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United States network carrier AT&T announced that it will release two minor software update for the Samsung Galaxy S5 and LG G3 smartphones. The update was released over-the-air and is still based on the Android 5.0 Lollipop platform.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 will receive a 296MB worth of update and aims to upgrade the security protocol of the smartphone. The changelog provided did not provide point out the specific changes made. However, the update is said to improve the smartphones overall speed and performance rating. The update will change the smartphones software to version G6900AUCU4BOF2.
On the other hand, the LG G3 update will change the smartphone's software version to D85021q. The update will install McAfee Factor Reset Protection software. According to Android Police, the software will provide additional security measure like the feature to remotely disable the smartphone in case it was stolen as well as protection against unauthorized rooting and factory reset.
LG head of smartphone planning division Dr. Ramchan Woo said in a press statement, "We are working with McAfee to offer a customized version of its award-winning mobile security software that leverages built-in LG capabilities to make security an integral part of LG G3."
According to 9to5 Google, the McAfee software is just a bloatware and provides no practical application.
Despite the update provided by AT&T, many were still unhappy about the fact that the come still has not rolled out the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update. Other US carriers like Sprint and T-Mobile has already rolled out the update.
