09 December 2015

Android 6.0.1 released: Factory Images for Nexus devices available

Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow contains numerous new emoji, improved navigation for tablets and a camera quick start for the Nexus devices. The Factory Images are available for the Nexus 5X, 6P, 6, 9, 5 and 7 (2013) and the Nexus Player to download.

Google has Android released 6.0.1 marshmallow. For its Nexus devices, the Factory Images are already available. Reddit users According to Google has already begun to distribute the OTA update for the first device. Until it reaches all the users, but is a bit of time pass.

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In Android 6.0.1 is a minor update. It includes many new emoji, improved navigation for tablets and brings the do-not-disturb mode back of Android 5.1. In addition, Google closes with the new version a total of 19 vulnerabilities. Five vulnerabilities rated Google as critical. Details about the security updates keep the product  Patch Tuesday: Google closes five critical vulnerabilities in Android ready.

Among the new Emjois be counted, for example, Spock's Vulcan greeting from Star Trek, a middle finger and many new smiley faces. Google presents some new Emojis in an animated GIF on Twitter. The website Ars Technica has also created an overview of all new Emojos. The on-screen navigation buttons are on tablets now no longer to be found in the center, but at the bottom at the sides. In addition, the camera can Nexus 5,6, 7 and 9 now start with a double pressing the power button, without having to unlock the device like the Nexus 5X.

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Android 6.0.1 turns new Emojis free

Nexus owners who do not want to wait for the regular over-the-air update, the first marshmallow update by using the operating system images can now manually on your smartphone  play or tablet. The Factory Images of Android 6.0.1 available on the developer page of the company available for download for the Nexus 5X and 6P, the Nexus 6, 9, 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) and the Nexus Player. Depending on the device, the files 500 MB to 1 GB in size.

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For the  installation of a factory image  must the components adb and fastboot from the Android SDK  installed and the USB debugging mode will be enabled on the device. To access the smart phone or tablet also install the ADB driver is needed.

What is to do just that to Android users in the Post  Android 4.4: To work out the manual installation on a Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10, the installation of a factory image using Flash on a Nexus all.bat 7 in the WiFi version of the year 2012 as well as a Nexus 4 using the example of Android 4.4 shows. Basically, the procedure for installing the operating system images of Android 6.0.1 is however identical. Who uses published by Google Images, OTA ​​updates receives incidentally continue to new versions.

However, the manual installation of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow should not be an ideal solution for all Nexus owners because this smartphone is restored depending on the method in the factory settings. All existing data will be completely lost - at least if you choose the easier way and the Factory Image using the Install scripts installed Flash all.bat. Who takes the script modifies the necessary instructions and individually performs and has already opened the boot loader, which can retain its data also.However, it can not hurt the system off and on themself.

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