Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S5 under the AT&T network will be receiving a new software update, but it will not be an upgrade of the operating system to Android 5.1 Lollipop.
AT&T users of the Galaxy S5 could be expecting such an upgrade after T-Mobile updated the Galaxy S5 under its network to Android 5.1 Lollipop. Despite the hefty download size of 296 MB, the software update is not going to upgrade the operating system of the AT&T Galaxy S5.
The software update released by AT&T for the smartphone looks like a regular one, with the associated changelog mentioning nothing but performance and security enhancements.
The update, with build number G900AUCU4BOF2, requires users to have their Galaxy S5 devices connected to a stable Wi-Fi network. Users that have not yet been able to receive a notification for the update can go into the Settings menu of the Galaxy S5, select the About device option under System, and then tap on Software update and Check for updates.
If the update is already available to the AT&T Galaxy S5 user, the download and installation can be initiated as long as the smartphone is connected to the Internet through Wi-Fi.
After the update has been downloaded and installed, users can verify if it was properly processed by going back into the Settings menu of the Galaxy S5 and then once again tapping on the About device option under System.
The following information should be displayed:
- Android version: 5.0
- Baseband version: G900AUCU4BOF2
- Kernel version: 3.4.0-4432708
- Build number: LRX21T.G900AUCU4BOF2
There have been reports that Samsung is already working on an Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for the company's previous flagship smartphone, which is further good news for Galaxy S5 users after experiencing several major issues with their devices after upgrading to Android 5.0 Lollipop.
According to a video posted by Consumer Reports back in May, however, the recommendation of the product reviews and ratings magazine is for users to purchase the Galaxy S5 instead of Samsung's current flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6.
Because of Samsung's desire to make the Galaxy S6 look more like an iPhone by its rival Apple, compromises had to be made. Some of these compromises include the lack of IP 67 water and dust resistance, removable batteries and an expandable memory card slot, all of which are missing on the Galaxy S6 but available in the Galaxy S5.
