GALAXY E5 SM-E500F updates & firmware
This page tracks every software update Samsung's update servers list for the Samsung GALAXY E5 (SM-E500F). The latest stable build is E500FXXS1BRH3 (Android 5, security update), first released on Mar 6, 2019. Samsung has published 25 stable builds for this model since Jan 2, 2015: 3 security and 22 feature updates, from Android 4 to Android 5. 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.
Rollout: build E500FXXS1BRH3 (Android 5) is live in 5 of 12 regions, first released on Mar 6, 2019 in AFG (Afghanistan). Still waiting: CEL, ILO, PCL, PTR, SKZ, SLK, TUR.
- Latest build
E500FXXS1BRH3- Released
- Mar 6, 2019
- Android
- Android 5
- Bootloader bit
- 1
- Regions
- 12
- Stable builds
- 25
Update policy
The GALAXY E5 no longer receives updates: the last firmware appeared on Mar 6, 2019, on Android 5.
Compare all models: Samsung update policy by model.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AFG | Afghanistan | E500FXXS1BRH3 | Android 5 | Mar 6, 2019 | 7 |
AFR | Africa | E500FXXS1BRH3 | Android 5 | Mar 6, 2019 | 5 |
CEL | Israel (Cellcom) | E500FXXU1AOE1 | Android 4 | Jun 10, 2015 | 1 |
ILO | Israel | E500FXXU1AOE1 | Android 4 | May 29, 2015 | 3 |
KSA | Saudi Arabia | E500FXXS1BRH3 | Android 5 | Mar 6, 2019 | 8 |
PAK | Pakistan | E500FXXS1BRH3 | Android 5 | Mar 6, 2019 | 6 |
PCL | Israel (Pelephone) | E500FXXU1AOE1 | Android 4 | Jun 9, 2015 | 1 |
PTR | Israel (Partner) | E500FXXU1AOE1 | Android 4 | Jun 14, 2015 | 1 |
SKZ | Kazakhstan | E500FXXS1BPL2 | Android 5 | Feb 22, 2017 | 9 |
SLK | Sri Lanka | E500FXXS1BRH2 | Android 5 | Sep 2, 2018 | 8 |
TUR | Turkey | E500FXXU1AOD1 | Android 4 | May 11, 2015 | 3 |
XSG | United Arab Emirates | E500FXXS1BRH3 | Android 5 | Mar 6, 2019 | 8 |
Firmware history (25 builds)
Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-E500F, newest first. “Released” is the earliest date the build appeared on Samsung's servers in any region (how dates work). “pulled” means Samsung no longer serves the file for that build, usually because newer builds replaced it (details).
| Build (PDA) | Released | Android | Type | Bit | Regions | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E500FXXS1BRH3 | Mar 6, 2019 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 5 | on server |
E500FXXS1BRH2 | Sep 2, 2018 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 1 | on server |
E500FXXU1BQE1 | Jun 13, 2017 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 5 | on server |
E500FXXU1BQA2 | May 15, 2017 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | on server |
E500FXXS1BPL2 | Feb 22, 2017 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 1 | on server |
E500FXXU1BPF1 | Aug 9, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
E500FXXU1BPE1 | Jun 23, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500FXXU1BPB1 | May 3, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 3 | pulled |
E500FXXU1BPD1 | Apr 21, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500FXXU1BOJ1 | Dec 3, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | on server |
E500FXXU1BOI1 | Sep 30, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500FXXU1BOH7 | Sep 8, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
E500FXXU1AOF1 | Jun 30, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500FXXU1AOE1 | May 29, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 4 | on server |
E500FXXU1AOC3 | Apr 27, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500FXXU1AOD1 | Apr 23, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 7 | on server |
E500FXXU1AOC1 | Mar 22, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500FXXU1AOB1 | Mar 4, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 6 | pulled |
E500FXXU1AOA2 | Feb 8, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500FXXU1AOA8 | Feb 8, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500FXXU1AOA7 | Feb 3, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500FXXU1AOA6 | Jan 29, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 5 | pulled |
E500FXXU1ANLD | Jan 16, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500FXXU1ANLC | Jan 8, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
E500FXXU1ANLB | Jan 2, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 5 | pulled |
How to download SM-E500F 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-E500F -r SKZReplace SKZ 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-E500F / SKZ release notes on doc.samsungmobile.com. Each region page here links to the notes for that code. We don't show the patch level ourselves because Samsung's update servers don't report it (why).