Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 Lollipop Firmware Leaked for the Sprint Variant

Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 Lollipop Firmware Leaked for the Sprint Variant

Rumor has it that the South Korean phone maker might release the Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 Lollipop update sometime in December. After we’ve seen Lollipop running on a Galaxy S5, now an Android 5.0 Lollipop firmware leaked for the Sprint Galaxy S5 SM-G900P,

The leaked Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 Lollipop build has been made available by an XDA-developers forum member and, according to him, “this will not be the OTA release and may have issues.” Therefore it’s safe to assume that this is just a test build and that it might not be yet ready for daily usage.

The XDA member said that he’s tested calls, SMS, and “other functions” and they seem to work. He also adds that flashing the leaked Android 5.0 Lollipop build on your Sprint Galaxy S5 will wipe data on your device.

If you previously flashed ROMs on your Galaxy S5, then you shouldn’t have any troubles installing this Lollipop build. All you need to do is download the leaked Android 5.0 Lollipop build from here, extract the contents on your PC, boot your Sprint S5 in download mode, Open Odin, place the tar.mdg in the PDA slot, then hit the start button. Your smartphone should reboot and install the new firmware.

Android 5.0 Lollipop is the most major update Android has seen so far, so expect major improvements. The new software should arrive with revamped Material Design interface, multi-user support for phones, lock screen notifications, new notifications bar and quick settings, new recents menu, improved performance courtesy of ART (Android Runtime), and more.

If you have no idea what you’re doing we are advising you to take a look at our tutorial on how to flash leaked Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM on Sprint Galaxy S5 here. Also, don’t blame it on use if something happens to your device. As usual, we are recommending you to wait until the official update is made available for your terminal.