Speaking of which, Android 6.0 Marshmallow system images are already online, waiting for lucky users just like you to grab them for a spin. Come here, we’ll show you how to get through the hoops and emerge on the other side running Marshmallow the way Google intended!
How to install Android 6.0 Marshmallow factory images on a Google Nexus device
Now that you have the USB Debugging menu unlocked, go to the ‘Developer options’ menu and place a tick next to USB debugging and Enable OEM unlock (if you have this option).
So, go back to ADB’s ‘platform-tools’ folder, and extract the image-mra58k.zip file inside the same folder. Take note of its contents, for you’ll have to know which files you’ve extracted. Then, type in the following commands, one by one (with a ./ to the beginning if on a Mac).
fastboot flash bootloader [bootloader file name].img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery [recovery file name].img
fastboot flash boot [boot file name].img
fastboot flash radio [radio file name].img
fastboot flash cache [cache file name].img
fastboot flash userdata [userdata file name].img
fastboot flash system [system file name].img
fastboot reboot
There, this should do the trick! Your newly flashed Nexus will take a bit longer to reboot than usual, but worry not. If the device hangs on the boot animation for longer than 5 minutes, just unplug it, then press and hold the device’s power key to reboot it — then wait again. This time, all should be fine and dandy!
How to install Android 6.0 Marshmallow factory images on a Google Nexus device
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Once the download is finished, copy the downloaded TGZ file inside the ‘platform-tools’ folder inside ADB’s installation directory. Then, use a file archiver, such as 7zip, to extract the TGZ file’s contents inside the ‘platform-tools’ folder.
Following the extraction, you will find another archive in the ‘platform-tools’ folder. It’s a TAR file, which you must extract, open the folder it creates, and move its contents to the parent ‘platform tools’ folder.
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Now that you have the USB Debugging menu unlocked, go to the ‘Developer options’ menu and place a tick next to USB debugging and Enable OEM unlock (if you have this option).
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So, go back to ADB’s ‘platform-tools’ folder, and extract the image-mra58k.zip file inside the same folder. Take note of its contents, for you’ll have to know which files you’ve extracted. Then, type in the following commands, one by one (with a ./ to the beginning if on a Mac).
fastboot flash bootloader [bootloader file name].img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery [recovery file name].img
fastboot flash boot [boot file name].img
fastboot flash radio [radio file name].img
fastboot flash cache [cache file name].img
fastboot flash userdata [userdata file name].img
fastboot flash system [system file name].img
fastboot reboot
There, this should do the trick! Your newly flashed Nexus will take a bit longer to reboot than usual, but worry not. If the device hangs on the boot animation for longer than 5 minutes, just unplug it, then press and hold the device’s power key to reboot it — then wait again. This time, all should be fine and dandy!
Once the download is finished, copy the downloaded TGZ file inside the ‘platform-tools’ folder inside ADB’s installation directory. Then, use a file archiver, such as 7zip, to extract the TGZ file’s contents inside the ‘platform-tools’ folder.
Following the extraction, you will find another archive in the ‘platform-tools’ folder. It’s a TAR file, which you must extract, open the folder it creates, and move its contents to the parent ‘platform tools’ folder.