Fist time updating my S5

Mojave

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Hello,

This is my first Android phone and my first Verizon update. This morning my S5 is showing a Verizon update and I have a few questions. Thanks.

1. Should I do the update using Wi-Fi?
2. Can I do the update while I am charging my phone or wait until the S5 is fully charged?
3. Is there a way to avoid doing the update? My S5 is not rooted.
 

B. Diddy

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If you don't mind downloading the update over mobile data (i.e., if you're not concerned about data limits), then you can use either mobile data or wi-fi. Some updates are small files, other are huge--it'll usually tell you the size of the download.

You're usually fine as long as the phone's battery is >50%. They always tell you to do it while plugged in, just to be safe--you don't want the phone to run out of battery in the middle of a system update.

I can't tell you anything about avoiding updates, sorry.