Expect an official over-the-air update to arrive shortly. How to install Android 5. Download: OTA update links for Android 5. The factory images just went live, so you know what that means OTA update will soon follow.
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The main thing preventing many rooted users from updating over the air OTA is the custom recovery. In the past, the OTA update would check the recovery on the device, and re-flash the stock Android recovery in its place during the reboot.
These are easily protected by the popular custom recoveries these days, so getting the update started is the only real challenge. From there, use the back button to get to the main Settings screen. It will ask you to confirm that you want to install the update. Most root users already know that updating the device will remove your root.
There are a few ways around this. Clockwork Mod recovery can not only protect itself from being over-written, it can also attempt to retain your root for you. This involves downloading the update, moving the update to your device, then booting your device to recovery and initiating the install. The first step is finding the Android 4. You can download the Nexus 7 update here , the Nexus 4 update here , and the Nexus 10 update here. Download these to your computer, transfer them to your device in whatever manner suits you best, and reboot into recovery.
You boot to a screen with a big green colored arrow pointing to where your power button is, and Andy the Android in the background. From here, you can use the volume up and volume down to choose different boot options.
This should require you to specify a zip, which is the file you saved to your device. Install the Android 4. The update will run its final steps before you boot to the lock screen and can enjoy the Andriod 4. No need to mash the Check for updates button over and over - let alone it doesn't actually do anything. Of course, if you've modified the system partition in such a way that the OTA won't apply cleanly anymore, you have to either revert those changes or wait for the factory image.
Yesterday, Google announced the kickoff of the KitKat OTAs for the Nexus 7 and 10 , though we haven't seen the update for the N7 actually pop up until a few minutes ago.
If you have a Nexus 7, head over here. While most of us are still waiting our turn, maniacally mashing the Check for updates button, the over-the-air update url has been discovered. Courtesy of an anonymous tipster, we've got a nice weekend treat for those caught up in Nexus season rumor hysteria. A document, purported to be an internal Service Manual for the LG-D and posted to scribd, gives us an in-depth look at the next Nexus phone. The Nexus 4 Android 4.
Chances are you probably don't have the coveted update notification just yet, but who wants to wait if you can sideload it manually? Rooted, unrooted, stock or custom recovery - it matters not.
A few days ago, Google pushed out the Android 4. Takju Nexuses are the devices sold in the Google Play Store, whereas yakju ones can be found in other retail channels. Good news for those waiting on the latter - though a day after its sibling, we finally have the yakju OTA file that can be applied manually on any stock device, including unrooted ones with stock recovery. A couple of hours ago, Google started rolling out the Android 4. At this point, almost nobody can get the OTA pulled by going through the Settings screen, but don't worry - one of our loyal readers extracted the OTA url for the Galaxy Nexus and sent it over to us great work, Daniel Koch!
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