Flashing the factory images is not something you should attempt to do if you're not familiar with the process, however, it isn't too difficult so long as you follow the correct set of steps, which you can find here in this handy little guide.
A part of the Android SDK has to be installed on the user's computer before
flashing factory images of Android N. Fastboot as well as adb can be downloaded from the portal of Android Studio.
Razer will not be providing release notes for the build nor will they provide an official upgrade path from the Developer Preview to the official release, so you should be comfortable with
flashing factory images by the time the official release is available.
If you don't want to wait for the OTA to hit, you can get the update by
flashing the factory images right now:
However, if you're not already the type of person that is comfortable
flashing factory images you might want to think twice about signing up, as preview builds are buggy, incomplete and occasionally unstable, so they're not really fit for daily driver status.
As it stands,
flashing the factory images is the only way to get Android O right now.
The software is hitting devices wirelessly, but users can also install the update manually by
flashing factory images provided by Google.
If you need a little help with the flashing procedure, feel free to check out our guide to
flashing factory images.
While the guide mainly deals with
flashing factory images provided by the manufacturer, the same principles apply to flashing the TWRP image file.
Now that your bootloader is unlocked, you're ready to start
flashing factory images — but first, you'll have to download the actual images themselves.
Flashing factory images individually has helped me understand more about Android than any other mod or process.
So if you don't know how to update manually by
flashing factory images, you're not left out in the cold.
Now you can continue to the next part of this post and learn how to
flash a factory image for your device.
If you want to
flash this factory image on your phone, then the info listed below should help you complete the process easily.
If you are interested in
flashing the factory image, but aren't exactly sure of how, be sure to check out our comprehensive guide to walk you through it.
For those who can't wait for the official OTA to arrive can
flash the factory images.
Check the info posted below in order to learn howto
flash a factory image for your phone.
You should use all the info in this post in order to learn how to
flash a factory image file for your device.
Need help
flashing a factory image or OTA file on your device?
For instance, we could have our devices re-partitioned right before
flashing a factory image, as doing this process involves wiping all of our user data anyways.
If you need help, check out our guides on how to
flash a factory image or sign - up for the Android Beta Program.
Otherwise, you need to make sure your phone's bootloader is unlocked before you can
flash a factory image.
As we did earlier to check unlock status, you need to boot into your bootloader to
flash the factory image.
Flashing a factory image has a couple more moving parts, but it's really not much more complicated than sideloading an OTA update.
The «flash - all» script contains all of the commands necessary to
flash the factory image onto your device.
The OTA rolled out so fast yesterday that for the first time I didn't even have to
flash a factory image to get the latest version of Android.
NOTE: If you are running a 100 % stock Android 8.0.0 firmware with the build number OPR3.170623.020 and date set for December 2017, then you can use the above instructions and
flash the factory image without losing any data files.
Now you can get to the installation part of this post and learn how to
flash the factory image file.
If you are interested in
flashing the factory image, but aren't exactly sure of how, be sure to check out our comprehensive guide to walk you through it.
If you would rather not wait for the over the air update you can
flash the factory image right now.
To do so, just
flash the factory images with the fastboot flash commands as we have explained in Step 7 at the following guide:
Simply sign up for the program and add the device or devices on which you'd like to receive beta versions of Android and you'll get over-the-air updates rather than having to
flash factory images.
You either wait for the OTA update to hit your device, or
you flash the factory image onto your phone without delay right after downloading it from Google's servers.
Anyone who's ever
flashed factory images to manually update an Android phone knows how tedious the process can be.
If you've never
flashed a factory image or OTA file manually, we suggest proceeding with caution.
you can
flash the factory image over a custom ROM too, since the installation process is going to wipe all the data from your device.
This firmware build will also be released over the air for all Nexus 7 users, but up until then you can
flash the factory image in order to run it.
For example, if you've ever had to use ADB (the Android Debugging Bridge) to do things like
flash a Factory Image on a Nexus device or root a device, then you've already used USB Debugging, whether you realized it or not.
It's worth remembering that
flashing a factory image or OTA with a build number that doesn't match your region probably won't do much, if any harm.
Now you can continue to the next part of this post and learn how to
flash a factory image for your device.
What's worse, users can't seem to
flash a factory image either, essentially making the Pixel 2 XLs in question more like expensive paperweights rather than anything else.
If you want this update right away, then you can always choose to
flash the factory image file, but note that you might be forced to wipe all data from the device in the process.
Check the info listed here in order to learn how to
flash a factory image for your Nexus 7 device.
That said, those who can't wait another minute to get the new build of Android 7.1.1 Nougat up and running can go ahead and
flash the factory image and sideload the OTA image.
Ensure that the device is unlocked before
flashing the factory image.
It should be noted that, just like with Google's devices, your bootloader needs to be unlocked in order to
flash the factory images.
This can be accomplished by
flashing the factory image on the device software.
Remember,
flashing a factory image overwrites any data on the device, including media, photos and documents.
In other words,
flashing a factory image is more like completely deleting all the software on your device and replacing it.
Check the instructions listed in this post and you will learn how to successfully
flash a factory image on your device.