A500WVLU1AOJ3 – GALAXY A5 firmware

Build A500WVLU1AOJ3 is a feature update for the GALAXY A5 (SM-A500W) on Android 5. It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Mar 21, 2016 (method) and has reached 9 regions so far. Samsung has pulled this build: the file is no longer served (what this means).

Model
SM-A500W
Android
Android 5
Type
Feature
Bootloader bit
1
First released
Mar 21, 2016
Regions
9

Rollout timeline by region

The date each region code (CSC) first received A500WVLU1AOJ3, counted from the first release.

CSCRegionReleasedRolloutVersion (PDA/CSC/MODEM)
BMCCanada (Bell)Mar 21, 2016day 0A500WVLU1AOJ3/A500WOYA1AOJ3/A500WVLU1AOJ3
FMCCanada (Fido)Mar 21, 2016day 0A500WVLU1AOJ3/A500WOYA1AOJ3/A500WVLU1AOJ3
KDOCanada (Koodo)Mar 21, 2016day 0A500WVLU1AOJ3/A500WOYA1AOJ3/A500WVLU1AOJ3
RWCCanada (Rogers)Mar 21, 2016day 0A500WVLU1AOJ3/A500WOYA1AOJ3/A500WVLU1AOJ3
SPCCanadaMar 21, 2016day 0A500WVLU1AOJ3/A500WOYA1AOJ3/A500WVLU1AOJ3
TLSCanada (Telus)Mar 21, 2016day 0A500WVLU1AOJ3/A500WOYA1AOJ3/A500WVLU1AOJ3
VMCCanada (Virgin)Mar 21, 2016day 0A500WVLU1AOJ3/A500WOYA1AOJ3/A500WVLU1AOJ3
VTRCanada (Videotron)Mar 21, 2016day 0A500WVLU1AOJ3/A500WOYA1AOJ3/A500WVLU1AOJ3
BWACanadaMar 21, 2016day 0A500WVLU1AOJ3/A500WOYA1AOJ3/A500WVLU1AOJ3

Download and release notes

samloader download -m SM-A500W -r BMC -v A500WVLU1AOJ3/A500WOYA1AOJ3/A500WVLU1AOJ3

Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-A500W / BMC on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode A500WVLU1AOJ3.