Fujifilm X100VI Firmware 1.31 vs 1.32 – What’s Going On?

If you own a Fujifilm X100VI, you’ve probably done the usual thing: unbox it, charge the battery, then immediately go hunting for a firmware update before you’ve even taken a picture.

At the time of writing (4 December 2025), the official Fujifilm support page for the X100VI lists Ver.1.31 as the latest firmware, dated 26 July 2025, with the classic release note: “Minor bug have been fixed.”

Yet a growing number of photographers are powering on brand new X100VI bodies and seeing Ver.1.32 on the camera itself.

So which one is actually “latest”? And why does 1.32 exist on the camera but not on the download page?

It has me baffled.

By the way, I published a very handy Fujifilm Firmware Updates page recently that you may find interesting.

What Fujifilm officially lists right now

On Fujifilm’s global support pages, the X100VI firmware history currently stops at:

• Ver.1.31 – minor bugs fixed, released 26 July 2025

• Ver.1.30 – larger update that addressed SD card write errors and some other bugs

• Earlier versions – AF tweaks, connectivity fixes and general stability improvements

There is no public mention at all of Ver.1.32 for the X100VI: no download file, no change log, no press note.

If you simply follow the official route, you’d reasonably assume 1.31 is the end of the story for now.

What people are actually seeing on their cameras

Out in the wilds of the internet, it looks a bit different.

There are now several Reddit threads where people have unboxed a brand new X100VI, checked the firmware, and found Ver.1.32 on the body while the website still only offers 1.31.

The pattern is fairly consistent:

• Newer production cameras, often bought in the last couple of months

• Made in different factories/regions

• All reporting BODY 1.32 in the firmware menu

In one of those threads, the original poster literally asks whether 1.32 is a bug or “an unreleased software with no patch notes yet”, and several replies chime in with “same here, mine is 1.32 as well”.

There are also matching reports floating around in Facebook groups, where people mention 1.32 shipping on new bodies, but again, everything points back to the same basic issue: the cameras are ahead of the website.

So you’re not alone if you’ve spotted this. It’s not a one-off oddity with a single batch.

The most likely explanation for X100VI firmware 1.32

Fujifilm are not saying anything publicly yet, so what follows is just speculation, not insider knowledge. I’m not privy to any insider knowledge at all these days.

However, looking at how Fuji have handled other cameras and lenses in the past, there is a very plausible explanation:

1.32 looks like a minor, factory-preloaded revision that simply hasn’t been packaged as a user update yet.

A few clues:

• Fuji have form for very small “.01” or “.02” updates that only fix obscure bugs and barely warrant a press release.

• On lenses and other bodies, we’ve seen 1.32-style updates that are literally described in the release notes as “minor bug fixes” or single-issue patches.

• In at least one of the Facebook discussions about the X100VI, someone points out that 1.32 is probably being flashed in the factory on later production runs and will appear on the public download page “soon”.

It’s also worth noting that some of the earlier X100VI firmware builds focused on connectivity with the XApp and pairing stability.

If I had to guess, 1.32 is probably one of the following:

• A tiny fix for a very specific edge-case bug that Fuji identified post-1.31.

• A reliability tweak related to XApp pairing or Wi-Fi behaviour in busy environments.

• Some behind-the-scenes change needed for internal testing or manufacturing, with no visible impact for users.

In other words, it is almost certainly not a secret update that transforms the X100VI into a completely different camera.

Is firmware 1.32 “better” than 1.31?

Right now, the only honest answer is: it is newer, but nobody outside Fujifilm knows exactly what changed.

There is no official change log for 1.32, and the community reports so far do not point to dramatic behavioural differences. No one is saying “my AF is suddenly miles better on 1.32” or “this fixed a long-standing bug for me”.

Practically speaking:

• If your camera shipped with 1.32, I would just treat it as a slightly newer maintenance build than 1.31 and get on with making pictures.

• If your camera is on 1.31, you’re still on the latest official, documented firmware, and you are not missing out on a published feature set.

There is also no supported way to “downgrade” a Fuji body in normal use, so you shouldn’t be trying to jump from 1.32 back to 1.31 anyway.

How to check your X100VI firmware (and update it safely)

If you’re not sure what your X100VI is currently running, here’s the basic check:

1. Insert a formatted SD card into the camera.

2. Turn the camera off.

3. Hold down the DISP/BACK button and turn the camera on.

4. The firmware version for the body (and lens, if attached) will be displayed on screen.

If you are on 1.30 or earlier, it is worth updating to 1.31 using Fuji’s official instructions, as those builds include bug fixes for SD card write errors and other minor issues.

If you are already on 1.31 or 1.32, there is nothing else to do at this point.

Why this sort of thing matters

On one level, this is a tiny technical detail. The camera still makes the same pictures, and most people will never notice whether it says 1.31 or 1.32.

On another level, it does highlight something that can be frustrating for photographers:

• We rely on firmware notes to know whether it is safe to update.

• We like to understand what has changed, especially when it might affect AF, reliability or compatibility.

• When the body and the website disagree on the “latest” version, it can erode a bit of trust, particularly for newer users.

Personally, I don’t think there is anything sinister going on here. It looks like a fairly mundane factory step where later production runs are flashed with a slightly newer internal build and the documentation simply hasn’t caught up yet.

So what should you do?

To sum up:

• If your X100VI shows Ver.1.32, you almost certainly have a slightly newer, factory-preloaded bug-fix build. Use the camera as normal.

• If your X100VI shows Ver.1.31, you are on the latest official public firmware. No need to panic about 1.32.

• If you are on anything older than 1.31, it is worth updating via the official Fujifilm support page.

I’ll keep an eye on Fujifilm’s firmware pages. If and when 1.32 appears as a downloadable file with proper release notes, I’ll update my wider X and GFX firmware reference to match.

In the meantime, if your brand new X100VI proudly reports 1.32 and you were wondering if you’ve stumbled across some secret beta, the answer is probably much simpler: it is just Fujifilm quietly tidying something up behind the scenes while the rest of us try to figure out what they have done.