Install the Android L developer preview on Nexus 5 and Nexus 7

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Pa sta bi androidi :slight_smile: nema vas da pisete, isprovajte :slight_smile:

Google has just released the developer preview images of Android L for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013), triggering a reaction from many clueless Android lovers on how they could install it on their device.

Since these preview images are essentially factory images, you need to flash them using ADB/Fastboot. Follow the steps below to find out how.

Since this is a developer preview, users are bound to run into some stability issues and bugs occasionally. This is strictly for developers to test and build apps in advance for Android L and is not meant to be used as a daily driver.

Flashing a factory image also require users to unlock the bootloader of their device, which in turn wipes its internal memory clean of all data. So, make sure to create a backup before you proceed to the steps below.

Step 1: Download all the files linked below and extract their contents inside a new folder called “android” on your desktop.

Nexus 5 Android L image
Nexus 7 (2013) (Wi-Fi only) Android L image
Fastboot/ADB files for Windows, Mac
USB Drivers for Windows
Step 2: Open up a new Terminal or Command Prompt window and use the ‘cd’ command to navigate to the “android” folder created in previous step on your desktop.

Eg code below in case you are not well versed with the ‘cd’ command:

cd USERNAME/desktop/android

Step 3: Switch off your Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 and reboot them into bootloader mode using the key combination mentioned below

Nexus 5: Volume Up + Volume Down + Power
Nexus 7: Volume Down + Power
Step 4: Before flashing the factory image, you need to make sure that your Nexus device is being detected by the PC.

fastboot devices

If you are using a Mac, then you need to prefix a “./” before every Fastboot command. So, the above command will look something like this on a Mac -:

./fastboot devices

The above command should confirm if your device is indeed being detected by your PC or not. If it is, then proceed to the steps below. If not, repeat the above steps again. Make sure to check that you have properly installed the drivers and are inside the correct folder.

Step 5: Unlock the bootloader of your Nexus device by executing the below command.

fastboot oem unlock

Make sure to confirm the selection on your Nexus 5 or 7 by pressing the Volume up button. Once the bootloader has been unlocked, proceed to the next step.

Step 5: If you are running Windows, copy-paste the following command in the Terminal/command prompt window -:

flash-all.bat

On a Mac, copy-paste the following command -:

./flash-all.sh

The script will then automatically flash the full factory image on your Nexus device after which it will automatically reboot. Keep in mind that the first boot is going to take an extremely long time, so be patient and don’t start panicking, thinking you have bricked the device.

If the flash-all.sh script gives you a fastboot not found error on your Mac, open up the file in Text Edit and add a “./” before every fastboot command.

If you want to flash back to Android 4.4 KitKat, follow this guide.

Izvor: http://www.androidbeat.com/2014/06/install-android-l-developer-preview-nexus5-nexus7/

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Eto…nema me 2h na forumu i onda iOS-ovac postuje ovako bitam post xD

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ja sam uvek tu :slight_smile: xexe iOS big brother :slight_smile:

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Ja i dalje ne znam šta je ovo, al’ me nešto ne privlači da išta instaliram ovakvim postupcima, deluje konfuzno… meh

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Stvarno odlicno izgleda, i stvarno su im ideje i novine koje su uveli odlicne. Taman kad pomislim da nema dalje, oni naprave nesto odlicno.

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Nisam instalirao nego sam gledao neki review, i stvarno odlicno izgleda. Promenili su i izgled ona 3 glavna dugmeta, sada podseca na PlayStation malo. :slight_smile:

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Svi se boje fastboot-a xD ma nije konfuzno, vrlo je jednostavno ali samo podesite adb kako treba. flash-all i to je to

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Nikola jesi ga metn’o, da prostis?

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Nisam stigao danas. Moram backup odradi imam xcom, the walking dead i jos zilion vaznih aplikacija na njemu. Sutra radim na Nexus 5 pa cu da vidim na sta izgleda pa javim utiske

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Ja kuci imam aplikaciju za backup svega sa androida, a zagrizeni androidi imaju seansu pre flesh-a :slight_smile: xexe To bi kod mene vec bilo metnuto na telefon :slight_smile:

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Mene jos mrzi da se majem, jer nemam vremena za cackanje telefona, trenutno hehehe, ali biceeee

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Čekamo cynogen mod zasnovan na l-u

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MobileGO sve mi backupuje i jedan klick sve vrati :slight_smile:
Ja da imam nexus 5 vec bi to testirao eksperimentisao

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Zapravo ja radim na Nexusu 5 kroz nekih pola sata flash ( a ne Nemesis ), jer sinoc nisam stigao. @Nemesis, buduci da sam i ja na forumu, ne prisvajaj moj telefon sebi! :smiley:

Za sve koji hoce da pokusaju, ima podosta problema, sto nije cudno, jer je early developer preview. Takodje podosta aplikacija ne radi ( dosta bitnih, u mom slucaju Baconreader, pa ne mogu na reddit xD ). Lista je ovdje ako koga interesuje ( raste stalno kako korisnici prijavljuju ).

Editovacu ovaj post sa utiscima ubrzo

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Flashing as we speak. Uzbudjen sam kao i svaki prethodni put :smiley:

edit1: gotovo, ceka se boot

edit2: sje*ao se md5 hash prilikom downloada, pa sam zakucan na bootloop… dakle, skidanje ponovo :smiley:

edit3: proslo sve u redu ovaj put, boot animacija su 4 tackice u nexus bojama koje se vrte po ekranu, interesantno… cekam da boota

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Uradi screenshoot necega sto ti se svidja i sto je drugacije i uradi upload u ovoj temi :slight_smile:

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Zapazanja :

  • Nisu jos svi djelovi interfejsa prebaceni na ovaj novi dizajn ( npr. onaj pocetni carobnjak za podesavanja ima onih plavih linija i boja jos od ICS-a )
  • Jedan novi wallpaper xD
  • Dugmici izmjenjeni ( back home i recents ), izgledaju bas fino
  • Animacije na svemu! Prelijepo izgleda, ne moze se opisati rijecima, a ni vidjeti na slikama logicno.
  • Recents panel izgleda fino, radi fluidno.
  • Od aplikacija, kontakti, dialer, i kalkulator imaju novi dizajn, ostale su nepromjenjene za sad ( screenshoti dole ). Izgledaju dosta fino
  • Nema galerije vise. Photos app je sad default za slike
  • U notifikacijama sad imamo prave toggle-ove za wifi i bluetooth, ne mora ih se drzati pa u settingsima paliti
  • Settings aplikacija ima novi dizajn takodje
  • Ok Google bi trebao da radi ama bas svagdje, ne samo na homescreenu, medjutim ne radi sad ( ima fix na xda )

To je otprilike sta je bitno za sad, ako se cega sjetim dopisacu, a ako nekog zanima nesto nek pita.

Evo i screenshoti ( lijeno mi je bilo svih 12 stavljati pod img tagove, imgur galerija je ez ) :smiley:

[Album] screenshoti

PS. Ako jos neko hoce da flashuje i da proba mogu da napisem fin tutorial u toku dana i da dam linkove za sve, da pojednostavim. Ovaj tut iz OT-a je ok, ali brzinski napisan, pa neki mozda ne mogu da skontaju, ili djeluje tesko ( a nije ).

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Je li se meni cini ili su napravili da lici na (meni odvratni) iOS 7?

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Falilo jeste, ali mislim da im nece pomoci ako su kopirali iOS 7, taj izgled je saren i ne lici ni na sta. Izgleda kao igracka. No dobro, mozda se meni samo cini, ipak samo gledam par screenshotova

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Onda samo promenis temu i launcher i resen problem :smiley: