It’s been a year and Samsung didn’t stop its blessings on Galaxy J5 J500F and aired new Marshmallow 6.0.1 update. For maintenance, the new security patch, bug fixes and latest hardware drivers are rolled. If you want to update through Samsung KIES or directly over the air then follow the tutorial.
Users with rooted device must update the latest software through Odin process. Once updated will resolve the device to original stock firmware and to root XXU1BPL3 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Firmware for Galaxy J5 J500F the follow the link.
Device: Samsung Galaxy J5
Model: J500F
Version: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
PDA: XXU1BPL3
Pre-Requisites
- Makes sure the battery is charged up to 70 percent.
- Backup all the device data using back app.
- For connection with personal computer one must enable the USB Debugging on Galaxy S5.
- USB driver for the device J500F must be installed on PC.
Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy J5 J500F via OTA
Should have stable internet connectivity on the phone and get to settings-About and tap on the update option. If the device is already updated with latest firmware then the massage ‘The latest update has already been installed’ will appear. Then tap on OK to initiate the download and then installation. Once it is done and the device will get rebooted automatically.
Procedure to update Samsung Galaxy J5 J500F via Kies
Get the stable internet connection your device and then download & install the Samsung Kies utility on your PC. Then connect the Android device to computer via USB cable. After that run the Kies and the device will get detected automatically. At the Kies home screen the new firmware upgrade notification is available then click on the firmware upgrade button to start the process and follow the instruction. If this is not possible then go for manual update through odin. When the update is done, the device gets rebooted automatically and you must detach the cable.
Requirements
Android 6.0.1 J500FXXU1BPL3
Procedure to update Galaxy J5 J500F with XXU1BPL3 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Firmware
- Download the above zip files on your computer along with Odin v3.09 and extract them.
- Run the Odin v3.09 as an administrator.
- Switch off the Galaxy J5 J500F and boot into download mode by holding the Vol down+home+power button and soon after the Vol up to precede to download mode.
- Connect the device to computer via USB cable and see the CM port is open in odin screen. An Added text message appears that means the device is successfully connected. If not then again install the USB driver.
- Check the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time “options, also click the AP button and select the .tar.md5 file that was extracted on above step.
- Click on start button to install and after few minutes the Pass message appears. After completion the phone rebooted automatically.
- Now you must detach the cable and check the settings- About for verification.
- If your device get stuck in the middle of normal reboot then go to Recovery Mode by press holding the Vol Up+Home+Power buttons together and perform Wipe Data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache Partition task earlier than go for the reboot system now option. In Recovery Mode use the Volume keys to navigate between options and Power key to select any option.
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