Showing posts with label android-M. Show all posts
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Friday, December 11, 2015
Install android M marshmallow developer preview On Lg Nexus 5 hammerhead
Google finally announced the name of latest version of android 6.0 (m) to be marshmallow along with a new developer preview for its nexus devices.The advantage of being a nexus user is that you will get the latest android version first and if you have a Nexus 5 device codenamed hammerhead then you have to definitely try this for sure.
About Nexus 5 specifications: Google Nexus 5 is manufactured by Lg.It sports a 4.95 inch full hd display. Display is protected from impacts and scratches by corning gorilla glass 3 layer. Under the hood there is a snapdragon 800 processor which is clocked at 2.3 ghz with adreno 330 gpu which is further backed with 2gb of ram. Internal storage of this handset is 16gb and there is 32gb variant too. Primary camera is a 8mp unit while the secondary camera is 1.3mp.Finally it is powered by a 2300mah lithium polymer.As you know that Hammerhead is the device specific code name for nexus 5.
Install android M marshmallow on your nexus 5 is a fairly easy task if you have experience with flashing custom roms but if you have no idea on using fastboot or adb then it might be a tough task for sure.This is a risky process which might result in loss of data on your nexus 5 or even damage it.Though the chances are bricking the device is zero we take no responsibility if you have done anything wrong.So proceed at your own risk.
Before proceeding further:
About android marshmallow:
After a lot of speculation around google finally named its next version of android 6.0 as marshmallow and also released developer preview 3.Looks like google made lot of changes both under hood but no major changes to user interface.There is a new boot animation which is neat, colourful and lot different from lollipop.Checkout the features of new google os.
Features:
This method of flashing is also similar if not the same for all nexus devices that is for nexus 6 and nexus 9.Only the file which you download would vary.If you have any other queries regarding installing android marshmallow on your nexus 5 done forget to leave a comment below.
About Nexus 5 specifications: Google Nexus 5 is manufactured by Lg.It sports a 4.95 inch full hd display. Display is protected from impacts and scratches by corning gorilla glass 3 layer. Under the hood there is a snapdragon 800 processor which is clocked at 2.3 ghz with adreno 330 gpu which is further backed with 2gb of ram. Internal storage of this handset is 16gb and there is 32gb variant too. Primary camera is a 8mp unit while the secondary camera is 1.3mp.Finally it is powered by a 2300mah lithium polymer.As you know that Hammerhead is the device specific code name for nexus 5.
Install android M marshmallow on your nexus 5 is a fairly easy task if you have experience with flashing custom roms but if you have no idea on using fastboot or adb then it might be a tough task for sure.This is a risky process which might result in loss of data on your nexus 5 or even damage it.Though the chances are bricking the device is zero we take no responsibility if you have done anything wrong.So proceed at your own risk.
Before proceeding further:
- Backup all your data on your nexus 5 as flashing this official firmware might result in data loss.
- Charge your handset to at least 80% so that flashing goes well without any issues due to low battery.
- You must have installed adb or minimal fastboot on your computer.
- Download the developer preview for hammerhead on your computer.
- Download and install win zip for any standard extractor tool on your computer.
- This method can also be used on other nexus devices like nexus 6 shamu, nexus 9 volantis.
Install Android marshmallow on Nexus 5 hammerhead:
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| android M marshmallow On Lg Nexus 5 hammerhead |
After a lot of speculation around google finally named its next version of android 6.0 as marshmallow and also released developer preview 3.Looks like google made lot of changes both under hood but no major changes to user interface.There is a new boot animation which is neat, colourful and lot different from lollipop.Checkout the features of new google os.
Features:
- System ui tuner: This is new feature that let you tweak ui a bit but has been hidden just like developer option.If you want to add it to setting app,swipe down the notification panel and on top you will notice a gear icon.Press and hold it and you will notice that it starts spinning.Just leave it once you notice the vigorous spin and you will see a toast message "system ui tuner" added to settings.
- There are ton of brand new wallpapers.
- Google launcher now has vertical scrolling instead of horizontal.
- Multi window: Google finally introduced multi window concept in tablet version of os.You can run two apps in a single window.Activating multi window is also too easy.When you open recents you will notice there is another option beside the closing button on cards.Press on it and activate multi window.But this multi window is not configurable which means adjust width of apps that are running.
- Phone short cut on lock screen is replaced with google now.
- Search bar in settings menu.
- New volume panel: You can now adjust volume of media, call and notification from single window .This feature is absent in previous versions of android though present in most of the oem provided firmwares.
- Auto rotation on home screen is also added which you can find in launcher settings.
- Now on tap: If you use google now frequently this feature might help you a lot.Usually when you press and hold on home button it will take you to google now.If you enable this feature when you try to access google now on any app it load some related suggestions along with some google now card.
- Screen shot notification will also have delete button along with share option.
- Memory option: This is available in settings .It gives you memory usage on your device from last "3hrs or 6 hrs or 1 day".
- App permission manger is the major thing in android m.This lets you to block certain permission so that the app cannot access them.like if you don't want facebook to access your bluetooth you can now do it with out rooting your device,
These are some of the newly added features in android m marshmallow and there are lot of changes beneath which could improve performance and also battery life.
Flash developer preview using fastboot or adb:
- Unlocking bootloader is the first step that you have to go through before installing android m on your nexus 5.But unlocking will erase all the data on your device so have a backup first before proceeding further.
- Download and install lg device drivers on your computer.
- Come back to phone and press and hold power button and choose power off.
- Hold volume up, down button and power button simultaneously and you will notice that your device goes into fastboot mode.At this stage connect to computer using usb cable.
- Once you are in fastboot mode connect your nexus 5 device to computer through usb cable and if you notice any driver installation process let it complete first.
- Download fastboot on our laptop or Pc and install it.You can install it any location but choose location as c: which is default location.
- open the fastboot folder which is located in "c:\programming files".Right click on empty space by holding shift and you see an option "open cmd here".
- If you don't find this option then press windows and R buttons at same time ,Run pops up and type cmd to open command prompt.
- Now go to fastboot folder and copy the location of it which you can see in address bar of folder.
- In command prompt type the command "Cd location of fastboot folder" and press enter.You will notice that fastboot appears in command line.To paste location right click on empty space in cmd and several pops up.Select paste.
- One you press enter you have to notice minimal adb and fastboot in command line instead of c or some thing.
- Once you are in fastboot window type "fastboot devices" and press enter.If your device is detected you will get a serial number in list of devices attached.If not uninstall drivers and install them again.
- Now type the command "fastboot oem unlock" and press enter and you will get a prompt on your nexus 5 if you want to unlock your handset.Click on yes and this will erase all your data or info on device.It reboots again after unlocking.
- Download android m developer file on your computer and extract it using 7zip or winzip.
- The extracted file will have flash-all.bat file along with all other imgs like bootloader ,system ,recovery,boot and all.
- If you don't find all images and if you see another folder that contain all other images cut then from that folder and paste it in the parent folder.
- Now double click on flash-all.bat file and it flashes all the files for you.Once the process is completed you will have android m installed on your nexus 5.
- If flash-all.bat file failed to installed then you have to flash the image files manually.
- Copy all the image files from the extracted folder and place them in fastboot folder.Put your nexus 5 in fastboot mode again and follow the process.
- Now type the command "fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img" (here this green underlined word indicates the name of the bootloader file.It may not be exact word.You have to type the name which you can see in the fastboot folder)
- Once the bootloader is flashed reboot it bootloader again by typing "fastboot reboot bootloader".
- Now type the command "fastboot flash radio radio-filename.img" and hit enter.Once it is flashed reboot to bootloader again.
- Now type the command "fastboot flash system system.img" and dont reboot to bootloader this time.
- Now type "fastboot flash userdata userdata.img" once flashed just continue to next command.
- Now type the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img".
- Now type the command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img".
- Now erase cache using the command "fastboot erase cache" and flash cache img too using the command "fastboot flash cache cache.img".
- Now type the last command which reboot your nexus 5.Type "fastboot reboot" and hit enter.You will notice that the your device reboots.
Reboot might take about 20 minutes for boot to complete.Once you complete the setup up process you are ready to enjoy the android m marshmallow on your nexus 5.
This method of flashing is also similar if not the same for all nexus devices that is for nexus 6 and nexus 9.Only the file which you download would vary.If you have any other queries regarding installing android marshmallow on your nexus 5 done forget to leave a comment below.
Install Android 6.0 marshmallow on Sony xperia Z2 using Aosp custom rom
Its been a while since Sony has released a new android upgrade for Xperia z2 after the lollipop update.You might have receive some stability updates which of course might have improved device performance but surely wouldn't changed any user experience.Though you might have already installed custom roms on your xperia z2 for better user experience.
This snapdragon 801 processor handset is a beast when it comes to performance.But as you know without any upgrades to the software it you mayn't achieve what this device can do with that power. Even though Sony have plans to upgrade this device to android marshmallow,they didn't announce any specific release dates.
If you are obsessed with android updates and could hold any longer to taste android marshmallow on your xperia z2 then its time for you to try out the new aosp based custom rom.If you don't know to install this custom rom your smartphone then don't worry at all am here to help you out.But if its your first time to this kind of stuff then you let me introduce some precaution before going further.This is a risky process ,I and developer wont take any responsibility for any kind of damages that happen to your device if installation goes wrong and you have to proceed at your own risk.
Follow these steps before going further:
This snapdragon 801 processor handset is a beast when it comes to performance.But as you know without any upgrades to the software it you mayn't achieve what this device can do with that power. Even though Sony have plans to upgrade this device to android marshmallow,they didn't announce any specific release dates.
If you are obsessed with android updates and could hold any longer to taste android marshmallow on your xperia z2 then its time for you to try out the new aosp based custom rom.If you don't know to install this custom rom your smartphone then don't worry at all am here to help you out.But if its your first time to this kind of stuff then you let me introduce some precaution before going further.This is a risky process ,I and developer wont take any responsibility for any kind of damages that happen to your device if installation goes wrong and you have to proceed at your own risk.
Follow these steps before going further:
- Root:You must have root access on your Sony Xperia Z2 sirius.Though it is not required but to make efs backup which is important we need it.
- Battery: Charge your Xperia Z2 sirius to at least 90% so that you wont encounter any battery related problems while flashing this rom.
- Enable usb debugging on your xperia z2 by going into developer settings.
- Backup Efs partitions: Backup all your efs partition of your sony xperia Z2 sirius on current Rom or firmware.Just in case if you loose signal you can just restore it back.
- Backup:Backup all your data which includes contacts,apps,photos videos etc everything to computer or any cloud networks as flashing android marshmallow based Aosp rom on Sony Xperia Z2 sirius will wipe all your data.
- Lock Gps:Lock your gps position on your current rom.If you use this a lot then you have to lock it so that it could work even after flashing other roms.Its easy to lock gps .Turn on gps in settings and find your current location in google maps and now now have locked on to gps.
- You must have a unlocked bootloader.
- Downloads: Android marshmallow based aosp rom for xperia Z2 sirius(Mega link for system.img and for boot.img) on your computer and also you need to download fastboot driver on your computer without which you cant flash at all.
Android marshmallow based custom rom for Xperia z2 sirius:
This rom is completely based on pure aosp and we sincerely thank "rcstar6696" for bringing this to our device.Since this is in early stages of development there are some bugs like camera doesnot work properly and also video playback is not working.These bugs might get fixed in future updates and it might some time too as developer might be busy with his work life.
If you dont care about these bugs and want to taste android 6.0 marshmallow on your xperia z2 sirius before the final update from manufacture is out,you can go ahead and flash it without any hesitation.If you are un aware of major features of android 6.0 then have a look at some of them.
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| Android marshmallow based custom rom for Xperia z2 sirius |
Features of android marshmallow:
- System ui tuner: This is new feature that let you tweak ui a bit but has been hidden just like developer option.If you want to add it to setting app,swipe down the notification panel and on top you will notice a gear icon.Press and hold it and you will notice that it starts spinning.Just leave it once you notice the vigorous spin and you will see a toast message "system ui tuner" added to settings.
- There are ton of brand new wallpapers.
- Google launcher now has vertical scrolling instead of horizontal.
- Multi window: Google finally introduced multi window concept in tablet version of os.You can run two apps in a single window.Activating multi window is also too easy.When you open recents you will notice there is another option beside the closing button on cards.Press on it and activate multi window.But this multi window is not configurable which means adjust width of apps that are running.
- Phone short cut on lock screen is replaced with google now.
- Search bar in settings menu.
- New volume panel: You can now adjust volume of media, call and notification from single window .This feature is absent in previous versions of android though present in most of the oem provided firmwares.
- Auto rotation on home screen is also added which you can find in launcher settings.
- Now on tap: If you use google now frequently this feature might help you a lot.Usually when you press and hold on home button it will take you to google now.If you enable this feature when you try to access google now on any app it load some related suggestions along with some google now card.
- Screen shot notification will also have delete button along with share option.
- Memory option: This is available in settings .It gives you memory usage on your device from last "3hrs or 6 hrs or 1 day".
- App permission manger is the major thing in android m.This lets you to block certain permission so that the app cannot access them.like if you don't want facebook to access your bluetooth you can now do it with out rooting your device,
These are some of the newly added features in android m marshmallow and there are lot of changes beneath which could improve performance and also battery life but as you know this is an early build which might not run as you expect.
Flash android Marshmallow on Xperia z2:
- Download fastboot on our laptop or Pc and install it.You can install it any location but choose location as c: which is default location.
- open the fastboot folder which is located in "c:\programming files".Right click on empty space by holding shift and you see an option "open cmd here".
- If you don't find this option then press windows and R buttons at same time ,Run pops up and type cmd to open command prompt.
- Now go to fastboot folder and copy the location of it which you can see in address bar of folder.
- In command prompt type the command "Cd location of fastboot folder" and press enter.You will notice that fastboot appears in command line.To paste location right click on empty space in cmd and several pops up.Select paste.
- Once you press enter you will notice minimal adb and fastboot in command line instead of c or some thing.
- Once you are in fastboot window type "adb devices" and press enter.If your device is detected you will get a serial number in list of devices attached.If not uninstall drivers and install them again.
- Type the command "adb reboot bootloader" to boot into bootloader mode.If you see any pop up message on your xperia z2 about adb just accept it and mark it forever.
- Once the device is in fastboot mode,type the command fastboot devices to check if it is detected by Pc.
- Download System.img file from above link and copy the extracted img files to minimal adb and fastboot folder.
- Once you have done with copying system.img,boot.img and boot.img file(make sure that boot.img file is from second link not from first link or rename boot.img file to sirius.img from second link to avoid confusion).
- Type command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" and hit enter.
- Type the command "fastboot flash system system.img " and system img file will be flashed.It might take some time for flashing process.
- Once system.img is flashed type the command "fastboot flash boot sirius.img" (second link).
- Once flashing is done type the command fastboot reboot to boot xperia z2 normally.
Once the device reboots you can enjoy latest version of kitkat on your xperia z2 sirius.If you have anyother queries regarding this guide do leave a comment below.
Update samsung galaxy s3 I9300 to android 6.0 marshmallow using aosp custom rom
Samsung already dropped their plans to update their most successful flagship ,galaxy s3 to lollipop but we have seen lot of custom roms for I9300 which were found to be much stable than the stock firmware itself.
Though android marshmallow is optimised to run on low hardware configuration ,samsung will never release an update of marshmallow to galaxy s3. Though i9300 is capable of running it without hick ups,touchwiz interface will hinder its performance for sure.If you are still waiting for the official update to come then it might a day dream for you but there is always an alternative way through custom roms.
If you are one of those guys who is wanting to try latest version of android on your galaxy s3 then this post is for you.In this post we will guide to install android marshmallow on samsung galaxy s3 i9300 using aosp custom rom.
But as you know this is a risky process and flashing this custom rom on other variants of s3 might brick it or sure.If you own other variant of s3 then stay away from this.We are not all responsible for any type of damages that happen to your device so proceed at your own risk.
Before proceeding further:
If you have any other queries for Updating. Samsung galaxy s3 I9300 to android 6.0 marshmallow using aosp custom rom then don't forget to leave a comment below
Though android marshmallow is optimised to run on low hardware configuration ,samsung will never release an update of marshmallow to galaxy s3. Though i9300 is capable of running it without hick ups,touchwiz interface will hinder its performance for sure.If you are still waiting for the official update to come then it might a day dream for you but there is always an alternative way through custom roms.
If you are one of those guys who is wanting to try latest version of android on your galaxy s3 then this post is for you.In this post we will guide to install android marshmallow on samsung galaxy s3 i9300 using aosp custom rom.
But as you know this is a risky process and flashing this custom rom on other variants of s3 might brick it or sure.If you own other variant of s3 then stay away from this.We are not all responsible for any type of damages that happen to your device so proceed at your own risk.
Before proceeding further:
- Check you samsung galaxy s3 model number by going into about device and confirm that you are using I9300 variant which houses a exynos process.
- Make sure that kies is already installed on your computer.If you don't have then do install them.
- You must have updated your galaxy s3 i9300 to latest official software that is already available if you are starting from scratch.
- Root: You need to have root access on your samsung galaxy s3 to install Aosp custom rom .
- Backup:Backup all your data which includes contacts,apps,photos videos etc everything to computer or any cloud networks as flashing aosp custom rom on galaxy s2 i9300 will erase all the data on your handset.
- Battery: Charge your galaxy s3 i9300 100% so that you wont encounter any battery related problems while updating it to android marshmallow.
- Backup Efs partitions: This is for those who already have twrp installed.Backup all your efs partition of your samsung device on existing rom.Just in case if you loose signal or imei you can just restore it back.
- Downloads: Android marshmallow for samsung galaxy s3 i9300 (androidhost) on your computer or device itself.If you want gapps download them too.
- Recovery: You need a custom recovery like twrp or cwm already installed on your galaxy s3.
Marshmallow based Aosp custom rom for galaxy s3 I9300:
This rom is still in early stages of development and there are lot of bugs which makes this using as a daily driver a nightmare.But you can still try this to taste android marshmallow on your handset.All features of stock android 6.0 will be present with little or no additional features.You can check out the features below. |
| Update samsung galaxy s3 I9300 to android 6.0 marshmallow using aosp custom rom |
Features of android marshmallow:
- System ui tuner: This is new feature that let you tweak ui a bit but has been hidden just like developer option.If you want to add it to setting app,swipe down the notification panel and on top you will notice a gear icon.Press and hold it and you will notice that it starts spinning.Just leave it once you notice the vigorous spin and you will see a toast message "system ui tuner" added to settings.
- There are ton of brand new wallpapers.
- Google launcher now has vertical scrolling instead of horizontal.
- Multi window: Google finally introduced multi window concept in tablet version of os.You can run two apps in a single window.Activating multi window is also too easy.When you open recents you will notice there is another option beside the closing button on cards.Press on it and activate multi window.But this multi window is not configurable which means adjust width of apps that are running.
- Phone short cut on lock screen is replaced with google now.
- Search bar in settings menu.
- New volume panel: You can now adjust volume of media, call and notification from single window .This feature is absent in previous versions of android though present in most of the oem provided firmwares.
- Auto rotation on home screen is also added which you can find in launcher settings.
- Now on tap: If you use google now frequently this feature might help you a lot.Usually when you press and hold on home button it will take you to google now.If you enable this feature when you try to access google now on any app it load some related suggestions along with some google now card.
- Screen shot notification will also have delete button along with share option.
- Memory option: This is available in settings .It gives you memory usage on your device from last "3hrs or 6 hrs or 1 day".
- App permission manger is the major thing in android m.This lets you to block certain permission so that the app cannot access them.like if you don't want facebook to access your bluetooth you can now do it with out rooting your device.
Must Check: Blisspop custom rom for galaxy s3 i9300
Flash marshmallow based Aosp on galaxy s3 using twrp recovery:
- Download resurrection remix rom for samsung galaxy s3 (haxynox-i9300-20150921-1824.zip)and Gapps transfer them to sdcard or internal storage of device.
- Power of the device completely and wait for few seconds to confirm that it is completely off.
- Using button combinations reboot into recovery or use quick boot app to enter recovery.
- Once you are in twrp recovery click on backup and choose all the partitions and make backup first. It might about 5 to 10 minutes for backup to complete and do not interrupt backup process.
- Now click on wipe and select system,data,cache and dalvik cache options.Don't select internal storage.
- Once you have wiped required partitions go back and click on install.
- Navigate to location where you have placed your marshmallow zip file and select it.
- Swipe to confirm flash and wait for 5 minutes for process to complete.
- Again click on install and select gapps this time,swipe to confirm to flash.
- Once gapps are flashed reboot to system.Wait at least 15 minutes for initial boot to complete and once done you can explore its features.
Flash marshmallow based Aosp on galaxy s3 using CWM recovery:
If you don't have twrp recovery installed on your samsung galaxy s3 then you can use your existing cwm recovery to flashing this custom rom.- Download aosp custom rom from above link and transfer it to sdcard.
- Power of the device completely and wait for few seconds to confirm that it is completely off.
- Using button combinations reboot into recovery .
- Once you are in cwm recovery click on backup.If you have a backup on your device then go to next step.
- Click on wipe cache partition and confirm to wipe. Similarly wipe data ,system and dalvik partitions too.
- Click on install and then select zip from sdcard and locate the marshmallow zip file which you have downloaded.
- After flashing the rom reboot to system.
After rebooting the device you have to wait for at least 20 minutes for initial boot to complete and then you can explore the features of the rom.At this stage we don't advice you to flash gapps but if you can live without google services then you can flash them.One advantage of not having gapps installed is that ,you will feel device to be smoother and responsive. Since most of the gapps are resource intensive and on this rom which is somewhat buggy it might hinder performance for sure.
If you have any other queries for Updating. Samsung galaxy s3 I9300 to android 6.0 marshmallow using aosp custom rom then don't forget to leave a comment below
Download Android M Launcher,Apps,Bootanimations,Ringtones for lollipop and kitkat devices
Finally Google announced Android M with lot of changes from interface to under the hood.Google has now integrated Finger print Api in Android M so that manufactures can use it and this means we will seeing Finger print scanner in most of future android flagship models from almost all oems.Launcher has some tweaks and modifications too.It has vertical scrolling now with all apps arranged in alphabetical order.Most of the new features of android M are as usual found in android development world already like restricting permissions for apps.
New Doze feature allows device to go into deeper sleep states when it idle for more time and this should save battery a lot.One of the best feature in android M which helps people like us who flash custom roms regularly is auto backup of apps data.It might some more time for google to make android m.If you want some of the android m features on your device then you can have them on lollipop and kitkat too.
How to install them on your lollipop or kitkat devices:
New Doze feature allows device to go into deeper sleep states when it idle for more time and this should save battery a lot.One of the best feature in android M which helps people like us who flash custom roms regularly is auto backup of apps data.It might some more time for google to make android m.If you want some of the android m features on your device then you can have them on lollipop and kitkat too.
Download Android M launcher,apps,Boot animation:
How to install them on your lollipop or kitkat devices:
- Download android M all in one zip file which includes launcher , boot animations , ring tone , camera etc.
- Flash any lollipop rom which uses aosp as base.
- Transfer aip file which you have download to your device internal storage.
- Reboot to recovery and make a backup of existing rom first.Flash the zip file which you have downloaded.
- Wipe cache and dalvik cache and then reboot to system.
- Once the device reboots you will see some of android M goodies on your device lollipop or kitkat os.
- Dont flash this zip file on any stock based roms as it might cause soft brick and also flash at your own risk.
Screenshots of android launcher:
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