Read the steps ahead in order to install the latest XXS2BQI5 Android 7.0 Nougat firmware on your Galaxy A5 A520F (2017). Samsung announced XXS2BQI5 Android 7.0 Nougat update as a maintenance build which carries the latest security patch and other minor changes. It is a good idea to keep your Galaxy A5 (2017) updated so that you don’t face any issues.
Onto how you can get this firmware running on your phone, you should check with OTA(Over-the-air) update system or try the Samsung Smart Switch app. If you don’t find the update on these services, don’t worry, you can still install the update using our manual method given ahead. Our procedure utilizes Odin and the official update package from Samsung.
The official OTA update of Android Nougat comes with the firmware version number A520FXXUBQI5 and it weighs approximately 1.3GB in size. You can check for the OTA update by going to Settings-> About Phone-> Software Update. If the update is not available yet, you can either wait till it reaches your device or you can follow the below instructions to manually install Android 7.0 Nougat firmware on your Galaxy A5 2017 right now.
Firmware details
Device: Galaxy A5 (2017)
Model: SM-A520F
Software version: Android 7.0 Nougat
Security Patch Level: 2017-08-01
PDA: A520FXXU2BQI5
CSC: A520FODD2BQI5
Download A520FXXU2BQI5
Onto how you can get this firmware running on your phone, you should check with OTA(Over-the-air) update system or try the Samsung Smart Switch app. If you don’t find the update on these services, don’t worry, you can still install the update using our manual method given ahead. Our procedure utilizes Odin and the official update package from Samsung.
The official OTA update of Android Nougat comes with the firmware version number A520FXXUBQI5 and it weighs approximately 1.3GB in size. You can check for the OTA update by going to Settings-> About Phone-> Software Update. If the update is not available yet, you can either wait till it reaches your device or you can follow the below instructions to manually install Android 7.0 Nougat firmware on your Galaxy A5 2017 right now.
Firmware details
Device: Galaxy A5 (2017)
Model: SM-A520F
Software version: Android 7.0 Nougat
Security Patch Level: 2017-08-01
PDA: A520FXXU2BQI5
CSC: A520FODD2BQI5
How To instaill Android 7.0 Nougat Galaxy A5 A520F
- First, begin by downloading the Odin3_v3.12.5.zip which would be used to install the firmware on your Galaxy device.
- Now extract the downloaded zip file to a folder on the desktop of your PC.
- After extracting, download and install the Samsung USB Drivers on your PC.
- Now enable the USB debugging option on your device by going to Settings> Developer options and then enable USB debugging.
- As a precautionary measure, backup all the important data on your device to a safe place as some data might get deleted while installing the firmware.
- Now download the respective firmware for your region and extract it to a new folder. Once extracted, you will find a file with .tar.md5 extension.
- Now you have to boot your Galaxy A5 (2017) into the Download mode. You can do this by switching off your device and then holding the Volume Down + Home + Power buttons simultaneously for a few seconds. Once you see a screen with an exclamation mark press the Volume up button to enter into the download mode.
- Now open the folder where you extracted the Odin files.
- Then launch Odin.
- Now connect your phone and your PC using a USB cable.
- Once the connection is successfully established, the ID:COM on the Odin screen will be highlighted.
- Click the Options tab in Odin and make sure that on the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options are selected in Odin.
- Now click on the BL button in Odin and add the firmware file that starts with BL in its name. The add the AP file to the AP section. Also, add the corresponding firmware files to the CP and CSC slots.
- Once the firmware file is loaded, your Odin screen will look similar
- If everything looks good, click on the Start button to initiate the installation process.
- Once the installation is complete, a PASS! message will be displayed and your device will automatically reboot
- Since it is the first boot it might take more time than a normal boot so wait patiently till the boot process is completed.
Note:
Having downloaded the firmware, you need to unzip or extract the downloaded zip. Inside the extracted folder, you will get the following--
- BL: BL_A520FXXU2BQH4_CL11940524_QB14483550_REV00_user_ low_ship.tar.md5
- AP: AP_A520FXXU2BQH4_CL11940524_QB14483550_REV00_user_ low_ship_meta.tar.md5
- CP: CP_A520FXXU2BQG7_CP7025068_CL11926776_QB14345799_R EV00_user_low_ship.tar
- CSC: you can either flashCSC_OXE_A520FOXE2BQG7_CL11926776_QB14345799_REV00_use r_low_ship.tar to (wipe all data before the first boot)
- HOME_CSC_OXE_A520FOXE2BQG7_CL11926776_QB14345799_REV00_use r_low_ship.tar (will keep your data)
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