How to Install Android 6.0 on the Nexus 4? – News Hi-Tech

Last week, some devices Nexus received an upgrade to Android 6.0. Among them there is Nexus 4, but the firmware for this smartphone is already set up informally. Instructions for self-assembly running firmware is a blog developer Dmitry Grinberg, there can be found already assembled boot and firmware.

Install the firmware with Android 6.0 on the Nexus 4 can manually – using the Android SDK and command-line.

Note:

1. Download to the computer Android SDK and a copy of the folder «ADB» in the root directory.

2. Open your smartphone, go to the device description and a few times on tyknite build number. The options for developers who go there – to enable debugging of USB and check the box to unlock the boot loader (Enable OEM unlock).

3. Connect your smartphone to your computer USB-cable.

4. Turn off your smartphone, and then turn it on while holding down the power button and volume button subtraction. You get into the boot menu.

5. On the computer, run the command line (you have to press Win + R, enter «cmd.exe» and press Enter). Go to the directory ADB team «cd c: adb ». Run «fastboot oem unlock». On the smartphone confirm unlocking the bootloader by pressing the Volume Up and Power button.

6. Download MakoM_bin_v2.zip file and extract it into a folder ADB. Consistently sew smartphone are in the archive file using the «fastboot flash bootloader boot.img», «fastboot flash system system.img» and «fastboot flash radio n4_lte_modem.img» (for the model with support for LTE) or «fastboot flash radio normal_modem. img »(for mozheli without LTE).

7. Restart your smartphone. Congratulations – you have Android 6.0.

In this firmware does not include applications Google, you can install them separately. To do this:

1. Download the file to your computer open_gapps-arm-6.0-stock-20151008.zip, copy it, without unpacking, the phone memory.

2. Turn off the smartphone, and switch it on by holding down the power button and volume button addition – you get into rekaveri.

3. Select the installation zip-file and find the file open_gapps-arm-6.0-stock-20151008.zip, ask him.

4. Wait a few minutes for the application to install, and restart the smartphone.