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(Update: system dump available) One T-Mobile Note 5 user reportedly just received Marshmallow
June 04, 2025
Update, 2:30PM:Danon Brown, with help from fellow XDA-er arter97, has come through with asystem dump of the Note 5 Marshmallow build, as well as afull partition dump. Now it’s time to wait and see what goodies come out of it.
Original post, 04:40AM:We know thatSamsungis working on bringing Marshmallow to its flagship collection, including theGalaxy Note 5. The timeframe of the update rollout is less clear, though if the experience of one T-Mobile user is any indication, Samsung has already made substantial progress.
XDA-developersforums user Danon Brownreportsthat his Note 5 (SM-N920T) received an update to Marshmallowby accident. Danon was playing with his phone’s software and ran into a problem regarding the IMEI code. He used Samsung’s Odin software to revert his device to the stock firmware and then he checked for updates. Instead of the most recent official firmware for his device, the phone updated to build.number MRA58K.N920TUVU2DOK5.
If you’re not fluent in OTA firmware numbers, MRA58K is the number of the stock Android 6.0 firmwarereleased by Google on September 6.
Danon has several screenshots as proof that his device has indeed received a major update.
It’s important to note that we could be looking at a prank here, and, even if it’s legit, this build is likely not-final, so nothing is set in stone for now.
Also, the visual changes could be due to a theme being applied, though one of the screenshots shows that only the default theme was installed on the phone at the moment.
The most visible functionality change is the new permissions system – apps likeGmailorHangoutsnow request access to specific capabilities when first ran.
Unfortunately, Danon Brown didn’t provide more details about the build, but he said he would attempt to extract a system dump from his device. In any case, we’ll keep an eyeon the threadand update you if info that is more substantial leaks out.
It wouldn’t be the first time a user receives test firmware by accident. Last December, a Vietnamese userreceived an early Lollipop build on his Note 3 and promptly leaked it online. Perhaps history will repeat itself?
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