OS updates are important to stay safe before possible bugs that appear throughout the useful life of the device. Telephones usually receive a large number of them in the two or three years given by terminal manufacturers such as Xiaomi, Samsung, among others.
A star product that is selling millions of units are the tablets, likewise the recognized brands launch their bet and throughout their journey they are launching different firmwares. This does not happen in lesser known brands, which get almost none, are sometimes left as they are from the factory.
Throughout this tutorial we will explain how to update android on your tablet, always with the official method, as well as becoming root (Super user). Installing a new version will put you at risk, even losing the warranty if you had it up to that point, which is usually 24 months in many of them.
Updates are an important part of the system
The system needs variations to be able to be optimized, while fixing any vulnerabilities that appear while it is being used. Hackers take advantage of this type of failure to access and steal information, it is also necessary that the device is protected by software (a third-party application).
Not updating it will make it passable, so if you review and have at least one update quickly if you want to stay safe, enter it when browsing the Internet. Brands usually have a time to bring the software to a new version in 3 to 6 months, launching a new firmware.
If you haven't been notified, manually check if you have any in the queueIt almost always happens on tablets, which deactivate this type of notification. To do this, you always have to go to settings, then to System and updates, here click on "Software update" and wait for it to load, if you have it, update.
Manually check if you have an update
Notifications are always received, sometimes we miss it to do this later, when you are at home and have WiFi in order to speed up the process. The updates require a download of quite a few megabytes, so it is important to have a fast and stable connection, especially the first.
If you do not have a connection at home, it is appropriate to go to someone you know or consider doing this in a center where there are open connections. If the file is around 200-300 MB, wait a few minutes, since it will ask you to restart and carry this out, it will require you to enter the PIN once it starts and that's it.
If you want to check that you have updates manually, do these steps:
- The first step is to unlock the device, to do this enter the PIN code or use the camera for the facial recognition
- Go to "Settings" and click on this option to open the options
- After this go to "System and updates", click on "Update software" and wait for it to load
- If an update appears, click on it and wait for the process to complete, this can take around 5 minutes, it is necessary to have a battery, above 40% is recommended, even something higher
If none appear, it is likely that you have to wait for the manufacturer to launch itIf you haven't done it in the time you've been with it, forget about a launch, this happens on unbranded tablets. If it is a branded tablet, it usually receives one from time to time, which is usually a few months, and there is no specific date for it.
Update the tablet with root
After the passage of time, a quick way to update the tablet has been with root access, although for this it is necessary first that you have all the permissions. Accessing this way will make you see many things, including being able to update the tablet if you want it in a process that takes a few minutes.
For example, being root means using an application that gives you all the power, among the best available is Framaroot, a free application available from XDA Developers. This APK is outside the Play Store, it is necessary to give permission when installing apps from unknown sources (from outside Google Play).
The steps to take are the following to update the tablet:
- The first step is to download the Framaroot application, you have it available in this link by XDA Developers
- Check the "Installation from unknown sources" box, find it in "Settings" and then go to the "Security" section
- Now install Framaroot and give the different permissions what the application requires
- After that, open the app and select “Install Superuser” or failing that “Install SuperSU” and you will have access as root, with all the possible options at your fingertips
- Restart the mobile device, it is necessary to start working like this
- Now go to settings and system update, check and check that you have a new one, it usually happens if you have root access
Install firmware from another region
This is surely the method that usually works, depending on the country It takes a long time for the update to arrive, sometimes it doesn't even happen, so there is no choice but to install the firmware from another region. If it is a white-label tablet, it is appropriate that you look for this solution, ideal if you want to update the tablet.
A site that usually supplies firmware of this type is XDA Developers, they usually upload updates, it requires a small download, sometimes they usually occupy between 100-200 megabytes, depending on the model. The firmware is a data package, with its various security updates and improvement of the system.
Needrom is another of the pages that have been uploading material, being highly visited by millions of people around the world. Either of the two is valid, needing to change the region if it were the case for its update.
