The Galaxy A35, along with the Galaxy A55, is the first mid-range Samsung phone that runs Android 14 and One UI 6.1 out of the box. It is eligible for four major OS upgrades and security updates for five years, and software support for the phone is off to a good start.
The Galaxy A35 was announced and went on sale in some markets on Monday, March 11, and just three days later, it is already getting its first software update. It's unclear how widely it is available, however. As of March 14, we can only confirm that it has been released in India.
The update comes with the firmware version A356XXU1AXBB, and while it's not just a security update, we don't know what it brings to the phone as the changelog doesn't include any specifics. But we can assume that the update doesn't do much, as it is only around 270MB in size.
It even lacks the March 2024 security patch. The A35 launched with the February security patch preinstalled, and that won't change once the update in question has been installed on the phone.
Since the Galaxy A35 launched less than a week ago, there probably aren't a lot of people using it at this time, but the update will be waiting for buyers once they get the A35 and set it up. As with all Galaxy smartphones, updates will be downloadable from the A35's Settings » Software update menu.
