Yesterday, we told you that the Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 Lollipop update is being pushed to the Polish users of the terminal. Now we hear that the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3, and Samsung Galaxy S4 might be coming early 2015.
The report comes from Reuter’s tech industry correspondent in Seoul, Vincent Se Young Lee, who made the announcement on Twitterearlier today. According to him, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S5 LTE-A, and Galaxy S4 would get updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop sometime early 2015. Even though Samsung has yet to confirm the Lollipop availability for the aforementioned devices there’s no doubt that all of them will receive the latest Android firmware.
Even though Vincent Se Young Lee is a reliable source, we are advising you to take the report with a pinch of salt. After all, nothing is official until Samsung says so.
You probably know already that Lollipop 5.0 is the most major update Android has received so far. Of course, Samsung’s Lollipop update will arrive with their proprietary TouchWiz interface on top of it, but it will integrated all the new Android 5.0-specific software improvements. Just to name a few: multi-user support for phones, lock screen notifications, new recents screen, revamped notifications bar and quick settings, Android Runtime (ART) instead of Dalvik, better battery statistics, smart lock, native support for 64-bit processors, and more.
As usual, the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S4, and Galaxy S5 LTE-A, will be rolled out in phases, which means that some users will have to wait for it longer than others. Of course, the unlocked models will be the first ones to receive the update, as carriers usually release the update after they successfully test it on their own models. After the new firmware is released and your device becomes eligible to download it, you should be able to notice a system update message in the notifications bar. All you need to do is tap on it, then follow the on-screen instructions. You also have the option to check for the update manually under Settings > More > Software updates > Check for software updates.