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Monday, January 1, 2018

How to Manually install an OTA update on your HTC device

Sometimes it turns out that your device for some reason cant find the most recent OTA (Over The Air) update. However, there is a solution to apply OTA update manually, without being forced to wait for the update being downloaded and installed by your device.

Facts you need to know before continuing:

This method has nothing to do with the "adb sideload" feature available on Android devices since Jelly Bean. It should work on every Android HTC device.
Read about different software versions for the HTC devices here. Keep in mind that the OTA update must match the software version on your device. Each original OTA update.zip package has 2 different software versions in its name - the version of the software that must be currently installed on your device and the version of the software that your device will run after the update. For example:

OTA_M7_UL_JB43_SENSE55_MR_HTC_Europe_3.62.401.1-2.24.401.8_release_338160gxmo5sd9337kadux.zip

As you can see, 2.24.401.8 is the software version you must currently have installed to be able to run the OTA and 3.62.401.1 is the version of the software expected after the update. You cant flash an OTA update on a different software version to that expected by the OTA update for two main reasons:

Formal reason - the OTA update.zip package checks if your system is running the expected software version before it starts to install the update:
assert(file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "htc/htc_europe/m7:4.2.2/JDQ39/235216.8:user/release-keys");
This must match the following build fingerprint from the build.prop. If the versions dont match, the installation of the OTA package will be cancelled.
ro.build.fingerprint=htc/htc_europe/m7:4.2.2/JDQ39/235216.8:user/release-keys
Technical reason - OTA update.zip packages usually contain patches for the target files. This way OTA update doesnt have to be 1GB size, even if it is supposed to update the whole OS to the newer version. Patch files have an *.apk.p extension (f.g. Camera.apk.p) and each patch file must match the target file (f.g. Camera.apk). To make it possible, OTA update.zip package checks the MD5 checksum of each file on the system partition on your device:
assert(apply_patch_check("/system/app/Camera.apk",
"b3b79e40bad0b1bec5fb949ac5f8662f91bee714",
"5a5bf63e3d7c9de52a7d8d7a292e158263783844"));
And finally, if the MD5 is correct it applies the patch. All these commands are stored in META-INFcomgoogleandroidupdater-script of each OTA update.zip package. If the MD5 is incorrect, or at least one file is missing, the installation of the OTA package will be cancelled.
assert(apply_patch("/system/app/Camera.apk", "-",
b3b79e40bad0b1bec5fb949ac5f8662f91bee714, 4229394,
5a5bf63e3d7c9de52a7d8d7a292e158263783844,
package_extract_file("patch/system/app/Camera.apk.p")));

Now you are ready to manually apply the OTA update on your device. The method youll use is based on Android stock recovery.

Make sure you have the stock (original) recovery flashed on your device
Make sure youre running a completely unmodified operating system. Additional files like Superuser.apk or su binary are allowed, you just cant have any system files changed or removed (due to the MD5 check)
Make sure you have a reasonable amount of battery charge remaining
Make sure the OTA update youre about to install matches the software version on your device
Copy the OTA update.zip package to your device (internal storage preferred)
Turn OFF the device (make sure fastboot mode is disabled in settings)
Hold your volume down and power keys until the bootloader starts up
Using the volume keys, navigate down to RECOVERY and press power
You are now in stock recovery mode. You should see nothing more than a (sometimes spinning) Android with the red exclamation mark above it (an empty black screen is also possible). Wait for a few seconds
First hold volume up, then (with volume up held down) press power button to enter the main recovery menu. This keys combination may vary from device to device. Try different keys combination if the above one doesnt work (might be all three keys all together too)
Navigate down to "apply from phone storage" text and press power to confirm
Navigate to the location where you copied the OTA update.zip package and press power to confirm
Wait (sometimes you might need to follow further instructions on the screen) until the update process is finished
Once system is booted you should see a confirmation about the successfully flashed update.

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How To Update Samsung I8730 Galaxy Express Firmware Version Manually

In this Guide we will work together to update the Firmware version of Samsung Galaxy Express I8730 manually, And by manually we mean by using Odin flasher and a firmware update package. This process is very useful when you cannt update the phones firmware online for any reason.

We advise you to make a backup of your phones data before starting the work, To save your important stuff from being lost after updating your mobile phone, Also make sure to fully charge the phones battery.

Downloads:

- Samsung I8730 Official Firmware Package.
- Odin Flasher.
- USB drivers for Samsung I8730.

Tools:

- Suitable USB cable for Samsung I8730.
- A computer with Windows OS installed.

Preparation:

After you download the needed files you should extract the zipped ones, Also you must install the USB drivers and after that restart your computer.

Samsung I8730 Galaxy Express Firmware Update Steps:

- After you turn off your Samsung I8730 take out its SIM-card and memory card too.

- Run Odin.exe program (Double click on it).

- Check the following options only: Auto Reboot, F.Reset Time

- As we will use one file update package then you will select it as PDA file.

- Click on PDA button to select:

I8730XXAMB8_I8730OXAXAMB8_I8730XXAMB8_HOME.tar.md5

- Your Samsung I8730 must be in Download Mode before connecting it to your PC.

- Press and hold Volume Down key + Home key, And press Power key until you get the warning message on screen, Now release all keys and press Volume Up key to confirm.

- Use the USB cable to connect your Samsung I8730 to the computer.

- Wait for the USB drivers installing.

- If Odin program detects The COM port number of your device 0:[COMxx], Then all is ok.

- Click on Start button.

- Odin program will start to update your Samsung I8730 using the selected firmware file.

- After finishing his job, Odin will reboot your smartphone.

- At this step you can unplug the USB cable from your phone.

- When your Samsung I8730 is fully on enter this code *2767*3855#

- The phone will restart one more time, That is normal so wait for it.

- Now when your Samsung I8730 is on again it will be ready for using with its new installed firmware.

Recommended Services:
- In case you have a locked Samsung I8730 Galaxy Express, And you need to Unlock it, Then please take some minutes and check these online Unlock Servers: Online Unlock Server 1 - Online Unlock Server 2.

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How To Update Samsung GT S7272 Galaxy Ace 3 Duos Firmware Version Manually

The Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Duos is the Dual SIM variant of the Galaxy Ace 3 model, This model supports 2G and 3G Networks, It comes with TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16 M colors, Multitouch support, 4 GB of internal memory size, 1 GB RAM memory, Bluetooth v4.0, WiFi, The Galaxy Ace 3 Duos has 5 MP main camera with Autofocus and LED flash, Geo-Tagging, Face and Smile Detection features, Also it has a front VGA camera.

This Smartphone is powered by a Broadcom BCM21664 chipset, Dual-Core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, And Broadcom VideoCore IV GPU, It comes in three colors Black, White, And Dark Red, Its Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery gives you up to 8 hours of talking time.

The Galaxy Ace 3 Duos GT-S7272 has Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean pre-installed, Until the moment this model does not have any newer Android version than Jelly Bean, But Samsung keeps releasing new updates for it, Your device may have XXUAMF2, So when there is a newer firmware update, You need to learn how you can update it manually via Odin3 flasher stock firmware package, This guide will show you the right way to perform that by yourself.

Preparation Steps:

1- Check the current firmware of your mobile, You can check it from Setting > About Phone, Or you can use this easy code *#1234#

2- It is a good idea to write down your device current firmware version, It will be useful later, In case something goes wrong.

3- Charge your mobiles battery to be at least at 90% charge level.

4- Updating your mobiles firmware will delete everything from your device internal memory, So read this Guide to learn how you can make a backup of your important data (SMS, Contacts, Notes...etc).

5- In case you have an external memory card inserted into your mobile, Then remove it.

6- Download the Samsung USB Driver, And install it, Then restart your computer.

7- Download Odin3 program (Original Android Flasher), Extract to your computers desktop.

8- Download The Firmware package (S7272), Select the version you want to install it into your mobile.

9- Extract the firmware package to a known location on your computer.

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How To Update Windows 10 Manually with screen shot

Windows 10 has just launched, But so many are still in the older version of windows. Because they are not getting updation from windows or some users are having trouble with windows 10 update. So here i am giving you the guide to install windows 10 manually.

All you need is a genuine copy of windows 7, 8 or 8.1, Microsoft media creation tool, and an internet connection.

Though: Manual updation will take bit longer than going through windows update

If your Windows is 32 bit, Download tool from here
If your Windows is 64 bit, Download tool from here

If you are not sure then hold the windows key and press pause/break button, and see system type

After downloading and launching the tool you can see what do you want to do. click upgrade the pc now and click next. Windows 10 will start to download. Which may take a while if you are using a slow internet connection.

Now windows 10 installer is being load, and an licence terms window will open, and click accept

Finally the preparation is complete, Ready to install window will open, then click install

If you want to keep personal files, apps and more then click first option and click next

You are done,

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How to update to Android N Developer Preview 2 manually using OTA downloads

Google today announced that Android N Developer Preview 2 is coming OTA to several Nexus devices in the coming days and weeks. If you like to get the latest from Google, you know that �coming weeks� could be a pretty long wait. Thankfully, you can head to the front of the line and install the over-the-air (OTA) update by following our quick guide�

This guide assumes you already have the ADB tools installed on your computer. If you don�t know how to do this or what this is, this guide probably isn�t for you. If you need the ADB tools, head over to Google�s developers site and download the Android SDK. Downloading the SDK and making sure ADB is correctly set up is probably the hardest part, but this guide is for those who have already done this.

Download the OTA

The first step in updating to Android Marshmallow using OTA files is to actually download the proper OTA image file for your device. We�ve compiled a full list of currently-available Android N Developer Preview 2 download links straight from Google�s servers to help you with that.

Prepare your Device

Once you have the OTA zip downloaded to your computer, reboot your device into its bootloader. To do this, power off your device and power it back on while holding the volume down button and the power button down simultaneously. You need to get into the recovery from here. Press the volume button down until you see �Recovery mode� then press the power button. This should present you with the below screen.

Lastly, when you see the green Android icon on the screen, you need to hold and power button down and then press and release release volume up button to reveal the menu. From that menu, select �apply update from ADB� and make sure your device is plugged into your computer if you haven�t already.

Install the OTA

Open up the command line on your computer (terminal for Mac, command prompt for Windows) and change the directory to the location of the OTA file (For example: cd /Users/<yourusername>/Downloads/). Now run the command �adb sideload <name of the OTA file>�. The name of the OTA file is going to be a long string of letters and numbers and will end with �.zip.�

Once you see �Install from ADB complete� on your Android device�s screen, simply reboot your device. Once you�ve successfully rebooted, you should have the latest release of Android on your Nexus.

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HOW TO MANUALLY CREATE A BOOTABLE USB DISK FOR WINDOWS 7 8 10 UEFI LEGACY

Here is a tutorial on how to create a bootbale usb removable disk or flash for Windows 7, 8 or 10.

If you think an ISO file is a document for International Organization for Standardization, please stop reading here. :D

if your flash is already prepped up for booting in any of the chosen boot mode before, UEFI or legacy, you can skip to step 6.

The UEFI substage is for those installing in the modern UEFI 64 bit systems, while the Legacy mode substage is for those installing in the former/old systems with non UEFI partitions.

STAGE 1

0: backup the files in the removable storage, to avoid unnecessary data loss.

1. Goto start, type CMD or Command Prompt, rick click and run as administrator or ctrl + shift + left click / Enter.

2. In the command prompt window, type:
diskpart

3. List Disk
(Note the drive number of your USB disk)
select disk #
(where # is the disk number).

4. Type Clean
NB. This will erase all partitions and data on the USB

5. Type create partition primary

6. Type List partition
NB: If you did not skip actions 1-5, you should see only one partition here, and you can skip to 8.
Note the partition # of the partition and

7. Select Partiton #
where # is the partition #

as can be seen from the image aboove, cause I did a clean command, I have only one partition and the partition is selected by default (the * beside the partition name), so the List partition and select partition is not needed; but for those who skipped to this stage as a result of having multiple partition on their harddrive, they will see multiple partitions and can select the one they wish to format and use as bootable.

8. format fs=fat32 quick

9. active

10. assign

11. Exit

12. double click on the ISO image; or open the iso image with windows explorer (Windows 8 & above) and copy its content directly into the flash, or extract the ISO image with any of your favourite extractors and paste its content into the USB disk.

IF UEFI ENVIRONMENT

If youre installing in a UEFI environment, If its the new Windows 10, you are done already, if it is a windows 8 ISO image, continue with the additional steps below.

13. if youre installing from a 64 bit environment, goto EFI/Boot directory, if there is a bootx64.efi file in there, you need not worry anymore, youre done else;

14. locate and open install.wim in sources folder

15. copy bootx64.efi to the efi/boot directory of the USB removable disk

16. rename bootx64.efi to bootx64.efi.

17. Grab a drink, youre done.

IF NON UEFI / LEGACY ENVIRONMENT

For those who want to install in a non UEFI environment but the legacy/preUEFI days mode. follow the steps instead;

13. Goto start, type CMD or Command Prompt, rick click and run as administrator or ctrl + shift + left click / Enter.

14. type x: where x is the drive letter of the mounted ISO or of your USB removable disk. e.g d:

15. type cd boot to navigate into the x: oot directory

16: type bootsect /nt60 d:
Where d: is the drive letter of your USB removable disk drive.

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How To Update Samsung SCH R970 Galaxy S4 U S Cellular Firmware Manually

The Samsung SCH-R970 model is the Galaxy S4 for U.S. Cellular mobile carrier in USA, It has the same features like other US Galaxy S4 variants, And in this guide we are going to show you how you can use simple and free tools to update the Android version of your R970 GS4 smartphone, The update process will be done manually which is very useful when you can not update your device over the air (OTA update) for any reason.

The first step you should start with is making a backup of your phones data, Read the guide ( How To Take A Backup Of Your Samsung Mobile Phones Data Using Samsung Kies) to make the backup by yourself.

You will need some free programs and files for the update and you can get them all below:

- Stock Firmware Package for Samsung SCH-R970 Galaxy S4.
- USB Drivers for your R970 GS4 model.
- Odin Flasher.

After downloading the above files extract any zipped one, Then install the USB drivers on the computer that will be used for performing the update and restart it after that.

Tools:

- Suitable USB cable for your Samsung R970 GS4.
- A stable computer with Windows OS installed.

Samsung R970 GS4 Firmware Update Instructions:

- Turn your phone off.

- Take out its SIM-card and memory card if there are any.

- From Odin flasher folder run Odin.exe program.

- Check the following options: Auto Reboot, F.Reset Time

- Click on PDA button to select the following file from extracted firmware folder:
R970VXUAMDL_R970USCAMDL_R970VXUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5

- Because we use one file update package then no need for any PIT file, And no need to check Re.Partition option too.

- Put your Samsung R970 GS4 into Download Mode:

Press and hold Volume Down key + Home key, Then press Power key, When you see the warning message on screen release all keys and press Volume Up key to be into Download Mode.

- Plug the USB cable into your phone and computer too.

- Wait until Windows detects the phone and installs the needed drivers for it.

- Look at Odin program to check if your phones COM port number is detected 0:[COMxx].

- Now you are ready for the update, Just click on Start button.

- Odin will install the new firmware files into your Samsung R970 GS4.

- When the job is done your device will be rebooted.

- At this point it is save to unplug the USB cable from your phone.

- Wait for the phone to be fully on.

- Do full reset to your device by entering this code *2767*3855#

- The phone will reboots one more time.

- Now when your Samsung R970 GS4 is on again you can customize it as you like, And start using it with its new installed firmware version.

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How to Manually Install Android 6 0 1 Marshmallow OTA update in OnePlus One

The much awaited Cyanogen OS 13 update based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow has finally started rolling out for OnePlus One users. The update sized around 485MB is available as an OTA (Over-the-air) and will be rolled out in phases. This CM13 ZNH0EAS26M incremental update will update your OnePlus One running Cyanogen OS version 12.1.1-YOG7DAS2K1 to 13.0-ZNH0EAS26M. The official Cyanogen OS 13.0 update brings Marshmallow to OnePlus One besides offering security fixes, performance improvements and other new features

Note: Before you go ahead with the update, make sure that your OnePlus One is not rooted and is Running on Stock ROM and Stock Recovery. The update is applicable to users updating their OnePlus One running on YOG7DAS2K1. Backup all your data, the process should not affect your data but if something goes wrong you risk losing your data.

How to Manually update OnePlus One to CyanogenOS 13.0ZNH0EAS26M:

Download the CyanogenOS 13 ZNH0EAS26M Incremental update flashable zip file on your Laptop/PC or directly on your OnePlus One smartphone � Official Link to Zip File
Transfer the Zip file to �download� folder on your device�s internal storage either from your PC or if you have downloaded the file directly on your device it will be in the download folder on your phone storage or SD card storage.
Once the transfer is completed, Reboot your OnePlus One into Recovery, for this, you have to press and hold the Power + Volume down button at the same time and release it when the OnePlus logo appears on the screen.
Now you need to use the volume keys to move up and down and the power button to select. Now select the Apply Update option and then choose from internal storage -> Go to Download folder and select the File which named � �cm-bacon-cee4e8702d-to-e36dd78050-signed.zip� file.
Once selected the installation of the update starts automatically and the Home screen appears.
Now go to main page and select �wipe cache partition� and later select �Reboot system now� which will remove the cache from your device.

You are done, with the reboot which will take some time around 20 minutes your OnePlus One will be running on the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow based CyanogenOS 13.0.

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How to Manually Create a Windows Bootable Pendrive

How to manually create a windows bootable pendrive

There are other freewares available in the net to make an downloaded iso into bootable usb flash drive. Microsoft has released one it self to convert iso to bootable pendrive check Here for the freeware
other developers have also attempted to create softwares which convert iso into a bootable pen drives here are some examples Win Usb Maker, Universal Usb Installer
But these softwares work based on the simple given below steps. Have fun creating your own bootable usb device

Step 1
Goto start menu and type run �cmd� in search of start menu without codes.Then right click and click run as administrator.
or open my computer go to the partition where windows is installed the click on "Windows" then go to "System32" there you will find cmd.exe right click on that and select Run as Administrator

Step 2

Once command prompt is opened mean then type �DISKPART� in command prompt.Then you can see the command prompt as displayed like bellow.

Step 3

Once diskpart is enable mean you ready to change the pendrive as boot able drive.

Now you need to check what are the devices are connect with the system. using �List Disk� command.

Step 4

Once all devices are listed you can select the disk which disk you want to use as a boot able disk. Following comment is use to select the disk ,Then only the you can clean the disk.

�Select Disk1?

Step 5

Once disk is selected you need to clean the disk,If you keep any file in the disk it will be deleted.Command to clean is bellow.

�CLEAN�

Step 6

Once the clean is completed,Then you need to create a partition as primary, For you can run the following in command

�CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY�

Step 7

Once the partition success.You need to select the partition.Command is bellow.

�SELECT PARTITION 1?

Step 8

Once the partition is selected . You need to active the drive.Command bellow.

�ACTIVE�

Step 9

Once the drive is Active.Then you need to format the drive in ntfs format. That is the correct for to make the pendrive as book able disk.Command to format the disk to NTFS.

�FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK�

Step 10

The format is completed mean. Then you need to assign.Command bellow

�ASSIGN�

Step 11

Then exit the command prompt.Command bellow.

�EXIT�

Once all the above steps are completed then you need to insert the Windows OS DVD into you system. Then Enter in to the DVD drive.(If you have the Windows OS in ISO file mean you can use the PowersISO software ).

For Example:-

The DVD drive is �d� drive mean.

Just goto command prompt change the drive.

type

C:> D:

then

D:> cd boot

then it looks like bellow

D: oot>

Use the bootsect.exe to make the pendrive as bootable and it to used for windows 7/vista only.

Then you need to type

�BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 F:�

Here �F� is my pendrive so i use �F:� in end of the above command. You can use which drive your pendrive is mounted. Then hit enter button.
Then copy all the file from windows OS DVD to Pen drive.
Then the pen drive is ready to boot the OS.

Goto BIOS setting and change the first boot as USB drive then only it will boot from pen drive.

Acknowledgement
I am in no way responsible if you mess up with your pc or your windows or your pendrive and this is just a recommendation form my side i might also be wrong but i only followed this procedure and it worked....

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How to Update Honor 5X to Marshmallow Manually

The latest to tease an upcoming update is the Honor 5X from Huawei. Now you can download and Update Honor 5X to Marshmallow Manually. This update is based on EMUI 4.0 and contains all Android 6.0 Marshmallow features. The update is not available via OTA so you have to Update Honor 5X to Marshmallow Manually. To Update Honor 5X to Marshmallow manually first download honor 5x marshmallow ota zip from below.

The new Marshmallow update packed with features like Now on Tap, Doze Mode, App Permissions and more. Also, get some device specific changes like New EMUI 4.0. The Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Huawei Honor 5X is available for download and it is about 1.16GB in size.

Preq:-

Your device must be on stock firmware and stock recovery.
This update is only for Huawei Honor 5X KII-l21.
Follow the steps correctly otherwise you may brick your device. We are not responsible for any damage to your phone.
It will not erase your data, but it is advisable to take a complete backup of your phone for safer side.
Ensure that your phone has at least 50-60% charged to prevent the accidental shutdown in-between the process.

Download Official Android 6.0 for Huawei Honor 5X �

Marshmallow for Honor 5X KII-l21� Download

Update Honor 5X to Marshmallow �

1) First, download Android 6.0 for Honor 5X from above.

2) Now create a folder dload in the root of your internal storage or SD card and place the update.app file in that folder.

3) Now go to the phone settings�>update and press the menu button.

4) Now select choose Local update.

5) It will detect the update.app and installation process will start.

6) Wait until the installation process is complete and then reboot your device., you have latest firmware

7) Done.

This is the easiest way to Update Honor 5X to Marshmallow manually. If you have any questions, comment below.

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