Samsung GALAXY A5 SM-A500FU firmware
The latest stable build is A500FUXXU1CSB1 (Android 6, feature update), first released on Apr 4, 2019 – 2773 days ago. Samsung has published 49 stable builds for this model since Dec 16, 2014: 13 security and 36 feature updates, from Android 4 to Android 6. The current bootloader (binary) version is 1. A device on bit 1 only accepts firmware with bit 1 or higher – see downgrading and the bootloader bit.
- Latest build
A500FUXXU1CSB1- Released
- Apr 4, 2019
- Android
- Android 6
- Bootloader bit
- 1
- Regions
- 66
- Stable builds
- 49
Latest firmware by region (CSC)
Samsung builds firmware per region code (CSC). Pick the code that matches your device – it is shown under Settings › About phone › Software information › Service provider software version. Follow a code for its complete history.
| CSC | Region | Latest build | Android | Released | Builds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3IE | Ireland (3) | A500FUXXU1ANL6 | Android 4 | Apr 14, 2015 | 1 |
ATL | Spain (Vodafone) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 15, 2018 | 12 |
ATO | Austria | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 4, 2019 | 11 |
AUT | Switzerland | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | May 7, 2019 | 9 |
BGL | Bulgaria | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 14, 2019 | 10 |
BOG | France (Bouygues) | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Aug 7, 2019 | 8 |
BTU | United Kingdom | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 4, 2019 | 10 |
CNX | Romania (Vodafone) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 13, 2018 | 12 |
COS | Greece (Cosmote) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Dec 4, 2018 | 12 |
CRO | Croatia | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 14, 2018 | 12 |
CYV | Cyprus | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Dec 4, 2018 | 13 |
DBT | Germany | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 29, 2019 | 11 |
DTM | Germany (Telekom) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Dec 12, 2018 | 12 |
ETL | Czech Republic | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 6, 2019 | 10 |
EUR | Greece | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Jun 18, 2019 | 10 |
EVR | United Kingdom (EE) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 23, 2019 | 8 |
FTM | France (Orange) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 28, 2018 | 9 |
H3G | Italy (3) | A500FUXXU1ANL6 | Android 4 | Jan 11, 2015 | 1 |
ITV | Italy | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 14, 2019 | 11 |
LUX | Luxemburg | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 14, 2019 | 10 |
MEO | Portugal (MEO) | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Jun 18, 2019 | 8 |
MOT | Slovenia (Telekom) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 14, 2019 | 10 |
MSR | Serbia | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 6, 2019 | 10 |
NEE | Nordic countries | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 4, 2019 | 10 |
O2C | Czech Republic (O2) | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 29, 2019 | 10 |
O2U | United Kingdom (O2) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 21, 2018 | 9 |
OMN | Italy (Vodafone) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 15, 2018 | 12 |
OPT | Portugal (Optimus) | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Jun 18, 2019 | 8 |
OPV | Poland (Orange) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 21, 2018 | 8 |
ORO | Romania (Orange) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 21, 2018 | 10 |
ORX | Slovakia | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 6, 2019 | 10 |
PAN | Hungary (Telenor) | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 29, 2019 | 10 |
PHE | Spain | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Jul 4, 2019 | 11 |
PHN | Netherlands | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 15, 2019 | 10 |
PLS | Poland (Plus) | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 4, 2019 | 9 |
PRT | Poland (Play) | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 18, 2019 | 8 |
ROM | Romania | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 6, 2019 | 10 |
SEB | Baltic states | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 6, 2019 | 10 |
SFR | France (SFR) | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 10, 2019 | 9 |
SIM | Slovenia (A1) | A500FUXXS1CQC4 | Android 6 | Apr 27, 2017 | 9 |
SIO | Slovenia | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 14, 2019 | 10 |
SWC | Switzerland | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 13, 2018 | 12 |
TCL | Portugal (Vodafone) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 14, 2018 | 12 |
TIM | Italy (TIM) | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 4, 2019 | 10 |
TMH | Hungary (Telekom) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 15, 2018 | 12 |
TMS | Slovakia (Telekom) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 29, 2018 | 11 |
TMZ | Czech Republic (T-Mobile) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 16, 2018 | 12 |
TNL | Netherlands (T-Mobile) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 15, 2018 | 12 |
TPH | Portugal | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 8, 2019 | 11 |
TPL | Poland (T-Mobile) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 15, 2018 | 12 |
TTR | Turkey (Turkcell) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 15, 2018 | 12 |
TWO | Croatia (Telekom) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 8, 2019 | 7 |
VD2 | Germany (Vodafone) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 15, 2018 | 12 |
VDF | Netherlands (Vodafone) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 15, 2018 | 12 |
VDH | Hungary (Vodafone) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 14, 2018 | 12 |
VDI | Ireland (Vodafone) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 14, 2018 | 12 |
VGR | Greece (Vodafone) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Dec 12, 2018 | 12 |
VIA | Germany (O2) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Dec 3, 2018 | 8 |
VIP | Croatia (A1) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 13, 2018 | 13 |
VOD | United Kingdom (Vodafone) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 14, 2018 | 13 |
WIN | Italy (Wind) | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Apr 4, 2019 | 11 |
XEC | Spain (Movistar) | A500FUXXU1CQK2 | Android 6 | Mar 5, 2018 | 6 |
XEF | France | A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Android 6 | Jul 9, 2019 | 10 |
XEH | Hungary | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Jan 8, 2019 | 10 |
XEO | Poland | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Sep 16, 2018 | 12 |
XFV | South Africa (Vodacom) | A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Android 6 | Nov 29, 2018 | 11 |
Firmware history (49 builds)
Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-A500FU, newest first. “” is the earliest date the build appeared on Samsung's servers in any region. “” means Samsung no longer serves the file for that build.
| Build (PDA) | Released | Android | Type | Bit | Regions | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A500FUXXU1CSB1 | Apr 4, 2019 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 21 | on server |
A500FUXXU1CRH1 | Sep 16, 2018 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 41 | on server |
A500FUXXU1CRA1 | Feb 18, 2018 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 17 | on server |
A500FUXXU1CQK2 | Jan 10, 2018 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 13 | on server |
A500FUXXU1CQJ2 | Nov 22, 2017 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 14 | on server |
A500FUXXU1CQG1 | Aug 15, 2017 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 9 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1CQF3 | Jul 9, 2017 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1CQF4 | Jul 3, 2017 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 14 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1CQF5 | Jun 28, 2017 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 2 | on server |
A500FUXXS1CQC8 | May 14, 2017 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 1 | pulled |
A500FUXXS1CQD2 | May 12, 2017 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 2 | on server |
A500FUXXS1CQC7 | May 12, 2017 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 2 | pulled |
A500FUXXS1CQD1 | May 1, 2017 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 1 | on server |
A500FUXXS1CQC2 | Apr 27, 2017 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 9 | pulled |
A500FUXXS1CQC6 | Apr 13, 2017 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 2 | on server |
A500FUXXS1CQC4 | Apr 13, 2017 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 32 | on server |
A500FUXXS1CQA2 | Feb 13, 2017 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 2 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1CPL6 | Feb 13, 2017 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1CPL5 | Feb 12, 2017 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1CQA1 | Feb 8, 2017 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 15 | pulled |
A500FUXXS1CPK6 | Jan 9, 2017 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 32 | on server |
A500FUXXS1CPK1 | Jan 6, 2017 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 9 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1CPL4 | Dec 27, 2016 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
A500FUXXS1CPI1 | Oct 24, 2016 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 12 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BPI2 | Sep 28, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1CPH4 | Sep 19, 2016 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 3 | on server |
A500FUXXS1CPH2 | Sep 1, 2016 | Android 6 | Security | 1 | 14 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1CPH3 | Aug 25, 2016 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 34 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1CPG2 | Jul 29, 2016 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 27 | pulled |
A500FUXXS1BPG3 | Jul 29, 2016 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 28 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOL2 | Jan 27, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOK2 | Dec 22, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOK1 | Dec 22, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOL1 | Dec 21, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 23 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOJ6 | Nov 9, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 37 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOJ4 | Oct 28, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOJ1 | Oct 22, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 9 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOI1 | Oct 6, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 5 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOH3 | Sep 8, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 47 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOH2 | Aug 28, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOG1 | Jul 13, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 15 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOF2 | Jun 25, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 14 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOF1 | Jun 18, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 9 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1BOE6 | May 29, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 25 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1AOE1 | May 25, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1AOD1 | Apr 17, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 16 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1AOB4 | Mar 11, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 34 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1AOB1 | Feb 13, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
A500FUXXU1ANL6 | Dec 16, 2014 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 60 | on server |
How to download SM-A500FU firmware
We do not host firmware. Download it directly from Samsung's servers with a free open-source tool, for example samloader:
samloader download -m SM-A500FU -r DBTReplace DBT with your region code. Step-by-step instructions, including a graphical alternative:
How to download Samsung firmware.
Changelog and security patch level
Samsung publishes the release notes for each update, including the security patch level, on its own site. They are listed per region – for example SM-A500FU / DBT release notes on doc.samsungmobile.com. Each region page here links to the notes for that code.