Sideloading one ui 5

[Dante_Farate]

Just wondering if it's a good idea to sideload one ui 5 via adb as it's not available in Australia if I do this will I still receive OTA updates and will it trip knox

Thanks

[Dolgogi · Accepted solution]

@Dante_Farate
I would say no, especially this year since the only country in the beta program with the same S22 series devices as us, is India, and they haven't started the program yet AFAIK. And you would need to wait for each beta update for some one to share the beta OTA URL.

No, you cannot sideload the USA or Korean builds, even though they are running the same chipset, they're still different and won't work for our devices.

Sideloading via Google's ADB tools will not trip Knox.
You will not recieve OTA updates, and you would need to continue sideloading the beta's until the final build and also wait for the Australian release to get back on track with OTA's.

Also, since it's beta, you may find Samsung Pay and some banking apps may not work.

[Dante_Farate]

Thanks I guess I'll have to wait for the stable release

[Dolgogi]

Given the situation this year and even just being Beta software, it's likely the best course of action, unless you have a 2nd phone to rely on.

I'm not even bothering with it this year.