GALAXY A5 SM-A500Y firmware

The latest stable build is A500YDVS1CRI4 (Android 6, security update), first released on Oct 4, 2018 – 2955 days ago. Samsung has published 23 stable builds for this model since Feb 4, 2015: 4 security and 19 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: A500YDVS1CRI4
Released: Oct 4, 2018
Android: Android 6
Bootloader bit: 1
Regions: 11
Stable builds: 23

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
`CHE`	Chile (Entel)	`A500YDVU1AOD1`	Android 4	Jun 23, 2015	1
`CHL`	Chile (Claro)	`A500YDVU1BOL1`	Android 5	May 9, 2016	3
`CHO`	Chile	`A500YDVS1CRI4`	Android 6	Oct 4, 2018	10
`CHT`	Chile (Movistar)	`A500YDVU1AOH4`	Android 4	Nov 10, 2015	2
`CRC`	Costa Rica	`A500YDVU1BOL1`	Android 5	Apr 28, 2016	3
`NZC`	New Zealand	`A500YDVS1CQC2`	Android 6	Apr 4, 2017	7
`TNZ`	New Zealand (Spark)	`A500YDVS1CQC2`	Android 6	Apr 4, 2017	7
`TPA`	Panama	`A500YDVS1CRI2`	Android 6	Oct 4, 2018	12
`VAU`	Australia (Vodafone)	`A500YDVU1CQC1`	Android 6	Apr 17, 2017	7
`VNZ`	New Zealand (Vodafone)	`A500YDVS1CQC2`	Android 6	Apr 5, 2017	7
`XSA`	Australia	`A500YDVU1CQC1`	Android 6	Apr 17, 2017	7

Firmware history (23 builds)

Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-A500Y, 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
`A500YDVS1CRI4`	Oct 4, 2018	Android 6	Security	1	1	on server
`A500YDVS1CRI2`	Oct 4, 2018	Android 6	Security	1	1	on server
`A500YDVU1CQC3`	Apr 13, 2017	Android 6	Feature	1	1	on server
`A500YDVU1CQC1`	Apr 12, 2017	Android 6	Feature	1	3	on server
`A500YDVS1CQC2`	Apr 4, 2017	Android 6	Security	1	3	on server
`A500YDVU1CQA1`	Mar 6, 2017	Android 6	Feature	1	3	on server
`A500YDVU1CPK1`	Jan 16, 2017	Android 6	Feature	1	4	on server
`A500YDVU1CPJ1`	Oct 25, 2016	Android 6	Feature	1	3	pulled
`A500YDVU1CPI2`	Oct 10, 2016	Android 6	Feature	1	1	pulled
`A500YDVU1CPI1`	Oct 6, 2016	Android 6	Feature	1	2	pulled
`A500YDVU1CPH6`	Sep 11, 2016	Android 6	Feature	1	1	pulled
`A500YDVS1BPH1`	Aug 30, 2016	Android 5	Security	1	2	pulled
`A500YDVU1CPH4`	Aug 25, 2016	Android 6	Feature	1	1	pulled
`A500YDVU1BPG3`	Jul 19, 2016	Android 5	Feature	1	2	pulled
`A500YDVU1BOL1`	Jan 21, 2016	Android 5	Feature	1	3	on server
`A500YDVU1BOK4`	Dec 6, 2015	Android 5	Feature	1	1	pulled
`A500YDVU1BOK1`	Nov 27, 2015	Android 5	Feature	1	5	pulled
`A500YDVU1AOH4`	Nov 10, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	2	on server
`A500YDVU1BOI3`	Oct 29, 2015	Android 5	Feature	1	1	pulled
`A500YDVU1BOI2`	Oct 4, 2015	Android 5	Feature	1	4	pulled
`A500YDVU1AOH3`	Sep 30, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	3	on server
`A500YDVU1AOD1`	May 10, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	9	on server
`A500YDVU1AOA5`	Feb 4, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	9	pulled

How to download SM-A500Y 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-A500Y -r XSA

Replace XSA 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-A500Y / XSA release notes on doc.samsungmobile.com. Each region page here links to the notes for that code.