How do I get Android 7.0 Nougat on your Nexus phone right now?
Android 7.0 Nougat is officially available for the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player and Pixel C (and the General Mobile 4G Android One), but your phone may not get the OTA (over-the-air) update for another couple of weeks.
If you know your way around a command line, you can skip the waiting game by downloading the factory image for your particular device and flashing it on top of your software. But there are some caveats you need to know about when flashing a factory image, so read on to find out what you need to know.
Note: The Android 7.0 factory images are not yet available, but these steps will apply when they go live.
How to get the right tools to flash a factory image
Note: This portion is performed on your computer.
The first thing you need to know about flashing a factory image on top of your Nexus phone is that you need to have a portion of Android SDK installed on your computer. Specifically, you need adb and fastboot, which you can download from the Android Studio portal.
- Go to Android Studio webpage
- Scroll to the bottom of the page.
- Find command line tools for your platform — Windows, Mac, or Linux.
- Extract the accompanying file (.exe, .zip, .tgz)
How to unlock your bootloader
Note: This portion is performed on your phone.
The next thing you need to do after downloading the command line tools is to make sure that your phone is ready for flashing. This is a two-step process: you need to enable USB Debugging; and you need to unlock your bootloader. If you have already unlocked your bootloader, you can skip to flashing.
Enable developer settings and USB debugging
- Go to your Nexus' Settings.
- Scroll down to About Phone/Tablet.
- Tap on the Build number seven times until the dialog box says you are now a developer.
- Open Settings and you should find a new option called Developer options.
- Click into the Developer options.
- Make sure that the developer options are turned on and that USB debugging is checked on.
- Check Enable OEM unlock.
- Plug your Nexus device into your computer.
- Tap OK on the dialog box asking you to Allow USB debugging while connected to the computer.
If done correctly, this will be everything you will need to do on your phone or tablet for the moment. After this, you need to unlock your phone's bootloader.
Unlocking your bootloader
Unlocking your bootloader is relatively simple, but you must know one thing: your phone will factory reset, and you will lose all of your apps and personal data stored on the phone. Make sure that you back up your device before this process.
- Turn off your phone or tablet.
- Hold down the power button and the volume down button.
- On your Nexus device, type:
./fastboot flashing unlock - Press volume up button and the power button to confirm bootloader unlock.
- On your Nexus device, type:
./fastboot reboot
Now your bootloader is unlocked and ready to flash the Android 7.0 factory image for your device.
How to flash the Android 7.0 factory image
Note: This portion is performed on your computer.
- Visit Nexus Factory Images page.
- Scroll down to your phone and find the Android 7.0 image for your phone.
- Once downloaded, extract the file in your Platform tools folder.
- Put your phone into bootloader mode (see above) and plug it into your computer.
- Open Command Prompt (Windows) or Terminal (Mac).
- On the command line, type:
./adb devicesto ensure your phone is seen by your computer. - Type the flash-all command.
On Windows, that will beflash-all.bat
On Mac, that will beflash-all.sh
Note: The flash-all script is prone to failing on OS X/macOS, and by default wipes your phone. Follow our step-by-step manual flashing tutorial to bypass this issue.
Learning about Nougat
Once you flash the Android 7.0 Nougat factory image onto your Nexus phone, you should reboot into the operating system. Depending on whether you unlocked your bootloader (and wiped your phone in the process), or kept your data intact by flashing the images manually, Nougat should look considerably different to Marshmallow. Now you have to learn what's new in Nougat.
Everything you need to know about Android 7.0 Nougat
Your turn
Having issues flashing your Nexus phone? Just want to wait until the OTA is pushed to your phone? Tell us your experience with flashing the Nougat factory image in the comments below.
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