Update Galaxy S5 G900H with Official Android 5.0 XXU1BOA8 Lollipop Firmware

Update Galaxy S5 G900H with Official Android 5.0 XXU1BOA8 Lollipop Firmware

Android 5.0 Lollipop for Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H has been OTA released. If you need to apply the new XXU1BOA8 manually, then you have arrived in the right place. By using this dedicated step by step guide you can learn how to use Odin for safely flashing stock Lollipop on your own Galaxy S5 G900H. A proper download link for the XXU1BOA8 software will be also provided below, so you have all the reasons for checking the guidelines from this tutorial.

XXU1BOA8 represents the official Android 5.0 Lollipop built provided by Samsung for the Galaxy S5 G900H smartphone. As already mentioned and as you might already know, the firmware has been already OTA released. Thus, if your phone is running on official Android OS and if your device isn’t rooted, you should receive the Lollipop notification. But, if you have unlocked your Galaxy S5 or if you have installed a custom ROM firmware on your device, the OTA will not embrace your handset. So, a manual update operation will be required in that case.

Moreover, manually flashing official or stock Lollipop OS on your Samsung Galaxy S5 is a must if you want to revoke root access and restore your phone back to its initial state. Unrooting your phone and relocking its system will be a must especially if you want to get rid of a buggy custom ROM, or if you are dealing with various software related issues (such as bugs, lags, force close, errors, alerts, battery drain, heating problems, boot loops or total blackouts). Therefore, using Odin for manually installing Android 5.0 XXU1BOA7 Lollipop software is also a troubleshoot solution that can fix your bricked Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H.

Perfect; now you know when and why to use this step by step guide. As for the new Lollipop platform, it should be clear for you that you will be using the official Lollipop release and not a custom ROM system. Thus, the XXU1BOA7 OS is stable and smooth for your Galaxy S5. The warranty of your device will not get void if you choose to apply the steps from below and you will keep it everything else official too – Odin is a program developed and offered by Samsung so you don’t have to use complex or risky tools on the installation process.

As you will notice, completing this tutorial is really easy. In fact, even if you are on your first update experience, you will not have any kind problems. Of course, do read all the lines from this tutorial in order to make things as it should – if you mess things up, then you can brick or damage your Android device.

Even though you are about to install the official Android Lollipop OS on your Galaxy S5, since you will do it manually, consider in,You see, if something bad happens, your data might be in danger. So, if you have something important saved on the internal storage memory of your phone, now it will be great to save everything you need. In that matter you should use compatible backup and restore apps from Google Play or a cloud storage platform. Moreover, basically, you should save things like contacts, call logs, text messages, internet settings, market apps, images, videos, audio files and everything else you need.

Good; now, since you are using the stock Lollipop release, if you are using a rooted Galaxy S5, after completing the steps from below, the root access will be revoked. Don’t worry, you will be able to re root your phone afterwards, but by using a new, that is compatible with the new Android 5.0 XXU1BOA8 firmware.

A manual update operation can be completed only if you can use a Windows powered computer, your smartphone and its USB cable. Then, you should prepare your computer by temporarily deactivating antivirus and any other security protection (these tools might interfere with the update procedure). Also, prepare your phone by going to “menu – settings – about phone – tap several times on built number” for ensuring Developer rights; then head over to “menu – settings – developer options” and enable USB debugging option.

You also have to ensure that your phone has enough battery power left; you should plug in the charger if the battery status currently shows less than 50% power. If your phone gets turned off while you are using Odin, it might get bricked, so be careful and try not to mess things up.

Android 5.0 XXU1BOA8 Lollipop OS has been officially released only for Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H. Thus, use the steps from below only if you own the mentioned Android device – else you will probably end up in,

DOWNLOAD  Galaxy S5 G900H with Official Android 5.0 XXU1BOA8 Lollipop Firmware

1. On your computer download Odin; unzip the file on desktop and then install the program by following on screen prompts. 
2. DOWNLOAD Unplug the USB cable and reboot your phone
3. Also download Samsung KIES – you have to install Galaxy S5 USB drivers on your computer and you can use Samsung KIES in that matter.
4. Finally, download the Android 5.0 Lollipop firmware file from,page; unzip the update package on desktop.
5. Run Odin and your computer and reboot your Galaxy S5 in download mode (for download mode first turn off your phone and then press and hold at the same time power, volume down and home buttons at the same time).
6. Connect your smartphone with your computer – once you do so, on Odin the “added” message will be displayed; moreover, the ID:COM box will be yellow or blue.
7. From the program click on the “PA” option and pick the Lollipop firmware file.
8. When done, choose “start” from Odin and just wait while your Galaxy S5 is being automatically updated to official Android 5.0 OS.
9. In the end, the “pass” message will be displayed and the ID:COM box will be gree

As mentioned, your phone might get stuck in a boot loop while you are using Odin. If that happens, you have, from recovery you then have to choose “wipe data factory reset” and “wipe cache partition”. When done, go to main menu of recovery and select “reboot system now”.
Also, you might have problems with Odin, which might get stuck; in that situation, close the program, unplug the USB cable and force restart your phone. Moreover reinstall USB drivers on your computer before retrying the steps from above.

There you have it. That’s how you can choose to manually update your Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H to official Android 5.0 Lollipop XXU1BOA8 OS. Stay close for further step by step guides and use the comments field from below for sharing your thoughts with us and with other readers.