Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A receives Android 5.0 Lollipop

Samsung is pushing out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A (I9506). This is the variant of the Galaxy S4 which features faster LTE connectivity and the Snapdragon 800 processor.

The manufacture has already started rolling out Lollipop for the Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition and the variant powered by the Exynos processor. This leaves the TouchWiz model with the Snapdragon 600 chip, which is mostly available through U.S. carriers.

If you own a Galaxy S4 LTE-A, you should start receiving the Lollipop update (over-the-air) OTA. The SIM-free devices in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, plus Vodafone handsets in Germany and the Czech Republic are among the first to receive the update. The China Unicom version of the Galaxy S4 LTE-A G9006 is also reportedly receiving the update.

Those in Europe are receiving Android 5.0.1 with the I9506XXUDOA6 build number, while the China Unicom model is reportedly receiving Android 5.0 with the G9006WZNU1BOA4 build. The update is reportedly 1.2GB in size, so users are advised to connect to WiFi and ensure their battery is appropriately charged before updating their device.

Advanced users can consider manually downloading and flashing the update to their handsets. You can download the update files by following the source link below.



source - Samsung

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