Is it possible to get a software update from Samsung directly without passing through a different server that may alter the update, making a device act dumb, meaning not from local infrastructure but the main source?
This would require a factory unlocked device. If your device is factory unlocked, the updates essentially come directly from Samsung and are not modified by the carriers, even though the carrier's network may still be involved in the distribution of the update.
If you have a carrier-locked device, this is not possible. All updates will come from your carrier and will have been modified by them in some way before you receive them.
