Being the only major mobile carrier in the US that has not rolled out the latest Android Lollipop to Samsung Galaxy Core Prime, Sprint and Verizon are now expected to keep up with the growing competition in mobile tech industry. AT&T and T-Mobile have already released the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop to its units.
Sprint and Verizon are slated to release the Galaxy Grand Prime with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop's official over-the-air update. There is no final word from the carrier however whether or not the update will be released later this month as the Marshmallow software debuts.
Samsung has already released the Android 5.1.1 to Galaxy Grand Prime since the final week of August and had come to terms with AT&T and T-Mobile. According to reports, Samsung has been pushing the blame to nonchalant carriers for overdue rollouts. This sparked consumer complaints in community forums of the networks' support pages.
Being the biggest carriers in the US in terms of consumers, Sprint and Verizon have been in the loop of Android updates most especially to its flagship devices. In Samsung's support page, Galaxy Core Prime is one of the mid-range smartphones listed currently running on Android 5.1.1.
Aside from Galaxy Core Prime, Verizon also has not rolled out yet the final Lollipop software version to Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Grand Prime, Galaxy Mega 2, Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 and Galaxy Tab S 2, among others. For Sprint, un-updated phones include Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Tab 4 10.1, Galaxy J1 and Galaxy Tab S 2, among others.
This laundry list of un-updated Samsung devices contributed to a bunch of open forums in the carrier's site. Analysts suggest Verizon Wireless and Sprint have to keep up with its updates-small or major-to manage loyal patrons from falling away. In several sites, many Verizon members are already pinning down threats to leave the carrier.
Meanwhile, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop brings new features and enhancements in Material Design, more 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.
- Device syncing. Apps, song, photos and even recent searches from one Android device can be accessed fully across all other Android devices.
- 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.
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop will come via firmware over-the-air (FOTA) release and in stages; it may take to some units on a later date. If prompted that an update is available, follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
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