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This week has started to take place the distribution of Android 5.0 Lollipop between devices in the range Nexus . The first to begin receiving the update have been the owners of the Nexus 5, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 , and now that Google has published The source of this update on their website code users of the Nexus 4 may also begin to download and install the Android 5.0 update on their mobile Lollipop .

Yes time Android 5.0 update for Nexus 4 Lollipop is only available via the installation via a computer , so that users who prefer to install the update via OTA (ie, directly from the mobile) will have to wait a few more days to Google distribute the file using this method.

How to install the update to Android 5.0 Lollipop in Nexus 4

Install the update to Android 5.0 Lollipop on a Nexus 4 from a factory image is not as simple as doing so by an official update, but we must not rule out the possibility perform this process to avoid having to wait for Google update distributed via OTA .

In the event that we decide to do this procedure, all we need to know is that the steps shown below will take us a total of the ten twenty , depending on our expertise in mobile telephony. So anyone who wants to install today’s version of Android 5.0 Lollipop Nexus 4 must follow these steps:

1. The first thing to know is that, once we have installed the factory image of Android 5.0 Lollipop in Nexus 4 , all files previously stored in the terminal disappear , so it is recommended to all users before starting the procedure to perform a backup of the data stored on their terminal.
2. Once we are clear about this point, we proceed to Download factory image of Android 5.0 for the Nexus 4 Lollipop by following this link: https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/occam-lrx21t-factory-51cee750 .tgz . The file occupies a space of about 471 megabytes .
3. In addition, in order to handle all the image files from the factory, we also have to download the program Android SDK . The program is available for free under this link. https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Step 1. Unlock bootloader.

We have all the tools ready, so the first thing to do (if they have not done previously) is unlock bootloader our Nexus 4 . To do this follow these steps:

1. We turn off the Nexus 4
2. Once turned off, press both buttons . Volume Down and On until the screen lights up with a menu.
3. At the time that we screen appears, release the two buttons and connect mobile to computer using a cable USB .
4. Then access the root folder of the phone (ie the folder that lists all files stored in the internal memory of mobile) and look for a folder with the name “ adb-tools “. Open this folder.
5. Inside that folder we have to point your computer mouse to an area where there is no file, and then press the Shift key ( a key that normally depicted with the icon of an arrow pointing up) while you press the right click mouse. At that time we will display a floating window where we have to click on the option “ Open command window here “.
6. Once we have opened the window commands, enter the following:. fastboot oem unlock and click Enter key
7. After you enter the command on the computer, we have to press button Volume in our Nexus 4 , then press the button On to confirm. And we have mobile ready to install the update Android 5.0 Lollipop .

Step 2. Install the update.

1. Once you have finished the above procedure, we take off our Nexus 4 .
2. Now with the mobile switched off and disconnected from the computer, while keeping pressed buttons Volume Down and On in Nexus 4 until a menu appears.
3. We connect your phone to your computer using a cable USB .
4. On the computer proceed to open the folder with the factory image that you downloaded in the first step of the procedure, and once inside the folder, we double-click on file “ all.bat lyrics “.
5. If you have successfully followed all the steps of the procedure, your terminal should automatically install the factory image and, once it is successfully installed the file, the phone will reboot itself to confirm the success of the operation

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