GALAXY E5 SM-E500H updates & firmware
This page tracks every software update Samsung's update servers list for the Samsung GALAXY E5 (SM-E500H). The latest stable build is E500HXXS1BSA1 (Android 5, security update), first released on Feb 7, 2019. Samsung has published 40 stable builds for this model since Jan 9, 2015: 11 security and 29 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 E500HXXS1BSA1 (Android 5) is live in 3 of 24 regions, first released on Feb 7, 2019 in CAU (Caucasus). Still waiting: ACR, AFR, BNG, CAM, CHO, ECT, EGY, INS, KSA, LYS, MID, MWD, THL, THR and 7 more. In India (INS) the latest official firmware (flash file) is E500HXXS1BRI1 from Dec 10, 2018.
- Latest build
E500HXXS1BSA1- Released
- Feb 7, 2019
- Android
- Android 5
- Bootloader bit
- 1
- Regions
- 24
- Stable builds
- 40
Update policy
The GALAXY E5 no longer receives updates: the last firmware appeared on Feb 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACR | Ghana | E500HXXS1BRK1 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 8 |
AFR | Africa | E500HXXS1BRK1 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 7 |
BNG | Belgium | E500HXXS1BRI1 | Android 5 | Dec 10, 2018 | 10 |
CAM | Cambodia | E500HXXS1BPL3 | Android 5 | Mar 5, 2017 | 7 |
CAU | Caucasus | E500HXXS1BSA1 | Android 5 | Feb 7, 2019 | 11 |
CHO | Chile | E500HUBS1BRL1 | Android 5 | Jan 3, 2019 | 10 |
ECT | Nigeria | E500HXXS1BRK1 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 8 |
EGY | Egypt | E500HXXS1BRK1 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 8 |
INS | India | E500HXXS1BRI1 | Android 5 | Dec 10, 2018 | 14 |
KSA | Saudi Arabia | E500HXXS1BRK1 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 8 |
LYS | Libya | E500HXXS1BRK1 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 7 |
MID | Middle East | E500HXXS1BRK2 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 8 |
MWD | Morocco | E500HXXS1BRK1 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 8 |
SEK | Ukraine | E500HXXS1BSA1 | Android 5 | Feb 7, 2019 | 11 |
SER | Russia | E500HXXS1BSA1 | Android 5 | Feb 7, 2019 | 12 |
THL | Thailand | E500HXXS1BPL3 | Android 5 | Mar 5, 2017 | 8 |
THR | Iran | E500HXXS1BRK1 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 8 |
TPA | Panama | E500HUBS1BRL1 | Android 5 | Jan 3, 2019 | 10 |
TUN | Tunisia | E500HXXS1BRK1 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 8 |
XEV | Vietnam | E500HXXS1BPL3 | Android 5 | Mar 5, 2017 | 8 |
XFE | South Africa | E500HXXS1BRK1 | Android 5 | Dec 28, 2018 | 6 |
XID | Indonesia | E500HXXS1BPL3 | Android 5 | Mar 5, 2017 | 7 |
XME | Malaysia | E500HXXU1AOE1 | Android 4 | May 26, 2015 | 3 |
XTC | Philippines | E500HXXS1BPL3 | Android 5 | Mar 5, 2017 | 8 |
Firmware history (40 builds)
Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-E500H, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E500HXXS1BSA1 | Feb 7, 2019 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 3 | on server |
E500HUBS1BRL1 | Jan 3, 2019 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 2 | on server |
E500HXXS1BRK2 | Dec 28, 2018 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 1 | on server |
E500HXXS1BRK1 | Dec 28, 2018 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 10 | on server |
E500HXXS1BRI1 | Dec 10, 2018 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 2 | on server |
E500HXXS1BQD1 | May 23, 2017 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 1 | on server |
E500HXXS1BQD6 | May 23, 2017 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 10 | on server |
E500HXXS1BPL2 | May 21, 2017 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 3 | pulled |
E500HXXS1BQD2 | May 21, 2017 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 3 | on server |
E500HXXS1BPL3 | Mar 5, 2017 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 5 | on server |
E500HUBS1BPL1 | Jan 16, 2017 | Android 5 | Security | 1 | 2 | on server |
E500HXXU1BPL2 | Dec 28, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 2 | on server |
E500HXXU1BPD1 | Jun 9, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
E500HUBU1BPC1 | Apr 7, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 2 | on server |
E500HXXU1BPB3 | Mar 16, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 5 | on server |
E500HXXU1BPB2 | Mar 2, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500HXXU1BPA1 | Feb 10, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 12 | pulled |
E500HXXU1BOL3 | Jan 24, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 3 | pulled |
E500HXXU1BOK1 | Nov 30, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 8 | pulled |
E500HUBU1BOJ1 | Nov 11, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
E500HXXU1BOJ2 | Nov 11, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 8 | pulled |
E500HUBU1AOJ1 | Nov 4, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
E500HXXU1BOJ1 | Nov 4, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 5 | on server |
E500HXXU1BOI6 | Oct 22, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 5 | pulled |
E500HXXU1BOI5 | Oct 11, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500HXXU1BOH3 | Aug 25, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 5 | pulled |
E500HXXU1BOG6 | Aug 3, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
E500HXXU1AOF1 | Jun 28, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 3 | pulled |
E500HXXU1AOE1 | May 26, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 5 | on server |
E500HUBU1AOD1 | May 6, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
E500HXXU1AOC3 | Apr 27, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
E500HXXU1AOD1 | Apr 26, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 21 | pulled |
E500HUBU1AOC1 | Apr 7, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 2 | pulled |
E500HXXU1AOB3 | Mar 8, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 5 | pulled |
E500HXXU1AOB2 | Mar 4, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 15 | pulled |
E500HXXU1AOA7 | Feb 15, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 6 | pulled |
E500HXXU1AOA6 | Jan 26, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 18 | pulled |
E500HXXU1ANLC | Jan 20, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 3 | pulled |
E500HXXU1AOA2 | Jan 14, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
E500HXXU1ANLB | Jan 9, 2015 | Android 4 | Feature | 1 | 10 | pulled |
How to download SM-E500H 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-E500H -r INSReplace INS 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-E500H / INS 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).