-Does this work on any other phones besides the Nexus One? Absolutely not! Do not do it!
-Will this void my warranty? How do I know it's legit? No, this won't void your warranty. The source above is the exact location that people who legitimately got the OTA update downloaded their update.zip files from. Also, after the update has been applied, it is impossible to distinguish between those that got it OTA or forced it.
-Does this wipe my settings or applications? No, the update only touches your system files and radio. All your apps and settings will be preserved!
-If I force update with this method, will I still receive an OTA update? No, once you've updated, you will not get any further notices to update.
-If I'm in an unofficial country (not launched by Google yet) with an unlocked N1, will I still get the update OTA? I'm not certain yet, but as confirmed by many users, this update will work on your phone. There is no danger is forcing the update, rather than waiting for Google to (maybe) push it out to you.
-Will this method work if I have a rooted N1 with unlocked bootloader? No, you'll have to download a modified version of the update file (link above) that will not break your root access.
-It's 'frozen' at a picture of an Android, and arrow, and a box. Is my phone bricked?! No, you're okay. Just be patient as the update is doing it's thing.
For the first link, ignore the security warning. It is legitimately Google's server. They were just lazy and didn't sign the certificate or something like that.
Also, I failed to mention the features of the OTA update, they can be found here:
I had to manually reselect tmobile as my network operator under settings -> wireless networks but after that I got data. Was pretty smooth and painless. Also data roaming was off so you might want to change that back if you had it enabled before (I did and I'm almost positive I won't get data roaming charges).
Its an awesome update. Pinch to zoom works where it said it would. It's *MUCH* faster. I think they unlocked all the ram. Boots faster, homescreen apps thing flies in noticeably faster.. and yes this is comparing to reboots before the update and its speed. Under version it says 2.1- update1 now. I also get HSDPA in my apartment (check by going to *#*#4636#*#* then phone info. It'll say it under network type.. run a ping test it seems to switch to the mode automatically after some sort of data has been sent.. my guess is to save battery life). So overall it looks great.
Last edited by blisk; February 2nd, 2010 at 09:00 PM.
It's *MUCH* faster. I think they unlocked all the ram. Boots faster, homescreen apps thing flies in noticeably faster.. and yes this is comparing to reboots before the update and its speed.
Yeah i noticed the exact same thing, w00t for google
Maybe a dumb question, but will TMO ignore me for the OTA if I apply the update manually? Just wondering if it'll ask me to update again or will they assume I'm updated already? Thanks
Maybe a dumb question, but will TMO ignore me for the OTA if I apply the update manually? Just wondering if it'll ask me to update again or will they assume I'm updated already? Thanks
Good question, I'll add it to the FAQ. If you force update, you will not be asked to update again.
maybe i missed something but how do we apply it to an unlocked bootloader, every time i try it gives me the "verification failed' error and aborts installation
maybe i missed something but how do we apply it to an unlocked bootloader, every time i try it gives me the "verification failed' error and aborts installation
I think this is a "feature" of the unlocked bootloader, to prevent OTA updates from ruining root access.
I dunno if XDA already has a modified version of this up yet that will work with the unlocked bootloader (as well as preserve root).
Also check out the maps program. Its been updated... we now have turn by turn navigation. Also street view for selected points and you can enable street view compass which allows you to do a google sky map sorta thing and move your phone around and it'll move the street view around. Awesome.
I wanted to see if they fixed the pink that pops up in the center of the image when you're taking a picture and even viewing stuff through it. Unfortunately its not fixed but whats good is I figured out that its probably a software thing. Swipe out the settings on the left side and change the white balance. Seems to go away significantly if not completely on some settings.
I just attempted to install this update and when I get to the final step "apply sdcard:update.zip".... i get an error that says "E: signature verification failed" "installation aborted". What am I doing incorrectly here? Anyone wanna help a new guy to Android?
Also check out the maps program. Its been updated... we now have turn by turn navigation. Also street view for selected points and you can enable street view compass which allows you to do a google sky map sorta thing and move your phone around and it'll move the street view around. Awesome.
This has all been in Android for a while now - not new from the update. The street view thing was pre 1.5 lol.
probably a silly question, but does your phone have to be rooted to do this manual update? I left my damn chord at work so I have to wait until I get in to update....can't wait! Thanks!
probably a silly question, but does your phone have to be rooted to do this manual update? I left my damn chord at work so I have to wait until I get in to update....can't wait! Thanks!
this update still doesn't provide multitouch across the whole phone, just a couple apps. what's annoying is that the multitouch browser doesn't automatically resize the text so you can read it without scrolling back and forth, unless you hit one of the plus/minus buttons.
the multitouch on the gallery isn't as accurate as on the browser either.
also I was looking forward to using multitouch when I'm reading news articles from google news but this didn't get applied to the multitouch update either. I'm thinking dolphin is still the better browser with its automatic resizing of text and its tabbed browsing.
this update still doesn't provide multitouch across the whole phone, just a couple apps. what's annoying is that the multitouch browser doesn't automatically resize the text so you can read it without scrolling back and forth, unless you hit one of the plus/minus buttons.
the multitouch on the gallery isn't as accurate as on the browser either.
also I was looking forward to using multitouch when I'm reading news articles from google news but this didn't get applied to the multitouch update either. I'm thinking dolphin is still the better browser with its automatic resizing of text and its tabbed browsing.
I just attempted to install this update and when I get to the final step "apply sdcard:update.zip".... i get an error that says "E: signature verification failed" "installation aborted". What am I doing incorrectly here? Anyone wanna help a new guy to Android?
What's the best way to reset all the settings to default? I want it like the first day I got it. I saw in the recovery console there was a place for formatting? Is that safe to do?
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