Samsung Galaxy A8 Star G885SKSU3BSF1 Firmware
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star G885SKSU3BSF1 is an Android 9 (Pie) firmware for South Korea (SKC). It is the same firmware configured per region and carrier (CSC). Find your country below, verify the file and download for free. Compared with the previous build G885SKSU3ASA1: Android updated from Android 8.0.0 (Pie) to Android 9 (Pie). A newer build for SM-G885S is available: G885SKSU4CVG1.
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Android 9 (Pie)
OS Version
2019-06-01
First release
other regions until 2019-06-04
n/a
Security patch
1
Countries
1
CSC codes
3
Bootloader binary
Bootloader binary 3. Flashing firmware with a lower binary is usually blocked by Samsung anti-rollback.
Newer builds of Samsung Galaxy A8 Star use bootloader binary 4 (latest: G885SKSU4CVG1). If your device already runs binary 4, this build cannot be flashed.
All regional downloads
Pick your region (CSC) to download the matching firmware package.
Paste your current build number from Settings > About phone (About tablet) > Software information, or the output of *#1234#.
MODEM/CP Version: G885SKSU3BSF1
How to flash G885SKSU3BSF1
- Install Samsung USB Drivers:Download Official Drivers
- Download Odin Flash Tool:
- G885SKSU3BSF1 has bootloader binary 3. Your device must run binary 3 or lower: it is the 5th character from the end of your current build number.
- CSC: Use CSC for a clean install, to change the region (CSC code), to downgrade or to repair a device that does not boot.
- HOME_CSC: Use HOME_CSC to update the same model and region while keeping your data. Back up anyway: a failed update can still require a reset.
- The Download Mode key combo depends on the model: see all combos.
Beware: Manually flashing firmwares may brick your device. Use it at your own risk and follow our tutorial steps.
Frequently Asked Questions
G885SKSU3BSF1 is Android 9 (Pie) firmware for Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, released for South Korea (SKC). Samsung built it on 2019-06-01.
No. A newer build for SM-G885S is available: G885SKSU4CVG1. Install it instead of G885SKSU3BSF1 unless you need this exact version. The previous build was G885SKSU3ASA1.
Download the package for your region (CSC) and unzip it. In Odin, load each file into the slot with the same name: BL, AP, CP (if the package has one) and CSC, or HOME_CSC to keep your data. Odin checks the built-in checksum of every .tar.md5 file before flashing. The download is 3.506 GiB; keep about twice that free on the computer to unzip it. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star must be on bootloader binary 3 or lower.
This build uses bootloader binary 3. It can be flashed on a Samsung Galaxy A8 Star running binary 3 or lower; if the device already has a higher binary, Odin stops with "SW REV CHECK FAIL". 10 other builds of this model use the same binary, so you can switch between them in both directions.