If you are using a Lollipop-era phone on US Cellular today as a daily driver, you are living dangerously. Security patches for Lollipop ended years ago. However, if you need this update for a child’s first phone or a backup device:

A notorious bug in Android 5.0 caused system RAM to fill up without clearing, leading to aggressive app crashes and home-screen redraws. This was particularly painful on mid-range US Cellular phones with limited memory.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 received Android 5.0.1 in early 2015, followed by the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Samsung Galaxy Note Edge in April 2015. By June 2015, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge were updated to Android 5.1.1.

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