Google stops Android N preview for bricking | PCM – Personal Computer Magazine

Google has temporarily stop put the OTA distribution of the preview of Android N. The beta software shows some devices to bricken as its own Nexus 9.

The preview of the next Android release is temporarily unavailable as over-the-air (OTA) update. Google has this new way of distribution abandoned before the preview, if found to produce the new operating system problems. The OTA distribution a few days stop put back for the Nexus 9. That tablet manufactured by HTC at the end of 2014, the top model showing off Android Lollipop (version 5.0).

Brick

After receiving and installing the preview of Android N (version 7.0) some extensions could not start. This is called bricken, because the unit then all functionality has been given a brick (brick). Restore with a standard image of the original Android system is not always possible because many users do not have access to the bootloader of their gebrickte device, reports Android Police.

Complaints from users indicate that it is not only the Nexus 9 is being affected. It is still not clear what is the exact cause. It does not appear to be a hardware problem, since several Android phones are affected. One possible cause is the security update that Google this month released for Android, so say some users. N preview seems to need the March update, but does not check or update already is installed.

Can we fix

The bricken by the Android N preview is not hard bricken; The affected devices are to fix. It is therefore a so-called soft-brick. Google has put online instructions for using the N-preview sideloading yet installed to get gebrickte devices. This also helps fix for devices which are locked bootloaders. Users need a computer to download the full OTA file, reboot their gebrickte device into recovery mode to connect it to the computer where sideloaded from the downloaded file.

Interested Android users can through Register the beta program to receive suddenly released Developer preview as an OTA update. It is therefore no longer necessary to separately download a new Android release to flash it manually on a device. Smartphones and tablets are now eligible for the preview of Android N are Google’s own devices Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player and Pixel C. In addition, the Turkish unit is also the General Mobile 4G (Android One ) supported.

Errors from the past

Users who have applied not only get this first preview as an OTA update. Google’s plan is in the course of this summer to bring out some five test versions of Android N. Google has already brick-causing problems with new Android versions, including the Nexus 9 has been hit.

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