To do this you'll need to turn on developer mode in Android, so open up Settings and scroll down to "About phone. Tap it, and then turn on USB debugging. You'll also need to enable OEM unlocking — but be warned that this will erase everything on your device. You'll need an additional tool installed in Windows to add Android Marshmallow to your device. The program is called 15 seconds ADB Installer, and to download it from its website , scroll down to where it says "Version 1. A window will appear asking if you want to install ADB and Fastboot.
Type Y on the keyboard to agree. A new window will open to start installing the drivers. Allow this, then click Restart now to reboot your PC. Head over to Google's Android Developer website which will list a number of hardware system images of Android 6.
Each hardware system image is for a separate Nexus device, so make sure that you download the correct one for the hardware that you're going to be installing Android 6. After clicking on the correct hardware system image it will download as a. Once downloaded you'll need to extract the files and folders using a program such as WinRAR. Locate the file you downloaded in our case we downloaded the file called shamu-MPA44I-previewb9c Now you can put Android 6.
Turn off your device and plug it into your PC. Now you need to start it in fastboot mode — to do this on the Nexus 6 press and hold down the Volume Down and Power buttons on the handset.
For the Nexus 9, press and hold Volume Down, then press and hold Power and for the Nexus Player just press and hold down the Power button. Once your device has booted in fastboot mode, open up the folder on your PC where you extracted the Android 6. In the folder there will be a file called flash-all. Double click this to begin installing Android 6.
Your device should now reboot and all being well you should have Android 6. Once this has downloaded, open it up and select "Google Now Launcher". Currently it is still showing Android version as 4. You can easily update your Galaxy S4 to Android 5. As you have shared the screenshots, it shows your device is up-to-date but your region might have not received the latest update yet. But you can check the sammobile firmware page over here.
It clearly shows that Lollipop 5. You can simply download the firmware and flash it using Odin3. If you don't know how to update using Odin, I've written a step-by-step guide on my blog. I hope that the above instructions helps you to update to Android Lollipop. Now You also have said about Android Marshmallow, Now officially it is not available for your phone model and I am pretty sure it won't be in the near future as Samsung does not support their models too long and Galaxy S4 is now quite old.
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Instead of recovery. The corresponding name of your recovery file should then be automatically completed. If you get the message: libusb error: , you must also replace the Samsung USB driver. To do so, open the device manager in Windows, search for other devices and uninstall the MSM driver.
Unplug the USB from the phone, install the driver and plug the cable back in again. Then repeat the steps for Flash. If successful, you must reboot the Galaxy S4 in Recovery mode. Hold down the power and home and volume down buttons to do this. After installing Recovery, we can finally begin the main part of the process and install Marshmallow on your Galaxy S4.
You can find the corresponding firmware on the CyanogenMod download page. The former are based on Android 5. The latter are based on Android 6.
Choose which one you want and download the ZIP file. The easiest place to get this is Opengapps. Download the ARM variant for your Android version. We recommend the Micro Package for a better calendar and Gmail. Your App settings will be lost but your files and photos will be untouched. Swipe the lower edge to start the Flash process. The contents of the ZIP file will then be unzipped in the previously emptied partition.
Click on this in order to avoid errors in the startup process. The system will reboot itself. The first time it restarts can take a while, so you'll need to be patient. Because you will have lost your Google information, you must redo the setup of the device again. You will also need to log into Google again and re-install all of your apps. You will be able to enjoy future updates long after Samsung has stopped theirs. The XDA Developer community can give you a helping hand if you have problems.
Especially the popular Samsung Galaxy S4 is extremely well documented. What do you do when the manufacturer stops support? Do you install the update yourself or do you just buy the latest device and forget the old one? Or do you not hang on to your device long enough that its life cycle becomes a problem? Perhaps you just make do with the firmware, even when the support has stopped? Let us know what you do in the comments section!
BUT one-by-one my apps will no longer accept updates for my 4. Uber was kinda the nail in the coffin for me cuz I rely on it.
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