If you've been using Android smartphones for a few years and your Pocophone M5 isn't your first smartphone, you've probably seen a lot of changes to the operating system. Each new update offers its share of specificities and improvements, however first of all, it is necessary to know what is the Android version installed on your Pocophone M5?
To do this, we will first learn what it is for updating your Android phone, and then, the procedure to find out the Android version of your Pocophone M5, and, finally, how to update your his smartphone.
What is the point of updating Android on Pocophone M5?
We therefore start our tutorial by showing you the advantages of make regular Android updates on your Pocophone M5. As we told you briefly just before, it is essential to update the system of your phone so that it works properly. Indeed, above all, Android updates are there for fix bugs. Switching to the more recent Android version will therefore always be beneficial for your phone.
In addition, the more versions of Android advance, the more features are added to the system. For example, we will now find the possibility of saving applications by default on the SD card, of making Slowmotion videos on Pocophone M5, whereas a few years ago it was completely unreal, except through an application. dedicated…
In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we strongly advise you to update Android if the version on your Pocophone M5 is too old. However, we frequently hear that updates slow down smartphones , we attribute at times the updates to planned obsolescence, however, it is rather in connection with the internal memory of a telephone that you will feel the slowdown, and not because of the updates. We therefore advise you above all to clean the memory of your Pocophone M5 to always keep around 10% of free storage.
How to find out the Android version installed on your Pocophone M5?
After presenting you the advantages of the updates, we will explain the procedure to know the version of Android installed on your Pocophone M5. This is essential in case you are trying to use recent Android functions and you are not sure if they are present on your phone. To check the current version of Android on your Pocophone M5, nothing could be easier:
- Go to the " Parameter » of your Pocophone M5
- Then in the menu » About the phone “, depending on the Android version of your Pocophone M5, it may happen that you have to go through the tab first” System »
- To finish either discover directly the » Android version ", Otherwise go through" Software Information " to get there
- You will have on this line the Android version installed on your phone
How to update Android on Pocophone M5?
Finally, now that you know how to check the version of the operating system installed on your Pocophone M5, you can move on to the practical part, and if you wish and if you ever have enough storage space, perform the Android update of your Pocophone M5. For this, two methods for downloading, either via Wi-Fi or directly with your internet package. If you have update problems on your Pocophone M5 during the operation, you can take a look at our article.
Update Android without Wi-Fi on Pocophone M5
First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Pocophone M5 with Wi-Fi. We recommend doing it like this, because depending on the update that you are going to download, it will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigas. Your internet package may take a big hit depending on your subscription. However, if you have checked the size of the update and still want to do it, you will have to go to:
- » Settings » of your Pocophone M5
- In the menu " Software update »
- Click on " Download and installation »
- Start the update if ever it is available and confirm that you want to do it without Wi-Fi
Update Android on your Pocophone M5 with Wi-Fi
Second solution and the one recommended by our editorial staff. If you have checked the Android version of your Pocophone M5 and it is outdated, then it will be time to upgrade to the newer version of the operating system. To avoid any too much data consumption it is rational to update Android over Wi-Fi, because they can sometimes, depending on the versions do several gigabytes. Let's go:
- See you in the » Settings » of your Pocophone M5
- At the bottom of the list click on » Software update »
- Make sure that the option " Auto download via Wi-Fi »Be activated
- Now click on » Download and installation »To start the process
If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Pocophone M5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Pocophone M5.
