When will the Galaxy S5 get the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update? I would love this update.
The roll-out begins today, i.e.,
Samsung Galaxy S 5 Software Update | Verizon Wireless
keep watching, t-mobile already got it.
Still watching.
Can a representative of Verizon speak to this? And not just the same old "you'll know when you see a notification on your phone"... If we could just have someone from verizon actually get in touch with their development teams or higher ups I'm sure a real answer could be provided.
My S5 is very limited due to disk space issues that Android 6 would resolve. Constantly I have to manually go in and delete the cached files just to create enough disk space on the device to download updates for apps. Ridiculous. If the Android 6 update cannot be provided on this device I and others need to know so plans can be made to drop Verizon and get a new device with a carrier that will actually provide support.
I have no idea if and when there will be an update. Historically Verizon will not announce an update until very shortly before it comes out. As to your lack of memory, if you don't have a memory card, get one (they are very inexpensive) and transfer photos, videos, music, etc to it. If that does not help then you can free up memory by going into your browser Chrome and clear browser data, delete emails from your trash bin, delete old texts, use the My Verizon app and go to your devices and choose your cell phone and run the Run Device Health Check App. Go to Storage and clear it. This should help you a lot. If you have a lot of apps you can delete ones you don't use as a last resort or clear data from the ones that are not important to you.
wlm9700, having the latest and greatest software is a must. We are always working very hard to ensure this happens for you. The Samsung Galaxy S 5 is a great device but no new news on the software update as of yet. Click here for the latest version that is listed on the phone. http://spr.ly/6583BmFAN Is it possible to move your files over to an SD card?NatashaA_VZWFollow us on Twitter @VZWSupportIf my response answered your question please click the �Correct Answer� button under my response. This ensures others can benefit from our conversation. Thanks in advance for your help with this!!
No but it is possible for me to take my 3 lines to another carrier. This phone [removal required by the Verizon Wireless Terms of Service] .
I'm already using an SD card. The problem is the limited usage of an SD card with Android 5.0. Android 6 includes a feature that allows an SD card to be formatted as extended storage of the device itself (so the operating system sees the device internal storage and the external SD storage as one volume). This will allow apps to be automatically installed on the SD card as well as the device, whereas currently the S5 cannot do this. Obviously I keep as much of my media files as possible on my SD card (photos, music, etc.), but it's horribly tedious to try to move apps to the SD card, and then generally when updates are applied most apps will just move back to the device storage anyway. This leads to the issue I described before where the device is constantly running out of space and space needs to be cleared just to apply updates to the installed apps. Simply put - this phone is a nightmare to manage. It requires constant babysitting every day to run properly. I can't imagine non-techy people being able to get by using this phone in its current state. THIS is why it needs to have the update to Android 6 available more than anything else.
Give us a real date. If it's not going to happen I need to know so I can cancel my "contract" with Verizon and move on to something better.
Thanks
adamg23 wrote: Android 6 includes a feature that allows an SD card to be formatted as extended storage of the device itself (so the operating system sees the device internal storage and the external SD storage as one volume).
adamg23 wrote:
Android 6 includes a feature that allows an SD card to be formatted as extended storage of the device itself (so the operating system sees the device internal storage and the external SD storage as one volume).
Samsung devices with Marshmallow don't have adoptable storage.
I found this interesting in all the fine print from VZ...what do you think would happen if all of use disgruntled customers take them to small claims court all over the US?
YOU AND VERIZON WIRELESS BOTH AGREE TO RESOLVE DISPUTES ONLY BY ARBITRATION OR IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY THIS AGREEMENT YOU ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO BRING A CLAIM IN COURT OR IN FRONT OF A JURY. WHILE THE PROCEDURES MAY BE DIFFERENT, AN ARBITRATOR CAN AWARD YOU THE SAME DAMAGES AND RELIEF, AND MUST HONOR THE SAME TERMS IN THIS AGREEMENT, AS A COURT WOULD. IF THE LAW ALLOWS FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES, AN ARBITRATOR CAN AWARD THEM TOO. WE ALSO BOTH AGREE THAT:
(1) THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT FOR SMALL CLAIMS COURT CASES THAT QUALIFY, ANY DISPUTE THAT IN ANY WAY RELATES TO OR ARISES OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR FROM ANY EQUIPMENT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES YOU RECEIVE FROM US (OR FROM ANY ADVERTISING FOR ANY SUCH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES), INCLUDING ANY DISPUTES YOU HAVE WITH OUR EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, WILL BE RESOLVED BY ONE OR MORE NEUTRAL ARBITRATORS BEFORE THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION ("AAA") OR BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ("BBB"). YOU CAN ALSO BRING ANY ISSUES YOU MAY HAVE TO THE ATTENTION OF FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND IF THE LAW ALLOWS, THEY CAN SEEK RELIEF AGAINST US FOR YOU.
You're talking about the possibility of taking Verizon to small claims court over a phone update that honestly never should have come to the Galaxy S5? Verizon never advertised the Android 6.0 update for the Galaxy S5, so this would be a serious waste of time and resources.
The likelihood of Verizon responding and showing up to a small claims court suit or suits is probably minimal. I'd take an upgrade to 5.11 and a phone that operates the way it was intended to and sold to me under the guise of being comparable to all the other S5 phones sold in the USA and other countries, compete with bug fixes and security updates the manufacture of the operating system corrected and improved upon.
