

Nexus 4 owners will need to press the Volume down + Volume up + Power button, simultaneously, instead of the key combination mentioned above to get into bootloader mode. After the device boots into bootloader mode, use the Volume keys to navigate to the ‘Recovery’ option and select it by using by the Power button. Do so by switching it off, and then pressing the Volume down + Power button simultaneously. Step 3: You will now need to put your Nexus device into Recovery mode. Make sure to install the drivers and extract the contents of the ADB/Fastboot ZIP file inside the ‘google’ folder that you created in step 1 on your desktop. Step 2: Download the ADB/Fastboot files, along with the USB drivers for Windows from below. Rename the file to ‘kk.zip’ and transfer it inside a new folder called ‘google’ on your desktop.Īndroid 4.4.1 to Android 4.4.2 OTA update Step 1: Download the appropriate OTA file from below.

The process is pretty simple and does not require root access or an unlocked bootloader. Other changes not mentioned in the change-log include a fix for the flash SMS bug, and removing the code that was necessary for third-party developers to call AppOps.Īnyways, if you are still waiting for the Android 4.4.2 update on your Nexus device, you can always manually sideload it as well.

The official change-log of the update via Sprint is below -: The update came as a surprise to many since it was only last week that Google rolled out the 4.4.1 update that greatly improved the Nexus 5’s camera performance.Īndroid 4.4.2 is mainly a bug-fixing release and does not really bring much to the table like Android 4.4.1 did. Earlier today, Google started rolling out the Android 4.4.2 update for all the AOSP supported Nexus device.
