J500FNXXU1BQK1 – Galaxy J5 firmware

Build J500FNXXU1BQK1 is a feature update for the Galaxy J5 (SM-J500FN) on Android 6. It first appeared on Samsung's servers on Jan 16, 2018 (method) and has reached 12 regions so far. It keeps bootloader bit 1, so downgrading to the previous build J500FNXXU1BQF2 is still possible. Samsung still serves this file.

Model
SM-J500FN
Android
Android 6
Type
Feature
Bootloader bit
1
First released
Jan 16, 2018
Regions
12

Rollout timeline by region

The date each region code (CSC) first received J500FNXXU1BQK1, counted from the first release.

CSCRegionReleasedRolloutVersion (PDA/CSC/MODEM)
CNXRomania (Vodafone)Jan 16, 2018day 0J500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNVFG1BQL1/J500FNXXU1BQI1
VDHHungary (Vodafone)Jan 16, 2018day 0J500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNVFG1BQL1/J500FNXXU1BQI1
OMNItaly (Vodafone)Jan 16, 2018day 0J500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNVFR1BQL1/J500FNXXU1BQI1
ATLSpain (Vodafone)Jan 17, 2018+1 dayJ500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNVFR1BQL1/J500FNXXU1BQI1
TCLPortugal (Vodafone)Jan 17, 2018+1 dayJ500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNVFR1BQL1/J500FNXXU1BQI1
VGRGreece (Vodafone)Jan 17, 2018+1 dayJ500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNVFG1BQL1/J500FNXXU1BQI1
TTRTurkey (Turkcell)Jan 22, 2018+6 daysJ500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNDAX1BQJ1/J500FNXXU1BPF6
TMZCzech Republic (T-Mobile)Jan 22, 2018+6 daysJ500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNTMZ1BQJ1/J500FNXXU1BPF6
TPLPoland (T-Mobile)Jan 22, 2018+6 daysJ500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNDPX1BQJ1/J500FNXXU1BPF6
DTMGermany (Telekom)Jan 22, 2018+6 daysJ500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNDDX1BQJ1/J500FNXXU1BPF6
COSGreece (Cosmote)Jan 23, 2018+7 daysJ500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNCOS1BQJ1/J500FNXXU1BPF6
VODUnited Kingdom (Vodafone)Jan 23, 2018+7 daysJ500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNVFV1BQL2/J500FNXXU1BQI1

Download and release notes

samloader download -m SM-J500FN -r CNX -v J500FNXXU1BQK1/J500FNVFG1BQL1/J500FNXXU1BQI1

Samsung's release notes and security patch level for this update: SM-J500FN / CNX on doc.samsungmobile.com. What each part of the build number means: decode J500FNXXU1BQK1.