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Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphones in mobile carriers in the US are expected to receive the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop's final over-the-air (OTA) update this month. The software update is slated to bring performance optimization, security patches and several other improvements.

While a huge number of Samsung Galaxy S5 units in the United States have not yet been updated to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, new reports said that the update is coming to the device anytime this October. Although there have been no concrete evidence or any official statement from Samsung and partner carriers, the final Lollipop version becomes imminent to roll out to Galaxy S5 since T-Mobile was able to do so. T-Mobile updated its Galaxy S5 units last August.

Mobile carriers Verizon Wireless, Sprint, AT&T, US Cellular, Bell and Vodafone have not expressed any news for the said update. However, there are Android patrons and tech analysts who believe that the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update is coming to the device as well as to the unlocked versions.

Current Android software versions of Samsung Galaxy S5 are as follows:

The OTA update will come when device is connected to Wi-Fi. If prompted for the update, click "Install Now" and follow onscreen instructions. To manually check for it, head to Settings > About phone > Software updates > Check for updates. Before proceeding with the installation, charge up device to at least 50% while storage should have enough memory space depending on the file size.

Android 5.1.1 Lollipop comes with improvements in Material Design user interface, fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C support, device sharing, and device sync, among others.

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