Firmware Android: Install and Update A500FXXU1BOI4 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop on Galaxy A5 SM-A500F [Full Guide]

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Install and Update A500FXXU1BOI4 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop on Galaxy A5 SM-A500F [Full Guide]

A500FXXU1BOI4 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Official Firmware for Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F is now available and you can manually download it from here on ok android and also install it using our Complete Installation Guides that will help you installing Official Firmware Update, So if you want to install the Latest Official Firmware on your Samsung device, you must know that there are several ways to do that, so you can follow this installation guide that will help you installing your Official Firmware Update.

You can install and update A500FXXU1BOI4 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Official Firmware Update on your Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F by following one of the following methods.

Note : ok android team are not responsible for any damage caused in your device , so be careful and do that in the right way and in your own risk .

Before doing anything please do a backup for your important data and make sure that your device battery is fully charged or 75% at least.

See this simple guide to learn How to Backup and Restore your Android Phone or Tablet

Now we will show you How to install and update A500FXXU1BOI4 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop on Galaxy A5 SM-A500F .

How to install and update A500FXXU1BOI4 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop on Galaxy A5 SM-A500F with the official methods (Recommended) :

(1) Using Samsung Kies to check for Firmware Update and installing it :

- Run Kies on your computer and be sure your Computer is connecting to the Internet.

- Connect your Samsung GALAXY A5 to the USB port in your Computer via USB data transfer cable.

-Wait for your device to appear on the upper left side of the window.

- Click on the device name (SM-A500F).

- A new window will appear on the right side of Kies.

- Under the “Firmware Information” tab, see if there are any updates available. If there are, you should see the message ‘New Firmware is available‘.

- If you want to install this update, press the ‘Firmware Upgrade‘ button.

- A new window will appear. The process contains more phases : (‘Download’ > ‘Upgrade’ > ‘Complete’).

- At the end of the installation process your device will reboot. Now you can disconnect the cable from the Computer and your phone .

- Click OK .

- You can verify if you have the Latest Firmware by going to Settings > More > About phone on your Samsung device and you will see another Firmware version name and number .

(2) OTA (Over The Air) :

-You can do that by following this steps and before that make sure your device is connected to WiFi network - go to Settings > More > About Phone > Software Updates and click on ‘Check for updates‘.

How to install and update A500FXXU1BOI4 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop on Galaxy A5 SM-A500F with the manual method :

With this method we will install the Latest Official Firmware Update with Odin, so if you want to install A500FXXU1BOI4 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop on Galaxy A5 SM-A500F with Odin follow the following steps :

(1) Download : A500FXXU1BOI4_A500FOJV1BOI3_XSG

Details of A500FXXU1BOI4 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Official Firmware Update For Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F :

XXU1BOI4 Firmware Details :

Model : SM-A500F

Model Name : GALAXY A5

Country : United Arab Emirates

Version : Android 5.0.2

Changelist : 5776681

PDA : A500FXXU1BOI4

CSC : A500FOJV1BOI3

To download and install A500FXXU1BOI4 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop on Galaxy A5 SM-A500F for another countries go to this page and select your country.

(2) Extract the A500FXXU1BOI4_A500FOJV1BOI3_XSG.ZIP file to any place in your Computer.

(3) Download Odin 3.10.7 from : Download Desktop Odin for Windows [All Versions].

(4) Extract the Odin ZIP file to any place in your computer.

(5) Download and install you Samsung USB drivers . If you already installed Samsung Kies then you already have the USB drivers , If not go to this page and download the latest USB driver for your Samsung device.

(6) Go to Developer Options in you Samsung device Settings and Activate USB Debugging Mode.

Note: Developer Options is hidden by default, so if you can't see the Developer Options in your device settings ,go to Settings > More > About Phone > Press 7 times on Build Number to make Developer Options Visible to you . Now you can enable USB Debugging Mode in Developer Options .

(7) Turn off your phone and now you have to enter Download Mode .

-To enter Download Mode press and hold : " Power + Volume Down + Home Button " , all at the same time and when you see the warning message release the buttons and press Volume Up button to confirm that you want to enter Download Mode.

(8) Start Odin from your Computer ( You Need To Run Odin As Administrator ) .

(9) Connect your Samsung device via USB data transfer cable.

(10) You will see in Odin a section called ID:COM (on the left upper side of the window). The blank space under it will turn blue if your device is recognized (If the phone is not recognized make sure you have installed the USB Drivers) .

(11) Check "AP / PDA" box and click on "AP / PDA" and add the A500FXXU1BOI4_A500FOJV1BOI3_XSG.tar.md5 file from the A500FXXU1BOI4_A500FOJV1BOI3_XSG.ZIP extracted folder.

(12) Important !!! Do not place anything under the PIT section and make sure that “Re-partition” is not checked. (On the left side you will see Re-partition under the Option tab or on PIT tab for new versions of Odin).

(13) Make sure that you only checked this options on Odin (Auto Reboot , F. Reset Time ) , See the image below .

(14) When the A500FXXU1BOI4_A500FOJV1BOI3_XSG.tar.md5 file is loaded you can press Start to begin the Firmware Installation Process.

(15) Don’t move or touch the USB Cable while the Firmware is being Flashed.

(16) Finally you will see a message saying ‘PASS” on a green background as the shown in the below image. This means that the Firmware Update is successfully installed. Your device should reboot now and run on the new Firmware.

(17) If your device stuck in bootloop, go into Recovery Mode by pressing and hold ( Volume Up + Home + Power ) buttons all at the same time and choose " Wipe Cache Partition" and then choose " Wipe data/factory reset " and select " Yes delete all user data " then choose " Reboot system now " .

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