Following the complete rollout of Android 5.1.1 Lollipop to Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S6 units on Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and Verizon, owners under AT&T are now eagerly waiting for AT&T to push the software update to its units.
While AT&T's Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S6 are still stuck with Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, owners are pushing the burden to the carrier as other mobile networks in the US are now heading to the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update later this month.
According to reports though, AT&T is now on the verge of preparing the latest and final Android Lollipop software version for Galaxy S6 Edge with model number G925A and Galaxy S6 with model number G920A. AT&T just updated their units last August 10 with 5.0.2 Lollipop that brought device security improvements.
When Android 5.1.1 Lollipop is ready, AT&T will send in update notification. Before proceeding to the download proper, make sure battery is charged up while its memory storage has enough space to accommodate the update. The update shall come in stages, which means it might hit other units on a later time.
Qualified software version of Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S6 smartphones are as follows:
Phone | Software Version | Last Updated |
Android 5.0.2 Lollipop (G920AUCU2AOF3) | August 10, 2015 | |
Android 5.0.2 Lollipop (G925AUCU2AOF4) | August 10, 2015 |
To check the software version of the phone, just go to Home > Settings > About phone. Read the software version.
Here's a quick rundown to Lollipop features and improvements in Material Design, notification controls, device sharing, and device syncing.
- Material Design. Enjoy a more colorful and fresh new look and feel. Lollipop brings in more fluid animations along with improved apps and personalization options like colors, widgets and themes.
- Notification controls. Worry less because with the new notification controls, users can now adjust settings to sift people and notifications go get through. Users can also directly respond from lock screen when it is important.
- Device sharing. Sharing device can now be done more securely through guest user mode. Create multiple user accounts to allow friends to access device to prevent them from accessing owner's private files. With Android Smart Lock, secure device by pairing it with trusted device like any wearable or even car.
- Device syncing. Apps, song, photos and even recent searches from one Android device can be accessed fully across all other Android devices.
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