If this morning it was time to flash the OTA version of Android 4.4 KitKat on the Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi edition, you have its time has come to the Nexus 7 2012 Wi-Fi version.
All those who have a Nexus 7 2012 Wi-Fi version will be able to flash the KRT16O build of Android 4.4 of 183 MB without the need to wait any longer for it to arrive by OTA, and that next we will show you how to update with adb sideload.
At the moment there is only the URL of the Nexus 7 2012 Wi-Fi version, so those of you who have the 3G version will have to wait still a little more. To install this version you do not need to have ROOT privileges or have another bootloader, although yes, if you have modified any of the system partitions, you will have to revert it so that the OTA update can be applied correctly, otherwise it will give you some mistake.
Before going to the requirements and steps, we remind you that from this article you have the Google Experience launcher which at the moment is exclusive to the Nexus 5, but Those of you who have Android 4.4 KitKat can install it. If you have another Nexus that is not updated to Android 4.4, you will not have all the features that the launcher brings.
Requirements
In order to complete the process of flashing your Nexus 7 2012 Wi-Fi version you will need to have installed Android SDK. The SDK contains the latest version of adb and fastboot, which are essential to carry out the update process.
You will need a microUSB cable to run adb sideload, and it will not be necessary if you download the OTA file in ZIP directly to your tablet and install it from the recovery.
For this OTA to work you need to have installed Android version 4.3 JWR66Y.
Download
Download Build KRT16O-from-JWR66Y:
- Google Server
- Android Police Mirror
Installation
This method does not erase the data since it is as if you update by OTA.
Use Adb sideload with the ZIP file that you have downloaded following the steps that we indicate in this tutorial. If something fails, try to restore the system files that have been changed or wait for the factory image.
If everything went well You will see the same as in the following images:
You can now enjoy the news of Android 4.4 KitKat, and the important thing is that you will notice an improvement in performance even having 1GB of RAM, since one of the highlights of the latest version of Android is the optimization that the system has received so that it can be installed in terminals with only 512MB of RAM.
If you have any questions or problems about the Nexus 7 update, you can use the comments to solve them together.
More information - Update the Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi to Android 4.4 KitKat OTA version (KRT16O)