OTA for Marshmallow 6.0 starts today!!

[amrovi2014]

Same here, waiting patiently

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[anon(8328984)]

Only got the security update...

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[popartist]

The security/prep update came for me too this afternoon, hopefully the 6.0 OTA will be close behind. Might've tried to do the sideload thing but I have the LTE version so I don't know if it would be exactly the same, plus tonyr6 mentioned it needed version LMY48M and I had LMY48P before this afternoon's update.

 

[1eyedjack]

I'm installing what is obviously the security update right now (9+ GB). This seems to be some kind of prerequisite to the 6.0 OTA update.

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Is your build number LMY48T with the security update?

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[tonyr6]

Is your build number LMY48T with the security update?

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If it is you can't sideload the OTA thanks to Google. Only a factory image which erases everything will work. Of course since Google backup service if you can even call it a backup service only backs up your dated wallpaper and dated layout homescreen then I hope you don't have any important game saves or app data because you can't back it up. Don't tell me about third party backup apps if it requires "root" then it means a "factory reset" before you can even use it. It is like fixing up a old car but the only way to save the engine is to trash the entire car and buy a new one.

Since I don't have any game saves "number one reason why I don't buy games on Android" and I do backup my layout on Nova Launcher. All other apps I just have to log into again and reconfig I think I will factory reset and sideload this thing. I hate it but I don't want to wait till next year to get this update. Already last night Lollirot started to drain the battery 1% around every 15 minutes that only a reboot fixed.

 

[tonyr6]

Success. I used the Nexus Root Toolkit which I never had any luck on my Nexus 6 and just sideloaded the update no problem. This is because my bootloader was already unlocked since my Nexus 7 is no longer under warranty. I told it to keep my data even though it gave me a warning.

 

[mxrider821]

Obviously the OTA updates* aren't out yet still... Even though they said it was

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[hub1]

Obviously the OTA links aren't out yet still... Even though they said it was

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Yes they are, I sideloaded it onto mine and my wife's WiFi versions today using adb. No root and didn't unlock the bootloader.
Worked great and both tabs are running smoothly.☺

 

[anon(604250)]

Yes they are, I sideloaded it onto mine and my wife's WiFi versions today using adb. No root and didn't unlock the bootloader.
Worked great and both tabs are running smoothly.☺

The images are available, yes, but the Over The Air updates that one downloads and applies directly (that is to say, not by sideloading) obviously aren't.

 

[babracmmm]

Will I get the OTA 6.0 update if I am still on Kit Kat? Right now I checked system update and it wants to download 5.0.2. Lollipop ruined my Nexus 7 2012 and I don't want to do that to my 7 2013.

 

[mxrider821]

Will I get the OTA 6.0 update if I am still on Kit Kat? Right now I checked system update and it wants to download 5.0.2. Lollipop ruined my Nexus 7 2012 and I don't want to do that to my 7 2013.

You have to update to the current OS in order to get 6.0

You should be fine to update them all. The latest is 5.1.1 with multiple security patches. It's easy, just a lil time and make sure your device is charged

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[hub1]

The images are available, yes, but the Over The Air updates that one downloads and applies directly (that is to say, not by sideloading) obviously aren't.

The OTA files are available. Android Central has had the links to them since the 5th of this month. ☺ That's where I got them. You do have to sideload them, but they are the upgrade OTA files. I didn't lose any files or settings.

 

[Ntchwaidumela]

The OTA files are available. Android Central has had the links to them since the 5th of this month. ☺ That's where I got them. You do have to sideload them, but they are the upgrade OTA files. I didn't lose any files or settings.

As Jack Wolfe said, those are the images, not the direct OTA.

 

[hub1]

As Jack Wolfe said, those are the images, not the direct OTA.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow OTA links are starting to arrive — here they are! | Android Central

The article above shows OTA links. After the list of OTA links is this:

"Of course if you're impatient you can always go with the factory image route, which gives you the option of either starting fresh or upgrading in place. Either way, you'll want to check out our comprehensive guide on flashing and updating your Nexus device."

 

[CygnusOrion]

Today I installed an update that seems to be a preparatory to 6.0.

 

[anon(604250)]

-- Lots of stuff that continues to miss the point entirely --

Yes, yes, we know about the links to the OTA images that require sideloading. The rest of us have been talking about the actual direct OTA push of the update to our devices that we are still patiently waiting for. That's what Over The Air means.

 

[mxrider821]

Yes, yes, we know about the links to the OTA images that require sideloading. The rest of us have been talking about the actual direct OTA push of the update to our devices that we are still patiently waiting for. That's what Over The Air means.

Thank you!

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[hub1]

I understand what OTA means. The files that are referenced in the article are not images but the update files that will be pushed to our devices as stated in the article. Hope this helps you understand what I'm saying. ☺

 

[Ntchwaidumela]

Today I installed an update that seems to be a preparatory to 6.0.

It's a security update. Hopefully, that's a prep for the 6.0 OTA.

 

[anon(55900)]

LMY48T. OTA on our wifi Nexus 7, it took four installs, was it working up to it? But finally os updates stopped showing up. USA North Carolina.