It was already known that several of Samsung's terminals they would receive the Android Lollipop version of their operating system in no time. Well, one of them is already starting to receive the new firmware and it is none other than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Therefore, the deployment of the official ROM based on the latest iteration of Google development is a reality.
Of course, for now the country in which the update is available is South Korea, as usual in this manufacturer. But, the truth is that the deployment has begun and therefore it is a matter of a short time that in other regions, such as Spain, it is a reality and the users who have a Samsung Galaxy Alpha can enjoy the news of Android Lollipop.
But that it arrives in Korea for now does not mean that interesting information is not known, far from it. For example, thanks to the arrival in this country, it is now known that the exact version of Android with which the firmware arrives is the 5.0.2, so a good amount of security and stability fixes are included (but not RAM management, something that is expected to be a reality with the 5.1.1). This, in addition, includes the return of the Silent Mode as it was known before.
Concrete model
The specific model of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha with which the new firmware is compatible is the SM-G850S, and as usual it is possible get it on SamMobile, in case someone wants to carry out tests on a device that, remember, has metal one of the differential elements with which it arrived on the market (it is prior to the Galaxy S6). As for the firmware compilation date, this is April 14, so it was not long ago that the Korean company “hit the mark”.
By the way, that the PDA version that has the update G850SKSU2COD4, which is already indicative of both the country of origin and the compatible devices. The point is that Samsung Galaxy Alpha They are already beginning to receive their own portion of Android Lollipop, so this is good news since they can enjoy greater control of notifications, use the ART virtual machine and, of course, the Material Design.
Source: SamMobile
