checking software update that says something like “The operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way. Try downloading software updates using Smart Switch on your computer or visit a customer service center.” This is a warning message that only appears for those devices that have been rooted and installed with modified and unofficial firmware. So to be able to get the Software OTA update again, you must Unroot your Galaxy S6 first and removed any modification that has been installed on it.
Update the Galaxy S6 Edge Thru Samsung Smart Switch
You can use Smart Switch to update your Galaxy S6 Edge software to the latest versions. It can also be used if the Software Over-The-Air update fails for some reason. The Smart Switch is way similar to the before Samsung Kies that had been used on several devices.
Download Smart Switch for PC
You have to choose the one that is specifically built for computer, depends on what you have either a PC or Mac. Once you installed Smart Switch, all you need is to connect your Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G925F into the computer using the supplied USB data cable.
1. Run Smart Switch in your computer.
2. Connect the Galaxy S6 Edge into the computer using the supplied USB data cable.
3. Smart Switch will automatically prompt you if the update is available. Just click on the “update” then the “OK” button to begin updating your Galaxy S6 Edge.
If it doesn’t tell you about the availability of the new update, you may manually navigate through its settings by doing these procedures below.
4. Click on the “More” button at the right top of Smart Switch. You will then presented an option. Choose “Preferences” in the drop-down. You are then presented with two tabs the Backup file and Software Update. The backup file allows you to allocate a certain folder where you want your backup files to be stored. Then on the other hand the Software Update tab is where you can set it to the Latest Software Pre-Download Settings. Just mark the checkbox where it says Latest Software Pre-Download.
5. Select the “Backup” button, to safely kept your important data and files such as contacts, messages, call log, videos, music, photos, application and more. The back up data files will be stored in the documents folder of your computer. This is a very important steps as it wipes out all of it while performing the software update process. All data will permanently deleted and it cannot be recovered, so ensure to create a backup first before it’s too late than sorry.
6. Click on the “More” button again. Choose “Emergency software recovery and initialization” in the drop-down option.
Choose the “Software Update and Initialization” tab.
Wait for a couple of seconds as it check the current software version of your Galaxy S6 Edge and then check for the latest software update version to initialized. You may then simply follow the on-screen instructions that ask you to click the “OK” or a“Cancel”button.
Once the Software update initialization started you must not interrupt the process like unplugging the data cable connected to the computer nor turning off the device. You must wait until it says “Software update and Initialization are complete”.
Once your Galaxy S6 Edge reboots disconnect it from the computer. Then reconnect it back again.
7. Lastly restore the backup, choose “Restore” button to restore the previously created backup files.
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