If you have been using Android phones for several years and your Samsung Galaxy J5 is not your first smartphone, you have surely seen a lot of changes to the operating system. Each new update offers its share of features and improvements, but first of all, you should know which Android version is installed on your Samsung Galaxy J5?
To do this, we will first of all find out what is the point of updating your Android phone, then, the procedure to know the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy J5, and, to conclude, how to make the update. update of his Smartphone.
What is the point of updating Android on Samsung Galaxy J5?
We start our article by presenting you the strengths of make regular Android updates on your Samsung Galaxy J5. As we told you briefly in the introduction, it is essential to update the system on your phone so that it works correctly. Indeed, above all, Android updates are there for fix bugs. Switching to the newer Android version will therefore always be beneficial for your phone.
Also, the more Android versions advance, the more functions are integrated into the system. For example, we will now find the ability to record applications on the SD card by default, to make videos in Slowmotion on Samsung Galaxy J5, whereas some time ago it was completely improbable, except through a specific application ...
In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we really suggest that you perform Android updates if the version on your Samsung Galaxy J5 is too old. However, we sometimes hear that updates slow down cell phones , updates are sometimes attributed to planned obsolescence, that said, it is more in connection with the internal memory of a phone that you will experience slowing down, and not because of the updates. We therefore suggest that you especially clean the memory of your Samsung Galaxy J5 to always keep around 10% of storage free.
How to know the Android version installed on my Samsung Galaxy J5?
After having listed the advantages of the updates, we will explain the process for find out the version of Android installed on your Samsung Galaxy J5. This is useful in case you are trying to use recent Android features and you are not sure whether they are present on your phone. To control the current version of Android on your Samsung Galaxy J5, it's easy:
- Go to the " Parameter »Of your Samsung Galaxy J5
- Then in the menu » About the phone ", It may happen depending on the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy J5 that you have to go through the tab first" System »
- Finally 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 Samsung Galaxy J5?
Finally, now that you know how to control the version of the operating system installed on your Samsung Galaxy J5, you can move on to the practical part, and if you want and if you have enough storage space, update your Samsung Galaxy J5 to Android. There are two ways to do this for downloading, either using Wi-Fi or directly with your internet package. If you have problems updating your Samsung Galaxy J5 during handling, do not hesitate to watch our tutorial.
Update Android without Wi-Fi on Samsung Galaxy J5
First of the solutions, and the one that we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy J5 with Wi-Fi. We suggest doing it like that, because depending on the update that you are going to download, it will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigabytes. Your internet plan may take a big hit depending on your subscription. If that said you have controlled the size of the update and you still want to do it, you will have to go to:
- » Settings »Of your Samsung Galaxy J5
- In the menu " Software update »
- Click on " Download and installation »
- Start the update if it is available and validate that you want to do it without Wi-Fi
Update Android on your Samsung Galaxy J5 with Wi-Fi
Second solution and the one recommended by our editorial staff. If you have checked the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy J5 and it is too old, now is the time to upgrade to the more recent version of the operating system. To avoid any too much data consumption it makes sense to update Android over Wi-Fi, because they can sometimes, depending on the version, do several gigabytes. Let's go:
- Go to the " Settings »Of your Samsung Galaxy J5
- At the bottom of the list click on » Software update »
- Check that the option " Auto download via Wi-Fi »Be checked
- Now click on » Download and installation »To start the process
If you want a lot of tutorials to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy J5, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy J5.
