XDA Developers continues its habit of anticipating manufacturers and developers offering for the first time and unofficially the upgrade to Android 5.0 Lollipop for Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S5 and S4. It is clear that users of these smartphones are eager to see how the new operating system Google works on these, but there are still several weeks to reach officially. However, XDA has published a new ROM based on Android 5.0 Lollipop anyone can install on your terminal and verify the operation of this plus the new Touchwiz interface based on Material Design, the big news of this "fifth" version of the software of Mountain View.
Although Lollipop has reached various terminals such as the Nexus as we mentioned this morning, still no any OTA update for the Samsung terminals mentioned a few lines ago, but what we do is available versions are AOSP (Android Open Source Project) that have been used to install the latest version of the operating system in the Galaxy S5 and S4. Of course, the first thing they try to warn of unstable versions, as discussed below, have certain problems that cause can not be used for day to day.
The models can be upgraded by XDA ROM are the Galaxy S5 SM-G9000I, SM-G0900F and SM-G900M, while the Galaxy S4 are included those with Qualcomm, ie, the GT-I9505 processor.
What problems brings this unofficial update?
The software developed is based on an alpha version of CyanogenMod 12, one of the most powerful and beloved custom Android ROM panorama. However, being a first-time version, not ensuring the stability of the software and still are very important features that are not implemented, such as the camera or NFC connection. Worse is the development of the ROM for the Galaxy S4 as it gives problems with internal storage, GPS and even infrared sensors and sound. All this can check this in the video below.
Still, if you're interested in trying the update Lollipop in your terminal, all you have to do is follow the steps offered by XDA Developers and of course, download Android 5.0 for the Galaxy S5 or the Galaxy S4.