KUALA LUMPUR: Samsung is on track for a wide roll-out of Android Lollipop in Europe. The software update is seeding for Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) users in the UK.
Based on Android 5.0 Lollipop (LRX21T), the update increases the build number of Galaxy S5 to G900FXXU1BOA3. As the Android Lollipop is a major upgrade, users are advised to update their Galaxy S5 to the latest Android firmware.
You can update your Galaxy S5 using two official methods: Samsung’s Firmware-Over-The-Air service and Kies server, for which you will have to connect your phone to the computer and use Samsung Kies 3.
For the FOTA update navigate to Settings >> About device>> software update>> update. You can also manually install the G900FXXU1BOA3 Android 5.0 build on your Galaxy S5 using our installation guide.
With the Android Lollipop version 5.0, Galaxy S5 owners can enjoy a slew of new features and enhancements and redesigned native apps such as dialler, messaging, calculator, clock, S Health which are inspired with Google’s new Material Design.
Other additional features are lockscreen, heads-up notifications, MirrorLink support, Tap & go, new ART and many more. Users will also get the improved fingerprint sensor which is designed using a new driver and Note 4’s fingerprint lockscreen.
