I too mistakenly bought the US version to use in Japan and found out it had much limited compatibility with the network bands used by carriers in Japan, so I sold it for less and got the international version after researching on there internet there difference between both. There international...
Thanks man. Yeah does show up in the downloads folder, but when I click on it, it asks me to select an app to open it, with only two options that have nothing to do with installation. Will give it a try again. Cheers
Not as knowledged as most on this forum, but if it is possible to start afresh, it's much easier to enroll in the beta program, upgrade via the OTA and then unenroll.
That's assuming what you're sideloading is Nougat.