Android L the latest version of Android announced at Google I/O 2014 in late June,promises groundbreaking visual and functionality changes to the fast-aging Android operating system, offering up access the latest developer update of android L on
Nexus 5 and
Nexus 7.for
Nexus 4 There is no Android L Preview system images available,but doesn't mean to wait and do nothing about it. Yes, Android L can be installed on the Nexus 4 and first-gen Nexus 7.
Here is a simple step-by-step guide on “How to update your Nexus 4 to Android L ?”.This is not an official update to android L for Nexus 5 from Google.So, it may have some bugs when you finish the update.Let's find out!
What You Need 1/2
- Rooted Nexus 4 (2012) running Android 4.4.4 kitkat
- Latest TWRP/CWM custom Recovery
- Backup all apps+data using Titanium Backup / root.
What You Need 2/2
Download the latest beta release L from here :
Github
How to step by step
Step 1 : Put the downloaded Android L .zip onto your Internal Storage
Step 2 : Reboot into Recovery(CWM/TWRP) – Volume down + Power button.
Step 3 : “wipe cache”
Step 4 : “advanced” -> “wipe dalvik cache”
Step 5 : “install zip” -> “install zip from sdcard” -> choose the [filename.zip] and confirm flashing procedure
Step 6 : “wipe cache”
Step 7 : “advanced” -> “wipe dalvik cache”
Step 8 : “reboot into system”
Step 9 : and Done !
The updating to Android L process may take up to 5 Minutes or more.!
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