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Latest Android 5.1 news
Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Android 5.1, with regular updates and all the information you need.
Samsung’s Android 5.1.1 devices are very optimized in terms of battery life
This year has been a bad one for flagship smartphones, with almost every device having launched with Android 5.0 Lollipop suffering from battery life ranging from poor to slightly above average for most. Everyone was quick to blame the relatively small batteries on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge for the disappointing endurance, but even […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung Galaxy E5 is getting the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update in Russia and India
We told you Samsung’s greatest mid-range smartphones yet would be getting updated to Lollipop at some point in the future, and that day has now arrived as the update has started rolling out to the Galaxy E5 in India and Russia. The Android build is version 5.1.1 (with build number E500HXXU1BOG6); the OTA is a 744 […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 8 years ago
How’s Android 5.1.1 treating you on your Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge?
At this point, Android 5.1.1 has probably reached Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge users in most corners of the world, after a wait that was excruciatingly long in the face of the few issues that plagued the devices on Android 5.0. We ran through the list of new features and changes the 5.1.1 update brings earlier […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge: What’s new?
Android 5.1 for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge has to be among the most anticipated updates to the OS in history, despite being relatively minor in terms of new features. That doesn’t mean it isn’t important, as it fixes the horrible memory leak issue in Android 5.0 Lollipop. What it didn’t fix is […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Android 5.1.1 arrives on the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 Wi-Fi (SM-T330)
Android 5.1.1 seems to be rolling out in force to various Samsung devices today. The update came to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge in India earlier today, and it is now making its way to the Wi-Fi variant of the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 over in South Korea. The Tab 4 8.0 isn’t getting […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung begins Android 5.1.1 rollout for the Galaxy Note 4 in Russia
Samsung has been testing Android 5.1.1 on the Galaxy Note 4 for some time now, and it looks like the company has started rolling out the update over the air. One of our readers has sent us a screenshot showing Android 5.1.1 running on the Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910C), and while we don’t have a […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung Galaxy J2 pops up on Geekbench with a quad-core CPU, Android 5.1.1
The fact that the Galaxy J2 is under development was confirmed when the phone was spotted on its way to India for testing, and today we’re getting a look at some of the J2’s specs thanks to its appearance on the Geekbench benchmark database. The benchmark doesn’t list all of the phone’s hardware, but it reveals […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S6 Duos gets the Android 5.1.1 update
The dual SIM variant of the Galaxy S6 might not be available in more than a small handful of regions around the world, but Samsung isn’t leaving it behind when it comes to the Android 5.1.1 update. The Galaxy S6 Duos has begun receiving Android 5.1.1 over the air in Dubai, with the update bringing […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop released for the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 LTE
Good news for all the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 LTE owners out there! Samsung has started rolling out Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for the tablet (SM-T335) in Switzerland, giving it a huge jump from Android 4.4.2 to Android 5.1.1, leaving Android 5.0.2 in the dust. Of course, this might disappoint users of the Galaxy Tab 4 10.1, which was […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Sprint rolling out Android 5.1 for Galaxy S6 & S6 edge
Users of the Galaxy S6 and its curved screen counterpart on US’s Sprint network are now receiving the OTA update to Android 5.1 Lollipop. T-Mobile was the first to dish out the update. Sprint’s update will have the usual suite of bug fixed baked into it along with some Sprint-specific ones. Build numbers for the […]
- By Yash G.
- 8 years ago
Here’s what is possible with RAW image capture on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge
Support for shooting in RAW is one of the important features introduced in Android 5.0 Lollipop, but despite the presence of a Pro camera mode in the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, the option for saving images in RAW wasn’t included. As we had exclusively revealed, the feature was to be introduced in Android 5.1.1, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
International Galaxy S6 edge (SM-G925F) getting Android 5.1.1 update as well
We were surprised to see the Android 5.1.1 update for the Galaxy S6 wasn’t accompanied by an update for the Galaxy S6 edge earlier today, as both devices have received updates at the same time before this. But it seems the delay was very slight, as the Android 5.1.1 update has now shown up for […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
T-Mobile just started updating the Galaxy S5 to Android 5.1.1
T-Mobile might just be on the way to becoming the favorite carrier for those rocking a Samsung flagship. The carrier was the first to update the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge to Android 5.1.1, and it has now started rolling out the latest version of Android for the Galaxy S5. That’s right – Galaxy […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Galaxy S6 and S6 edge Android 5.1 update does bring RAW support and lower ISO values after all
About three weeks ago we reported exclusively that the Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge is going to bring new features to the camera app such as the ability to shoot in RAW as well as lower ISO values. The Android 5.1.1 update was released a few days back for both […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung starts working on Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S5
The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge have been updated to Android 5.1.1 by only a single carrier in the US, but Samsung has at least gotten the show running as far as the latest version of the OS is concerned. Now, we’ve been told by our insiders that Samsung has started working on an […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago