Samsung Galaxy A6 and A6 Plus are the first of their kind. Never have there been a phone named similarly and while we expect Samsung to accord them great care in terms of software updates, we don’t expect any drastic departures with respect to the Galaxy A series.

On this page, you’ll find all that you want to know regarding the Galaxy A6 and A6 Plus software updates, be it major OS upgrades or the minor, monthly security updates.

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Software update timeline

Samsung Galaxy A6 update (SM-A600F)

Date Software version Android OS Changelog
04 Apr 2019 A600FJXU3BSC9 Android 9 Installs Android 9 Pie update with Samsung One UI and March 2019 security patch
29 July 2018 A600FJXU2ARG1 Android 8.0 July 2018 security patch
09 May 2018 A600FJXU1ARD7 Android 8.0 April 2018 security patch

Samsung Galaxy A6 update (SM-A600FN)

Date Software version Android OS Changelog
28 Mar 2019 A600FNXXU3BSC5 Android 9 Installs Android 9 Pie update with Samsung One UI and February 2019 security patch
18 Dec 2018 A600FNXXU3ARL1 Android 8.0 December 2018 security patch
26 Nov 2018 A600FNXXU3ARK1 Android 8.0 November 2018 security update
23 Oct 2018 A600FNXXS3ARJ3 Android 8.0 October 2018 security update
15 Oct 2018 A600FNXXU3ARJ1 Android 8.0 September 2018 security update

Samsung Galaxy A6 update (SM-A600G)

Date Software version Android OS Changelog
04 Apr 2019 A600GDXU4BSC9 Android 9 Installs Android 9 Pie update with Samsung One UI and February 2019 security patch
21 Dec 2018 A600GDXU3ARK5 Android 8.0 December 2018 security patch
19 Nov 2018 A600GDXU3ARK3 Android 8.0 October 2018 security patch
30 July 2018 A600GDXU2ARG5 Android 8.0 July 2018 security patch
16 May 2018 A600GDXU1ARE2 Android 8.0 May 2018 security patch

Sprint Galaxy A6 update (SM-A600P)

Date Software version Android OS Changelog
24 Feb 2020 A600PVPS6BTB2 Android 9 February 2020 security patch
15 Apr 2019 A600PVPU2BSC8 Android 9 Android 9 Pie update; April 2019 security patch
28 Jan 2019 A600PVPU2ARL5 Android 8.0 December 2018 security patch
17 Oct 2018 A600PVPU1ARI1 Android 8.0 October 2018 security patch

T-Mobile Galaxy A6 update (SM-A600T)

Date Software version Android OS Changelog
28 May 2019 A600TUVU1BSD3 Android 9 Brings Android 9 Pie update along with One UI upgrade
09 Nov 2018 A600TUVU1ARIA Android 8.0 Pre-installed

Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus update

Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus update (SM-A605F)

Date Software version Android OS Changelog
28 Mar 2019 A605FJXU3BSC6 Android 9 Installs Android 9 Pie update with Samsung One UI and March 2019 security patch
09 Oct 2018 A605FJXU3ARI2 Android 8.0 October 2018 security patch
25 Jun 2018 A605FJXU1ARE2 Android 8.0 June 2018 security patch
07 May 2018 A605FJXU1ARD7 Android 8.0 April 2018 security patch

Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus update (SM-A605FN)

Date Software version Android OS Changelog
20 Mar 2019 A605FNXXU3BSC6 Android 9 Installs Android 9 Pie update with Samsung One UI and March 2019 security patch
10 Jan 2019 A605FNXXU3ARL3 Android 8.0 December 2018 security patch
22 Nov 2018 A605FNXXU3ARK2 Android 8.0 November 2018 security patch
24 Oct 2018 A605FNPUU3ARJ2 Android 8.0 October 2018 security patch
24 July 2018 A605FNXXU2ARG2 Android 8.0 July 2018 security patch
17 June 2018 A605FNXXU1ARE2 Android 8.0 May 2018 security patch

Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus update (SM-A605G)

Date Software version Android OS Changelog
25 Mar 2019 A605GDXU3BSC6 Android 9 Installs Android 9 Pie update with Samsung One UI and March 2019 security patch
25 Nov 2018 A605GDXU3ARK2 Android 8.0 November 2018 security patch
22 Oct 2018 A605GDXU3ARJ1 Android 8.0 October 2018 security patch
26 Aug 2018 A605GDXU2ARG4 Android 8.0 July 2018 security patch
29 July 2018 A605GDXU2ARG2 Android 8.0 June 2018 security patch
19 June 2018 A605GDXU1ARE4 Android 8.0 May 2018 security patch

Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus update (SM-A605GN)

Date Software version Android OS Changelog
27 Mar 2019 A605GNUBU3BSC6 | Android 9 Android 9 Installs Android 9 Pie update with Samsung One UI and March 2019 security patch
13 Nov 2018 A605GNUBS3ARJ2/A605GNUBS3ARJ3 Android 8.0 October 2018 security patch
22 Oct 2018 A605GNUBS3ARI2 Android 8.0 September 2018 security patch
10 June 2018 A605GNUBU1ARE6 Android 8.0 May 2018 security patch

Galaxy A6 Android Pie update

  • Available for all models
Model Current OS Release date
Galaxy A6 Android 9 March 28, 2019
T-Mobile Galaxy A6 Android 9 May 28, 2019
Galaxy A6 Plus Android 9 March 20, 2019

Samsung Galaxy A6+ has been updated to Android 9 Pie (March 20, 2019). The Galaxy A6 also got the update on March 28, 2019.Galaxy A6 update

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