Lollipop - what is happening?

[Chris Bice1]

I am with US Cellular, as is my daughter. e Both have Galaxy S5 phones. Two days ago, I received a notice of a push for the Lollipop update. I wasn't near a reliable wi-fi access, so I said to wait. That evening the notification was gone. Yesterday my daughter got the same push and did the update. I have confirmed that she is now on 5.0. I tried to go to my "about device" in the settings to download the update. All through yesterday I got the message that the server had exceeded the number of downloads for the day and to try again later. Today I did the same and it says I am running the most recent update, but I am still on 4.4.2. What the......? Why is this? (Note: my phone is not rooted and I really don't plan to ). I went to the interwebs as well as the US Cellular site and it appears that the S5 on USC isn't even supposed to have 5.0 yet. Why is this happening?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Were both S5's purchased through US Cellular, or did you get them unlocked somewhere else?

If a system update download fails or is declined, I think you then get put at the end of the queue, and will be prompted again some time in the future. Might be a few days, might be a few weeks.

 

[Chris Bice1]

Yes, both 5's were purchased at US Cellular. My daughter's is about 6-8 months newer than mine. But that is the only difference.

 

[B. Diddy]

I'm seeing discussions in other forums about the US Cellular S5 getting Lollipop, so that part of the story isn't unusual: Lollipop - Page 5 - Galaxy S5 Discussion - TeamUSCellular