Galaxy S4 finally gets Android Lollipop – Pplware

Created by Hugo Cure on March 2nd, 2015 | Category: Android, Mobile | 4 comments

At the beginning of last December have been known which smartphones Samsung that would be updated to the latest version of Android, Android 5.0 Lollipop.

One of these devices was the Galaxy S4 and now came the official update to this new version of Android. See how you can upgrade your Galaxy S4.

Updates Android arise “snail’s pace”. In addition to each brand need considerable time to reconcile their devices and adjust all the details, the software is usually customized depending on the operator and the entries are staged by country and operator. The Galaxy S4 was originally released with Android 4.2 JellyBean and has gone through all iterations to the latest version.

In particular, the available update has been released for the German market, however, may be installed in any Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 in the version equipped with the SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 600. For this version, the concrete details of firmware are

• Model: GT-I9505 / Snap 600 S4
• Android Version: 5.0.1
• Country: Germany
• Product Code: DBT
• PDA: I9505XXUHOA7
• CSC: I9505XXUHOA7
• Modem: I9505XXUHOA7

While the update for Lollipop not automatically appears on your Galaxy S4, which can still take months, can do the process manually and already install the latest version. The method, although very safe, is unofficial and is not covered under warranty.

The Pplware and the author of this article does not take responsibility for any damage caused by instructions, inherent to the article or the comments, which may result in the loss of equipment warranty.

manually install Android on my Lollipop Galaxy S4?

Before any action, remember to do Backup of all the information present in the smartphone . , it will be lost

The installation process is quite simple:

• Do Download firmware latest, this link;
• Do Download Odin 3:10 installation tool, this link;
• Unzip the .zip file the firmware after Download complete
• On the Galaxy S4 to your computer, unzip the .rar Odin and open your executable;
• Turn Off Galaxy S4 and connect “Download mode” using the following key combination: Low Volume + Home + Power
• Wait until a blue sign in Odin;
• Click on each of the buttons BL, AP, CP and CSC, navigate to the folder firmware unpacked and choose the corresponding file (see the initial letters )
• Do not choose the .pit file or check the “Re-Partition” (do it only if something does not get properly functional);
• Press the Start button and wait .

Now you can enjoy the Android Lollipop in all its splendor, a smartphone that still has much to give.

Via XDA-Developers

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