GALAXY E5 SM-E500M updates & firmware

This page tracks every software update Samsung's update servers list for the Samsung GALAXY E5 (SM-E500M). The latest stable build is E500MUBS1BSA2 (Android 5, security update), first released on Feb 24, 2019. Samsung has published 18 stable builds for this model since Jan 27, 2015: 4 security and 14 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 E500MUBS1BSA2 (Android 5) is live in 1 of 7 regions, first released on Feb 24, 2019 in COM (Colombia (Claro)). Still waiting: CHX, IUS, SAM, TPA, TTT, ZTO.

Latest build: E500MUBS1BSA2
Released: Feb 24, 2019
Android: Android 5
Bootloader bit: 1
Regions: 7
Stable builds: 18

Update policy

The GALAXY E5 no longer receives updates: the last firmware appeared on Feb 24, 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
`CHX`	Chile	`E500MUBS1BPL2`	Android 5	Apr 4, 2017	5
`COM`	Colombia (Claro)	`E500MUBS1BSA2`	Android 5	Feb 24, 2019	5
`IUS`	Mexico (AT&T)	`E500MUBU1AOI2`	Android 4	Dec 10, 2015	1
`SAM`	Oceania	`E500MUBU1AOI5`	Android 4	Nov 4, 2015	1
`TPA`	Panama	`E500MUBS1BSA1`	Android 5	Feb 7, 2019	9
`TTT`	Trinidad & Tobago	`E500MUBS1BSA1`	Android 5	Feb 7, 2019	9
`ZTO`	Brazil	`E500MUBS1BSA1`	Android 5	Feb 7, 2019	7

Firmware history (18 builds)

Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-E500M, 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
`E500MUBS1BSA2`	Feb 24, 2019	Android 5	Security	1	1	on server
`E500MUBS1BSA1`	Feb 7, 2019	Android 5	Security	1	3	on server
`E500MUBS1BPL2`	Feb 2, 2017	Android 5	Security	1	2	on server
`E500MUBS1BPL1`	Jan 16, 2017	Android 5	Security	1	3	on server
`E500MUBU1BPF1`	Jun 30, 2016	Android 5	Feature	1	2	on server
`E500MUBU1BPD1`	May 3, 2016	Android 5	Feature	1	3	on server
`E500MUBU1BOL1`	Jan 5, 2016	Android 5	Feature	1	1	pulled
`E500MUBU1AOI2`	Dec 10, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	1	on server
`E500MUBU1AOI6`	Nov 24, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	1	pulled
`E500MUBU1BOJ1`	Nov 24, 2015	Android 5	Feature	1	2	pulled
`E500MUBU1AOI3`	Nov 5, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	1	pulled
`E500MUBU1AOI5`	Nov 4, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	1	on server
`E500MUBU1AOI4`	Oct 11, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	3	pulled
`E500MUBU1AOF1`	Jul 16, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	1	pulled
`E500MUBU1AOD1`	Apr 21, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	3	pulled
`E500MUBU1AOC1`	Mar 16, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	2	pulled
`E500MUBU1AOA2`	Jan 27, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	3	pulled
`E500MUBU1AOA1`	Jan 27, 2015	Android 4	Feature	1	2	pulled

How to download SM-E500M 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-E500M -r TTT

Replace TTT 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-E500M / TTT 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).