
Samsung Galaxy A5
The latest firmware for Samsung Galaxy A5 (SM-A500Y) is A500YDVS1CRJ1 with Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), released on December 7, 2018 for 3 regions (CSC). Every official firmware build for SM-A500Y, newest first: one row per build with all regions (CSC) that received it.
Each firmware build has its own page at https://samfirm.shop/build/{PDA}, where {PDA} is the build number from the list above. Example: https://samfirm.shop/build/A500YDVS1CRJ1
All 30 builds in our database run Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). The newest build, A500YDVS1CRJ1, was released on December 7, 2018. No new build has appeared for 95 months, so regular updates for this model have most likely ended.
Box codes of SM-A500Y for different colors and markets. Firmware is chosen by the model code SM-A500Y and your region (CSC), not by the SKU.

SM-A185G

SM-A185F

SM-A077F

SM-A085F

SM-A085M

SM-A276B

SM-A576U

SM-A566U
The newest firmware for SM-A500Y runs Android 4.4.4 (KitKat): build A500YDVS1CRJ1, released on December 7, 2018.
The latest build for SM-A500Y, A500YDVS1CRJ1, was released on December 7, 2018 (7 years ago).
SM-A500Y has had no new firmware for 95 months, so regular updates have most likely ended.
Yes, all firmware files for SM-A500Y are 100% official, original, and obtained directly from Samsung servers.
To flash SM-A500Y, you need to download the appropriate firmware, put your device into Download Mode, and use the Odin tool to load the BL, AP, CP, and CSC files.
Downgrading is only possible if the bootloader version (binary bit) of the old firmware matches the current one. Always check the binary version before flashing SM-A500Y.