Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Now Available for Download

Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Now Available for Download

The official Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA Update is currently rolling out in Europe for the International Samsung Galaxy S5 G900F model. Check your phone’s notification panel starting today and see if there are any new firmware files available for download.

Android 5.0 Lollipop is being released over-the-air and through Samsung KIES application. This release comes only weeks after the new operating system was launched with Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 tablets. This new update has been spotted in Poland for now, but Galaxy S5 phone from other Europe countries should also get the new LRX21T Android 5.0 firmware upgrade starting today. There is no official word on the upgrade’s worldwide availability, though it shouldn’t take long until we will see it released in other parts of the world, too.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 G900F device will feel like a brand new smartphone after you will complete the installation process of Android 5.0 Lollipop LRX21T update. This new operating system comes with a brand new Material Design UI, new security options, device sharing capabilities, full Android runtime (ART) support, new lockscreen features, improved notifications menu, Screen Pin, new Recents multi-tasking menu and tons of other great features.

The lock screen of your Galaxy S5 will now be able to display notifications info that you can interact with and dismiss in case you don’t want to be disturbed while working. Also, the Notifications screen is now featuring a “priority” function that permits users to only allow incoming calls from favorite contacts. The Smart Lock settings can be used to set various safe locations where your device will unlock itself automatically without having the user entering his unlock code.

Hopefully the Android 5.0 Lollipop OS will get rid once and for all of the ‘lag’ issues that the Galaxy S5 users have experienced on the Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS. This update will hit only the SM – G900F Galaxy S5 models at first and if there are no major bugs reported, then Samsung will allow the US carriers to roll out the Android 5.0 firmware on their Galaxy S5 editions, too.

The new Android 5.0 Lollipop LRX21T OTA Update is sent as FOTA (firmware-over-the-air) and you simply need to confirm the download and installation process when the update notification arrives. Make sure to use a Wi-Fi connection in order to complete the Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 update. In case the new update hasn’t arrived yet for your device, then you shouldn’t panic as it is being pushed out in phases at first.

You can check yourself for new Android 5.0 LRX21T firmware files by going to Settings> System> About Device> Software Update> Update menu. Confirm the download if there are any files ready for installation. Also, you can check for new Galaxy S5 G900F Android 5.0 Update files using the Samsung KIES software and your computer.