July 2017 security patch being rolled out to Galaxy S8 and S8+
Samsung has started rolling out the July 2017 Android security patch to the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ in a few markets, including Germany, Turkey, the UK, and the UAE. The update is available for the unlocked variants of the device, and should be rolled out to other countries soon. Apart from the latest Android security patch, the update also brings improved stability to the camera and wireless charging as per the official changelog.
The update with firmware version G955FXXU1AQG5 or G955FOXM1AQG5 for the Galaxy S8+ (SM-G955F) has a file size of 750.41MB. The firmware version for the Galaxy S8 (SM-G950F) is G950FXXU1AQG5. It also contains a new firmware for the phone’s camera. If you’re in one of the countries mentioned above, you can download the update from the Software Update section in the Settings menu. You can also download the update from our firmware section and install it manually.
Firmware Details: Galaxy S8+
| Model | SM-G955F |
| Model name | Galaxy S8+ |
| Country | Germany |
| Version | Android 7 |
| Changelist | 11814589 |
| Build date | Fri, 07 Jul 2017 08:53:10 +0000 |
| Security Patch Level | 2017-07-01 |
| Product code | DBT |
| PDA | G955FXXU1AQG5 |
| CSC | G955FOXM1AQG5 |
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Is anybody able to Fast WIRELESS charge after this update? I can’t get my S8 to fast charge wirelessly.
The wireless charging is working as fine as before and it is charging much faster than before. Huge improvement from 1% charge from 3 mins to 1.2 mins. Overall the OS is extremely fast and RAM management is superb now.
What exactly does your S8 say when you place it on the wireless charger? Does it say “Charging Wirelessly” or “Fast Charging Wirelessly”?
It says “Fast Wireless charging”
Maybe my charger is faulty then. I factory reset my S8 & that didn’t fix the issue I have with fast wireless charging.
it seems that this update brought back the aggressive RAM management.. I’ve seen the launcher redraw 5 times now since update, messenger is forced to sleep when you exit it and my available RAM is capped at 1GB at least.. before the update it was hitting 700MB – 760MB and I have not installed anything else after the update..
Where can I get the theme? (Dark one)
So I finally got this update on my S8 and I have to ask if any of you notice your phone being considerably snappier? I notice that launching apps is now super responsive, especially when tapping the weather widget always seemed to have a 0.5s delay prior to this update but now the app opening animation starts immediately after touching an icon. I’m also noticing considerably better framerate in the UI and less dropped frames, especially in the music app where previously I’d get 3-4 hangs when scrolling through my albums list but now it’s scrolling super smooth without any… Read more »
yes, mine is faster too 🙂 exynos S8+
Galaxy S7 when?
BlackBerry, Nokia and Sony are doing a much better service with respect to Google’s security patches than Samsung, LG and Motorola. While the first three months send the patch from the first week (and the first two already complete their service that week), the other three only deliver from the third.
Although the correct would be if Google delivered the same patch to everyone on the same date (even if you have to do five different patches for each version of Android from Lollipop), as Microsoft already does with Windows.
In Brazil, curiously the first device to receive the July patch was the Galaxy J1 Mini.
Got it in India. Much improvements but Dose mode became so strong that i stopped receiving notification when screen is off.
Received in India
performance does seem improved. but will give few days to settle. and battery too as it seems bit worse but is expected after new update. haven’t tested the camera yet
Best update, too much improvement.
I have the UK/Ireland XEU variant & it wasn’t available to me OTA today but got it by using Smart Switch on PC. Download was 3.3GB
If I flash stock firmware from the UK and I have firmware from another region, will the warranty/Knox be voided? I’ve got the Galaxy S8+ and I wouldn’t like to lose the warranty so soon.
yep. just got now this russian update with exactly the same size – 750mb!
No July patch in the UK
One doubt, the second picture, software information, what theme is it? Can you told us the name of the theme please? Thanks
You wrote that Samsung started sending JUNE secuirty patch in the very first line. I think it is JULY as per the headline. ?