Qotd

When it comes to staying ahead of the game T-Mobile are the carrier; in regard to Android updates anyway.

Having been the first carrier to update the Samsung S6 series to the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating system T-Mobile are now the first to introduce the update for S5 users.

With T-Mobile yet to announce the update, nobody is quite sure what form it will take as of yet but that hasn’t stopped many speculating.

And those speculating are suggesting that the S5 will deliver support for the RAW and lower ISO values- for those using a third-party app that uses Lollipop’s API. This suggests that the update will be similar to the S6 update from last year but the specifics of it remain to be seen.

Undoubtedly, S5 users can expect the bugs, battery drains and crashes that overshadowed the phone’s January 5.0 introduction to be fixed by the update to 5.1.1.

But this is a pretty big move from T-Mobile who are introducing 5.1.1 to the S5 before many carriers have even offered S6 users the chance to try it.

Even so, the update to the S6 has already received criticism given the fact that it fails to tackle the memory handling issue that was recently discovered affecting the S6. But given the problems confinement to the S6 this won’t bother S5 users, but it does suggest the update might not fix everything that’s been going awry since January; so stay tuned.

Word is that the update will be available to S5 users over the forthcoming weeks and months. But if you can’t wait that long, then you can check for the 5.1.1 update manually by accessing:

Settings -> About Phone -> Software Update

If it isn’t accessible at this time, don’t worry it’s likely you won’t have to wait too long.

When uploading the update just be aware that it’s a rather large download at 623MB. So it will take some time and battery so it’s worth having a stable WiFi connection and perhaps even a charger handy before you attempt to manually push it through.