While the world is hectic talking about the latest version of Android Oreo 8.0, Samsung has silently rolled out the Android Nougat 7.0 firmware update to the Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo, Samsung’s flagship variant from 2 years ago. The update was very first spotted on a benchmark test at Geekbench mentioning Android Nougat 7.0.
The Android Nougat 7.0 update comes with a great deal of new features like multi window mode, improved doze mode, much better notification controls, revamped settings app as well as notification panel as well as a great deal of background optimizations. The update is currently rolling out to the Galaxy S5 Neo (SM-G903) devices as well as you may get the OTA notification anytime soon.
You can check for the update by going to Settings->About phone->System Update. If you have not received the update yet, then you can manually set up the Nougat firmware on your Galaxy S5 Neo right now, by complying with the below instructions.
Download Android 7.0 Nougat Firmware on Galaxy S5 Neo SM-G903W
Android 7.0 Nougat Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo SM-G903W
Install Android 7.0 Nougat on Galaxy S5 Neo
Download Odin zip and extract it on your desktop.
Make sure you have Samsung USB drivers installed on your computer.
Go to Settings> developer options and enable USB debugging.
Backup your apps as well as data before proceeding.
Unzip the downloaded Nougat firmware zip data on your desktop. You will get 5 files (with .tar.md5 extension) inside the extracted folder. AP_G935VVZW4BQA2_CL10273029_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
BL_G935VVZW4BQA2_CL10273029_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CP_G935VVZW4BQA2_CL10273029_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_OXA_G935VVZW4BQA2_CL10273029_REV00_user_ship.tar.md5
HOME_CSC_OXA_G935VVZW4BQA2_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Now turn off your Galaxy S5 Neo as well as press as well as hold the Volume Down + house + Power keys simultaneously for 2-3 seconds to boot your phone into the Download mode. release the keys as soon as you see a blue screen with exclamation sign as well as press the Volume Up key.
When your phone gets into the download mode, open the Odin folder as well as launch the .exe data to launch it.
Now link your Galaxy S5 Neo to your computer using a USB cable.
The ID:COM port on Odin will be highlighted as soon as your gadget is detected.
Now click the BL button in Odin, navigate to the firmware folder as well as add the data that starts with BL in its name.
Then click the AP button as well as add the corresponding data to it. since the AP file is significant in size, it may take some time for it to be added in Odin.
Now click the CP add the CP file to it.
Finally click the CSC button as well as add the CSC file to it. Please note that if you select the HOME_CSC file, the apps as well as data on your phone will not be wiped. However, if you wish to wipe your phone, select the data that starts with CSC in its name.
Make sure your Odin screen looks like the below screenshot.
Finally, click the Start button to initiate the installation as well as wait until the installation completes.
When the firmware is installed, you will get PASS! message in Odin as well as your phone will reboot automatically.
Now, disconnect the USB cable as well as wait patiently until your phone boots up. The very first boot may take about 5-7 minutes so don’t panic.
After a few minutes your Galaxy S5 Neo will now boot into the Android Nougat 7.0 firmware. If you have any type of doubts regarding the process, feel free to comment below.