At our site we constantly remember the importance of keeping your mobile up to date . Most users know that they will receive an alert in the form of a pop-up when the system has a pending update. However, there are terminals like Samsung‘s that have equally valid alternatives to update their famous Galaxy.
Updates can be of various types. We may be facing a simple security patch, an update with some improvements, news or bug fixes, or a large operating system update. For this reason it is very important to have our mobile up to date. In the case of Samsung mobiles, there is a less known method that allows it to be done easily , thanks to the Smart Switch tool.
What is Smart Switch?
This is a tool that allows you to transfer photos, contacts, messages, files and important data to a new mobile. It also allows you to create backup copies of the files of the old mobile and, as in the case at hand, update the Galaxy to the latest version. In this way, when we open Smart Switch on our PC , we will be shown the option to install a new software version if one is available. Besides being an excellent workaround when others may fail, it is a good way to try to force system updates when they haven’t arrived via OTA.
The requirements to use this method
The technical requirements to be able to use this method are not that they are very demanding, but they should also be taken into account, in case we want to rescue an old mobile or the computer that we will use already has some time. The requirements are as follows:
- Smart Switch for Android: Samsung mobile with Android operating system version 4.3 or later
- Smart Switch for Windows: Operating system: Windows 7 or later. Pentium 4 CPU, 2.4GHz or higher and 512 MB or higher
Update a Samsung mobile from Smart Switch
- The first thing we will have to do is download the application and connect our mobile to the computer with the original USB cable.
- Once the tool is downloaded and installed, we enter
- When you check that an update is available, click on “Update” and follow the instructions on the screen to download the necessary files and complete the update process.
- The installation will be completed and the mobile could restart
What to keep in mind
As in the process of any update, in this case it is no different even if we have connected to the mobile with the USB cable. In other words, it is recommended to have at least 20% of the load available before applying the update. It is also important not to disconnect the cable or use the mobile until the process is finished.