The Android 5.0 Lollipop update is now available for the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Galaxy S4, although at the moment it is only a completely extra-official update. This has been announced by XDA-Developers , the American forum specialized in the development of personalized updates for mobiles of all brands. In this way, the owners of the Samsung Galaxy S5 (in its variants of SM-G900I , SM-G0900F and SM-G900M ) and the Samsung Galaxy S4 (in its variant of GT-I9505) from all over the world can now experience first-hand the new features that the Android 5.0 Lollipop update brings.
The Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Samsung Galaxy S5 can be checked from this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development/nexus-experience-rom-t2944276, while the update Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Samsung Galaxy S4 is available under this other link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/rom-cyanogenmod-12-t2943934. In both links you can find the instructions to follow to install these updates.
Of course, it must be borne in mind that these two updates are not yet finished, and both bring errors that can hinder conventional use of the mobile. Furthermore, the installation of these files requires advanced knowledge of mobile telephony.
On the other hand, the news that can be seen in these updates are not completely faithful to the news that the official updates will bring. Along with the Android 5.0 Lollipop update, Samsung will also update the TouchWiz customization layer that is standard on its phones, which will involve some modifications compared to the current design of this customization layer. The videos that have appeared showing a Samsung Galaxy S5 running under Android 5.0 Lollipop and a Samsung Galaxy S4 running also under this same version are only a preview of the news that the Android 5.0 Lollipop update will finally bring.from Samsung.
The official updates to Android 5.0 Lollipop from Samsung will wait until the beginning of next year 2015. In the first months of next year, Samsung will distribute this version of the Android operating system to owners of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4, while owners of the Samsung Galaxy S4 will probably have to wait some additional time to receive the same update.
The rest of the mobile phones in the Galaxy range have a very low probability of receiving the Android 5.0 Lollipop update, although private developers have already got to work to get mobiles like the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini to update to this version of Android. In fact, the extra-official updates seem to be the only salvation for the owners of the Galaxy range phones that do not fall within Samsung's plans for the distribution of Android 5.0 Lollipop.
