How to flash Android N Developer preview factory images on your Nexus device

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Download Android N Developer Preview factory image file according to your phone.

Extract the downloaded image file to get the following file:

  • flash-all.bat

How To flash Android N Developer Preview Now:

  1. Now connect your Nexus device to your PC. Make sure that you’ve followed all the pre-requisites prior to this step.
  2. Now open Minimal ADB & Fastboot.exe file from the shortcut on your desktop or from the Minimal ADB & Fastboot folder under program files in your Windows drive.
  3. To verify your device’s connection with your PC issue this command:
    • adb devices
  4. It should show you the list of attached devices followed by a code.
  5. Once you’ve verified the connection, issue the following command and press enter:
    • adb reboot-bootloader
  6. Your Nexus will now reboot into bootloader mode. Once it has booted up, execute the flash-all.bat file from the extracted files and sit back while it flashes the whole firmware onto your Nexus device.
  7. Once done, reboot your device using the following command or you can also reboot it manually if you do not wish to use the command.
    • fastboot reboot.
  8. That’s all. Your Nexus will now boot into the newly installed Android N Developer Preview.

Now if you want to get the future Android N Preview updates via OTA, you can enroll yourself in the Android N Beta program.

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