And if you own a Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, or Pixel C, then you can try this upcoming Android version right now and that’s exactly what i am going to show you guys in the video. So in this video i am going to show you a full step by step tutorial to install Android O on your pixel and Nexus devices.
Excited? So let’s get started.
Step by Step Tutorial (Highly Recommended)
Android O focuses more on power management and notification grouping, and it comes with plenty of new APIs allowing developers to create apps that will improve your Android experience. There are some major changes in this Android version which includes a major redesigned of setting menu.
Now before starting with the process of installing Android O, i will highly suggest you to watch this video till the end and repeat the steps as shown? in this video.
Now with that been said lets head over to the developers option which can be enabled by tapping the built number several times. Once it is enabled go to the developers option and enable OEM UNLOCKING and USB DEBUGGING. Now connect your device with your PC via USB cable and you will see that the drivers start installing. So wait until it gets finished.
In the mean time download the Android O frimware for your specific device from the official website in my case i am downloading it for my Nexus 6p. Now there is one more zip file which your have to download which is called fast boot zip. Once both the files are downloaded extract both the zip file.
Download Links
1- Android O
2- Fastboot Zip
3- ADB Drivers
Now open the firmware folder and copy bootloader, image and radio file to the fastboot folder.
Now before we move forward i will highly suggest you to make a backup of your data and apps because in order to install Android O we have to unlock the BOOTLOADER of your nexus or pixel device which will erase all the data on the device.
Steps Involved (Watch the above video for better understanding)
- Once backup is done switch off your device and hold volume down + power button at the same time for few seconds until you see this Android logo this will basically boot your device into fastboot mode.
- Now connect your device to the PC via USB cable and head over to the fastboot folder. Now hold shift and right click on mouse and click this option which says “open command windows here “. This will basically open the command window now type fastboot devices and press enter to confirm that your USB drivers are installed properly or not. Now as you can it is showing my device listed which means my USB drivers are installed properly. But if it’s not showing on yours then head over to the description box and download the ADB drivers and install it and then reboot your PC and repeat the process.
- Once the drivers are installed properly. Open the command window.
- Now the first thing which we have to do is to unlock the bootloader of your device because if your bootloader is not unlock you will? not able to install this Android O update.
- So to unlock the bootloader open command window and type FASTBOOT FLASHING UNLOCK and press enter this will popup a prompt on your device. So head over to your device and select yes and press power button to confirm, now your bootloader is Unlocked and all your data has been wwiped? out.
- Once that is done type FASTBOOT REBOOT this will basically reboot your device.
- Now you have to setup your device, once that is done again go to the developers option and enable USB DEBUGGING and boot your device into fastboot mode.
Commands Involved (Watch the above video for better understanding)
- Now head over to the fastboot folder and open command window and type FASTBOOT FLASH BOOTLOADER BOOT and press tab key this will automatically put the name of this bootloader image file so you don’t have to type this weird name, now press enter to execute your command.
- Now type FASTBOOT REBOOT-BOOTLOADER and press enter to reboot the bootloader.
- Now type FASTBOOT FLASH RADIO RADIO again press tab key and press enter.
- Now again type FASTBOOT REBOOT-BOOTLOADER and press enter.
- Now you are almost done the last command which you have to type is FASTBOOT -W UPDATE IMAGE then press tab key and enter. This will actually install the system image and this may take some time so be patient and wait until the installation is completed, it will hardly take 3 to 5 minutes depending on your device?.
- Once the installation is finished it will automatically reboot your device and if its now automatically rebooted then type FASTBOOT REBOOT and press enter.
Now once the boot is finished setup your device and now you have successfully installed the latest Android O on your pixel or Nexus device. So lets quickly head over to the setting menus which has been redesigned and find the about section.
Now as you can see its saying Android O which mean now you have the latest? verison of Android which brings lots of new features and change to the table.
