Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 was released on Aug. 15 and its combo of looks and functionality has drawn praise ever since. The South Korean OEM recently launched an update that makes the smartphone behave even better.
Samsung fans who have been holding their breaths waiting for the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update still need some patience. The phone's manufacturer announced that the major update is due early next year, when users will get improvements of the security protocols, privacy levels and battery consumption.
Meanwhile, the producer issued a maintenance update that, among other things, makes better use of the Galaxy Note 5's battery life.
For the South-Eastern Asian market, the package is 144MB large, and the changelog details what users should expect.
The update improves three core areas: call stability, battery optimization and phone security. A small but important observation from the producer states that the update will deny phones the possibility of an Android downgrade, due to modification to the security policies. This means that if the update happens to be buggy, users have to suck it up until a better version becomes available.
Reports in Singapore confirm that the upgrade (N920IDVU2AOJ4) is for all CSC codes - MM1, SIN, STH, and XSP.
Although the South Korean electronics producer did not officially release Samsung Galaxy Note 5 in Europe, Softpedia reports that the update is pushed over the air (OTA) across the Old Continent as well. No details exist over which countries get the improvement, however.
Good news comes from a user who claims that the upgrade stretches to other Samsung mobiles as well.
"The update is not just for Note 5, my S6 also receive the same OTA just now (18:10 GMT+8). Build Number: LMY47X.G920FXXU3CO19 update size 78MB," he says.
It is worth pointing out that Samsung Galaxy Note 5 comes with a smaller battery than the previous model. The 3,200mAh power source on the Galaxy Note4 is 200mAh larger than the 3,000mAh battery on Galaxy Note 5. Samsung explains that the design of the handset was a priority, resulting in a slimmer, tinier battery choice. This is why extra battery life is welcomed by all owners of the appraised handset.
Preliminary testing shows that the update actually keeps its word: both the phone's performance and its stability have increased, and further use will prove if the battery life has increased as well.
