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Android 7.0 is already out of the brand Nexus devices. Someone has already received the update, and someone will have to wait until the update will be available on the Wi-Fi. Yes, sometimes it takes time. But if you are not willing to wait any longer and want to immediately install the new version of Android on your Nexus, you can spend a free evening and do it manually. It is not too easy, but having done this a few times, you will learn how to easily immediately install all the latest version of Android on your smartphone.

Start by installing ADB Tools – Android Debug Bridge. This tool will allow you to send different commands to your smartphone, including a team-install the OTA update. Install the Tools ADB you can by downloading the Android SDK from Google for website developers.

After the installation, you will need ADB OTA-update file for your device. Get it easy. Google publishes the OTA-update files for each supported Nexus on the day the new version of Android. You need to visit this page to find your device in the list and update available for it.

When the OTA-file update for your device model is on your disk, prepare your smartphone to install. To do this, you need to turn off your the Nexus, connect it to your computer and turn it on while pinching the power button and the volume down button. Hold the Volume Down button until the smartphone will not enter into Recovery Mode. On the screen you should see a green robot. Press the volume button to see the menu. Navigate through the menu items you can use the volume control buttons. Find the item «apply update from ADB» and activate it by pressing the power button.

Now you can leave your smartphone alone. You need to open a command prompt on your computer and select the directory in which the OTA-update file. For example: cd / Users // Downloads / . Then run the command adb sideload . As the name of the file appears OTA-long string of letters and numbers, which ends in «.zip».

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As soon as the screen of your smartphone appears« Install from ADB complete », reboot the device and enjoy the upgrade

. How to manually install Android 7.0 on the Nexus