After every eligible flagship, premium, and rugged Galaxy device, the company started providing the January 2025 update to its budget smartphones. Now, Indian units of the Galaxy A04e and Galaxy M04 are spotted getting the January 2025 update.
Indian users of the Galaxy A04e can identify the January update with build version A042FXXSAEYA3. While Galaxy M04 users are receiving it with build version M045FXXSAEYA1. To install the January update, both device users will have to download a file size of around 256 MB.
The update comes with fixes for more than 50 issues in Galaxy devices. You will not see any new feature with the update, but still you should install it, as along with the security, it also improves system stability. However, the update may take up to a few days to be available on every unit.
The Galaxy A04e was introduced by the company in 2022 with Android 12 out of the box. The device has already received its all major updates in the form of Android 13 and Android 14, respectively. On the other hand, the Galaxy M04 also launched in 2022 with Android 12; it also received the Android 13 and 14 upgrades, respectively.
Both devices are not eligible for the One UI 7-based Android 15 upgrade. But these budget devices will get security updates till 2026.