As Google said at the event held in San Francisco before the end of September, a week and soon they would begin to distribute factory images and OTAs of Nexus devices that would receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow. These devices are the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 2013, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player, while the previous ones will stay on Android Lollipop although they will receive critical updates that have to do with security and vulnerability patching.
A few hours ago Google released the factory images, and not so long ago, they have already started get OTA files for a manual update and easier than the first. Below you will find all the OTA files available so far, the factory ones and the way you should update if you do not want to wait for it to arrive in order to access all the advantages that Android 6.0 contains, which among the most remarkable are the permissions for new apps, improved battery life and some other details to take into account such as Google Now on Tap.
The OTAs of the various Nexus
After having received the various Android 6.0 developer previews in recent months, we now have the final version of Marshmallow. You have the option of waiting a few days to receive the OTA on your own device in order to do it automatically without doing anything or, you have the option of accessing the ZIP files below from the URLs that we have.
You can know all the vicissitudes of Android 6.0 Marshmallow from this entry while you update your Nexus terminal.
Downloading OTAs
Those OTA files are the same ZIP files that would be distributed to device if it were to wait for it to be launched by Google itself for an automatic process in which you only have to accept that the update begins.
The update process should be without any problem, but we always advise that make a backup for whatever it was. You can go through this guide to follow all the steps to install the ZIP file.
Nexus 9 (LTE)
- 5.1.1 LMY48M -> 5.1.1 LMY48T (October security update, required for Marshmallow OTA)
- 5.1.1 LMY48T -> 6.0 MRA58K
Nexus 9 Wi-Fi
Nexus 7 2013 Wifi
Waiting for it to be available.
Nexus 7 2013 (LTE)
Nexus 6
Available very soon
Nexus 5
Available soon.
Factory images of all Nexus
Upgrading by a ZIP file is simpler than to do it from the factory image. If all the steps are followed, it is done perfectly, but perhaps you need to be a more advanced user to update it.
You can pass for this entry for follow all the steps and then you can download the image of your device so that everything goes smoothly. Also remind you that you must make a backup in case a problem suddenly appears. It's better to prevent than to cure.
In short, you should install the Android SDK, unlock the bootloader, download the file and then transfer it to the mobile and install it using the fastboot commands.
We will meet again with more ZIP files and factory images for the next Android update in the form of developer releases for next year at Google I / O 2016.
