Android 5.1.1 Lollipop's release to Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is expected as predecessor Galaxy Note 4 of two mobile networks in Canada has started to receive the same update yesterday. America's biggest telecommunication companies are reported to be on the verge of roll out preparation of the final Lollipop update which is expected to hit the Galaxy Note Edge in December this year.
Major mobile carriers in the US like Verizon, Vodafone, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, US Cellular and Bell are expected to roll out the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for Galaxy Note Edge units. The upgrade report was prompted by the news that Canadian carriers Bell and Telus have just pushed the update to Galaxy Note 4 beginning yesterday through an over-the-air (OTA) rollout.
Apparently, Android Lollipop's final software upgrade will bring in new features and improvements. Current software status of Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is as follows:
Mobile Carrier | Software Version |
Android 5.0.1 Lollipop | |
Android 5.1 Lollipop | |
Android 5.0.1 Lollipop | |
Android 5.1 Lollipop | |
Android 5.0.1 Lollipop | |
Bell | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
Android 5.0.1 Lollipop |
Galaxy Note Edge users have turned to community forums on tech sites and carriers' support pages to hasten the Android update for the device. Although US Cellular was able to roll out the update, Samsung's support page stated that the device still is running on Android 5.0 Lollipop version.
Neither Verizon nor any other carrier has spoken regarding this issue. However, there are new reports suggesting that Galaxy Note Edge from these carriers might be getting the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. This has neither been confirmed by the carriers.
Other Samsung smartphones and tablets have already received the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop including the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, Galaxy Grand Prime, Galaxy Core Prime, Galaxy Mega 2, and Galaxy J1.
The update comes with new features and improvements in Material Design user interface, fingerprint scanner and USB Type-C support, device sharing, and device sync. The update of the Canadian carriers weighed 641.23 MB so future Android 5.1.1 update for the American carriers should also be just around this figure.
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop shall come automatically over-the-air when device is connected to Wi-Fi. To manually check device, head over to Settings > About device > Software update > Check for updates.
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