In this tutorial we'll show you how to manually install the Android 4.4.4 OTA file on your Nexus 5.
When a new Android update is released it never takes long to appear on the Google Developer's page as factory images and binary files. Using these generally means wiping your device though, so waiting for the over the air file to appear is a better option for some. However, waiting for it to arrive can take days, so flashing it manually is a much quicker option. Flashing an OTA file also means that all of your data and apps are untouched, along with any custom recovery or root. Here's how to do it.
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Prerequisites:
To do this process you need a couple of things:
Download - > ADB Tools installed on your computer (direct download).
Download - > Android 4.4.4 update for your Nexus 5 (direct dwonload from Google)
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Now, you're getting the KTU84P firmware update specifically for a Nexus 5 running Android 4.4.3 KTU84M. If you do not have this installed already (go to Settings > About Phone > Build Number to check), make sure you get it first.
Once you've downloaded the firmware to your computer you'll want to rename it something convenient like Android-444-OTA.zip and move the zip file to the same folder that ADB Tools are in. Ensure you have USB Debugging enabled in Developer Options first and as always, if you're at all concerned, back up your apps and data beforehand just to be safe.
How to install Android 4.4.4 on the Nexus 5:
1. Turn off your Nexus 5.
2. Press and hold Volume Down and Power until you see the Fastboot screen.
3. Use the volume buttons to highlight ''Recovery mode'' and press Power to confirm.
4. Using the volume buttons again, highlight ''Apply update from ADB'' and press Power.
5. On your computer, hold Shift and right click in a blank area of the ADB Tools window (in Windows Explorer). Select ''Open command window here''. This will open the command prompt window.
6. Connect your Nexus device with a USB cable.
7. Go to the command prompt window and enter the following (using the file name of the OTA zip, whatever you chose to call it):
adb sideload Android-444-OTA.zip
8. Wait for the install to complete and your Nexus 5 to reboot.
If you have any issues, you can then do a factory reset before restoring your apps and data. Post A Reply And Tell Us its Working or Not ? :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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I have a problem with downloading the Step 1 and Sep 2 files.
1. Install the ADB drivers, using my other thread here (WINDOWS ONLY)
2. Make sure you have the Android SDK installed and have access to adb
3. Open up a command window (Windows key + R, type cmd and hit enter)
4. Type, with your tablet plugged in:
Code: adb devices
Your device should appear. If not, repeat steps 1-4 until it does. You may need to restart your computer
5. Download Step 1 and Step 2 Note: (this link seems not working)
what kind of files are these and is there an other way of getting them?
Kind Gegards Edwin
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I took some time to finally get the files and working (or trying) to root my Archos 101 G9 Turbo.
An other thing everybody must know is that when you have Ice Cream (pre) installed on you tabled (version 4.04) it is wise to down grate to a lower Firmware.
This you can do by downloading firmware from the Archos website :
Download Archos 80/101 G9 OS v 3.2.80 (179826Kb)
Make an backup (if needed)
Boot Archos with power and volume + (recovery menu)
Delete and format system on tablet (so no firmware is on it anymore)
Make sure that you have installed the ADB drivers, using my other thread here (WINDOWS ONLY)
Boot up your tablet connected to your computer via USB-cable.
into the Recovery menu choose update firmware.
An popup on computer will appear, open the drive en copy the firmware..aos file on this drive.
Press power button on tablet so the firmware can install itself.
With this version you are able to root your tablet without any errors.
When you are done rooting you van easily do the update to Ice Cream using : clic on this
Kind Regards
the links work, scroll down to the bottom and click the big
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have you the good win_usb.inf ?
Guys, I installed the OS lineage on my Sony Z2 D6543. Perfect, except that in this process I lost the recovery, I used TWRP, now I have the 7.1 Nougat android, which is a good one. But I can not access recovery anymore. And do not even root on my device. Do you have any solutions for my problem? If so, I wanted to kindly pass the step by step, because I'm still kind of "Noob" in these processes. Thank you very much in advance!
First thing, reboot and login to recovery with pressing volume up button (not volume down).
If the above mentioned step didn't work for you then you can go further a flash a recovery image using "Minimal ADB Fastboot".
1- Make sure you have installed Sony Xperia Z2 D6503 PC drivers in order for your device to be recognized as an ADB device.
2- Install "Minimal ADB Fastboot" and make sure you make a desktop shortcut to make things easier.
3- Download a TWRP image from the official website.
4- Rename the image to "recovery", right click on the minimal ADB shortcut and open file location then move the image you've renamed to the folder.
5- On your device, go to settings/ about phone / click build number 7 times /step back, open developer options and enable USB debugging.
6- Open "cmd" and type the following command :
adb devices (to make sure your device is recognized)
7- Turn off your device and remove USB cable.
8- Press the power button with volume up simultaneously. (Blue LED indicate you're in Fastboot mode)
9- Type the following command :
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
10- Power off and see if your device boots to recovery with either volume up or down.
Thank you for your attention and willingness to help. But in my case did not work, when I press the power button and volume + it turns on the blue led, but does not enter fastboot, it is only restarting. Until I release the key and it reboots and enters the system normally. I'm sending some prints of the fastboot program. If there's anything else I can do, thank you in advance!
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Hi!
I made a tutorial to teach how to root the Ace 4 Lite because the tutorials in youtube cause bricks on the phone, and i discover how to get the root.
Video tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roV2pbVIyeo
First download the files:
- Download Official Samsung drivers.
- Download TWRP 3.1.1 by @Parthib Link
- Download Odin 3.09 by @daerragh Link
- SuperUser v2.76 by @Chainfire Link
Installing the root:
1. Install Samsung drivers
2. Transfer the Super su file in your internal or SD card, and shut down your phone.
2. Open Odin, uncheck "Auto Reboot", select in "AP" the TWRP file
3. Put in download mode your phone (Volume down + home + power button)
4. Plug your phone, and push start in Odin. Wait until the diaog say "REBOOT".
5. Force the shutdown in your phone, then start in recovery mode (Volume up + home + power button) until a TWRP screen appear.
6. Select install, then select your the "UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip" file.
7. Swipe to install and reboot.
8. IMPORTANT: Wait until your phone finish boot all the system, then wait another 10-15 minutes aprox. without do anithing in your phone.
9. Open Super SU app, then select "new user" and wait until the program finish configuring the SuperSU, then wait 10 minutes without do anything to your phone.
10. Check if your phone is rooted with Root Checker app.
11. Now you have your Galaxy Ace 4 Lite rooted
NOTE: if your phone says that's not rooted, reboot your phone and wait 10 minutes again until the system completely starts, then open Super SU app, wait another 10 minutes and check again your root status.
Thanks to @Parthib , @daerragh , @Chainfire for aport the android modding to do this tutorial.
-hinarufi
This de-bloating guide will help you start using EMUI 11 as clean as possible.
Please list packages in the comments section that you know is a bloatware and I didn't include in the spreadsheet.
This guide assumes that you're using Windows 10 as your PC OS.
BLOATWARE SPREADSHEET
To bring back software that you accidentally removed:
adb shell cmd package install-existing (com.package.name)
How-to for newbies
WARNING! Before following, make sure you have enabled the developer mode in your phone and enabled USB debugging.
(Go to Settings>About phone> click on Build number 7 times > go back > go to System & updates > Developer options > enable USB debugging)
1) Download Android SDK Platform tools. LINK
2) Create a new folder directly in C:\ drive and name it adb
3) Copy everything inside SDK Platform tools zip into C:\adb
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4) Press WindowsKey+R, type cmd and press enter.
5) In cmd, type cd C:\adb and press enter.
Now you can copy and paste commands from the spreadsheet!
thanks .. will be using this after the update rolls out in to my phone.
Hi @faceliler
disabling the com.huawei.android.hwaps makes the switching between 90Hz and 60Hz not working. The switch is still under screen settings, but it does not make anything. If you have been on 90Hz mode before disabling it, you will stay on 90Hz. Same in the other way - you will stick on 60Hz mode if you was on 60Hz mode.
GIBbeerSKY said:
Hi @faceliler
disabling the com.huawei.android.hwaps makes the switching between 90Hz and 60Hz not working. The switch is still under screen settings, but it does not make anything. If you have been on 90Hz mode before disabling it, you will stay on 90Hz. Same in the other way - you will stick on 60Hz mode if you was on 60Hz mode.
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Hi, thank you for reporting, I will erase it from the list.
Can i use this without root?
Thanks @faceliler, but...
Why make it harder than it is?
@Cyber.Cat was so kind and built an easy tool for debloating your Huawei over a year ago. He even made a post about it right in this forum:
You can find it here.
And he made some nice updates since then, here's the thread about his program.
No root needed, no annoying package name searching or anything else.
Just mark and delete or only deactivate.
thank you for instructions
removing huawei histen is lowering sound quality on P40lite (JNY-LX1)
Hello my question is how to downgrade my samsung j330f from android 9 pie to 7 nougat ?
I try all firmwares with odin but bootloader on my phone sad device 4, binary 3 . How to solve that .
how to do this downgrade ? Can anybody help me ? must be some way...
On odin sad FAIL
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did you ever figure out how to?
Step 1: Enable USB Debugging
The first thing you need to do is turn on Developer Options on your phone by going to Settings, finding the About phone section, and then tapping the Build number until you get a message that says You are now a developer!.
Next, go into Developer Options and enable USB debugging and OEM unlocking.
Step 2: Connect Your Phone to Your Computer
Connect your phone to your PC with a USB cable.
On your PC, navigate to the location where the SDK Platform Tools folder is saved and put the Android factory image you downloaded there. Factory images usually come in ZIP files that contain IMG files; unzip the factory image right there in the Platform Tools folder.
Now, while still in the Platform Tools folder, hold Shift and right-click inside the window, and then select Open PowerShell window here.
In the PowerShell window that opens, type adb devices to check if your phone is being detected. If it is, you should see its serial number listed. If not, try using a different USB cable.
Step 3: Unlock the Bootloader
Once your device is in fastboot mode, now it's time to unlock your phone's bootloader. This is a crucial step as without unlocking the bootloader, you can't install the previous version of Android on your phone.
Depending on your device, type fastboot oem unlock, and if this doesn't work, type fastboot flashing unlock instead. If everything goes well, you should see a confirmation on your device that the bootloader is now unlocked. This step will also wipe your device.
Step 4: Install the Older Version of Android
Some manufacturers will include a "flash-all" script as part of the downloaded factory image that will automatically flash everything for you. If this is the case, the script should be in the SDK Platform Tools folder along with the IMG files you extracted.
Now, double-click on the flash-all.bat script. A box should pop up showing you the flashing process as it happens. Please do not unplug your phone during this process!
Your phone should now restart. If everything went well, you should now be running a downgraded version of Android. You'll need to set your phone up again from scratch.
Greetings,
J Wick