Samsung Galaxy J5 starts getting April security patch update.

Samsung is currently releasing updates to all of its phones as soon as new security patches are released by Google every month. The trend of releasing this security patches is not limited to flagship phones only in Samsung’s case. Instead the company has been releasing the updates to almost all of its phones. Now, we are getting reports that the Samsung Galaxy J5(2016) is receiving an update which reportedly contains the April security patch update.

The update is being delivered over-the-air and carries the build number J510FXXU2AQC1. As already mentioned at the start, the update installs the April Android security patch, and that’s about it.

The Samsung Galaxy J5 was released in April, 2016.  This Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 is a mid-range smartphone which features a 5.2-inch 720p display, a Snapdragon 410 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal storage. There’s a 13MP camera at the back, and a 5MP at the front. Power is provided by a 3100 mAh battery, and the phone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Before installing this update, make sure your device is sufficiently charged and is connected to a stable Wi-Fi network.

Also known is that the company is currently testing updates for its flagship phones in other regions as well. Samsung has been testing the Android Nougat update for the Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and Galaxy Note 5 in Australia. Vodafone Australia has updated its software support page to reveal that currently it is testing the Nougat update for Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge units while the testing for Galaxy Note 5 has been scheduled which means that the third device will soon join the list of S6 and S6 Edge. This has been a long due update because Android Nougat was released in November last year. The update is currently in the testing stage and it will be released very soon to the users in Australia.

Abhishek Jariwala

Abhishek Jariwala is a technology writer and editor whose expertise lies in writing news and review articles. He is a software engineer from Surat and is currently using a OnePlus One.