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First Android N Preview Update is Available

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Andoid N Preview The first update for the  Android N  preview is now available. For now, the update is available through new factory images, but should be rolling out over-the-air (OTA) before long, if it isn’t already, I would imagine. The updates are showing up for the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P as build NPC56W, while the Nexus 9 is getting NPC56X. The rest of the Nexus line-up isn’t seeing new files just yet.  Android N Preview Part 1 You can grab the new factory images at the links below: Nexus 5X  (56P to 56W) Nexus 6P  (56P to 56W) Nexus 9  (56P to 56X) Nexus 9 LTE  (56P to 56X) Instructions for flashing factory images found  here . Android N Preview Part 2 We don’t know what is included in the update, but this isn’t still a part of preview 1. Our assumption is that this update may reduce some bugs and potentially help performance a bit. UPDATE :  You can also check out interesting Videos in my video collections here  Video Blog

How to : Flash Nexus Factory Images

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Part of the beauty of owning a Nexus device comes through the regular availability of factory images that can be used to return the device to a factory state. If you root, toss on a ROM, and tinker a bit too much, you may find yourself looking for a last resort to save your phone. A factory image can do that.Think of a factory image as stock, out-of-the-box software for your device. Nexus 5 Boot Loader  Google has been pretty good over the years at making these image files available shortly after they release a new update or version of Android. That situation hasn’t changed with the release of Kit Kat (Android 4.4) or the  Nexus 5 , as Google has already made the N5’s factory images available.  So for those of you who plan to get dirty with your Nexus and may need a savior down the road, we thought we’d make sure you know how to flash .img files to your Nexus 5. The process isn’t difficult, but does require a few adb and fastboot commands. But you are up for that, right? NOTE:  T