Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A (SM-G900R7) Firmware

Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A (SM-G900R7) Firmware Overview

What is the latest SM-G900R7 firmware?

G900R7WWU3CPL1, released January 16, 2017 with Android 4.4.2. It is a feature update on bootloader binary 3. The archive holds 13 official builds across 1 region (CSC). Each one is the full stock ROM (flash file) for Odin, not an OTA patch.

Is the Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A still getting updates?

Most likely not: there has been no new firmware since January 2017, so Android 6.0.1 is the last version this model got. The final builds below are still the best choice for a clean reinstall.

Which Android versions did it get?

The SM-G900R7 builds in the archive run Android 4.4.2 to 6.0.1. The earliest build we have for each version:

• Android 6.0.1: G900R7WWU3CPF2 (Jun 2016), 2 builds in total
• Android 5: G900R7WWU2BOB3 (Feb 2015), 6 builds in total
• Android 4.4.2: G900R7WWU2ANK1 (Nov 2014), 3 builds in total

Can I downgrade the SM-G900R7 firmware?

Only to builds with the same bootloader binary (the Bit column) or higher. In the archive the binary of this model rose from 2 to 3:

• Binary 3 — since Jun 2015
• Binary 2 — since Nov 2014

A phone already on binary 3 rejects builds with a lower binary in Odin ("SW REV CHECK FAIL"), so it can go back to an earlier Android version only if that version has a binary 3 build. How to read a build number.