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Sideload Android OTA Update Using ADB

Pre-Work

  1. Make sure you backup any personal data such as photos before applying update.
  2. Get the latest adb tool from the Android SDK Platform-Tools package.
  3. Add adb to your PATH environment variable or, as the instructions below assume, change into the directory containing the executable.
  4. Enable USB debugging for your device as described here.

On Machine

  1. Change into the directory containing the adb executable.
  2. Download the latest OTA image (appropriate for your device) from https://developers.google.com/android/ota into the adb directory.