If you haven't already, grab the latest build of Android O from Google's
preview factory image page.
If you haven't already, grab the Android P Developer Preview 1 build for your device from Google's
preview factory image page.
Not exact matches
You can flash the Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Factory Image preview builds manually right from your computer, but for you to be able to complete the tutorial without problems you should check the following guidelines below:
To find the
images for the developer
preview, head on over to the Developer
Preview download page, find your device, and download the latest
factory image available.
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.
A piece of leftover code from the first developer
preview meant Night Mode stuck around in the
previews as long as you kept accepting the OTA updates and didn't flash a new
factory image.
If you manually flashed the update, you'll just need to download the appropriate
factory image for your device and flash it using the same instructions you used to flash the
preview in the first place.
The developer
preview of Android O is not part of the over-the-air beta program, so developers will need manually download the
factory image and flash the ROM to their devices.
And while the currently - available version may be a developer
preview (and those who are developers likely wouldn't need this guide), many who aren't as familiar with how to flash
factory images might want to try the latest build of the mobile OS as well.
As is the case with all developer
previews installing the software by manually flashing the system
images should be done with caution if you aren't used to the process, and it's important to backup any data you want to save as manually flashing the system
image for Android P or any software will wipe the device just as it would with a
factory data reset.
And while the currently - available version may be a developer
preview, many who aren't as familiar with how to flash
factory images might want to try the latest build of the mobile OS as well.
Those using the new Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, however, were not able to sign up for the
preview program immediately it was announced, but the
factory images were readily available for download.
Today marked the release of the first Android N developer
preview, and
factory images are now available if you want to install the update on your device.
To try Developer
Preview for yourself, head to developer.android.com to download the
factory image for your device, or sign up for the Android Beta Program to receive the
preview as an over-the-air update.