{"id":5630,"date":"2016-01-18T18:16:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T09:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/?page_id=5630"},"modified":"2022-08-26T17:21:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T08:21:15","slug":"android-m-developer-preview_nexus5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/knowledge\/android-m-developer-preview_nexus5\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install &quot;Android M Developer Preview&quot; (Nexus 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the announcement of the next version of Android OS, \"Android M,\" at Google I\/O 2015, its developer preview version, \"<strong>Android M Developer Preview,<\/strong>\" was released immediately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-imgbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/devices-hero_620px.png\" alt=\"devices-hero_620px\" width=\"700\" height=\"404\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4288\"><\/div>\n<p>Android Developers Blog<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/android-developers.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/05\/android-m-developer-preview-tools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/android-developers.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/05\/android-m-developer-preview-tools.html<\/a><br \/>\nThis column describes how to install \"Android M Developer Preview.\"<br \/>\nTo install \"Android M Developer Preview\" on a device, \"Android SDK\" must already be installed on PC.<br \/>\n<span class=\"redletter\">* Installing the preview version will cause the device to be initialized. Moreover, as it is the developer preview version, its successful operation is not guaranteed. Please install it at your own risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Downloading \"Android M Developer Preview\"<\/h3>\n<p>Download site<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/preview\/download.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/developer.android.com\/preview\/download.html<\/a><br \/>\nAt present, the preview version can be installed on the following four models:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nexus 5 (GSM\/LTE)<\/li>\n<li>Nexus 6<\/li>\n<li>Nexus 9<\/li>\n<li>Nexus Player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"l-col2\">\n<div class=\"l-col2c\">\n<p>On the download page, click the system image of the model upon which you want to install the preview version.<br \/>\n* In this column, the preview version will be installed on Nexus 5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-col2c l-imgbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/android_m_dp01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/android_m_dp01_small.png\" alt=\"android_m_dp01_small\" width=\"500\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4212\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-col2\">\n<div class=\"l-col2c\">\n<p>Terms and Conditions will be displayed. Check \"I have read and agree with the above terms and conditions\" and click the DOWNLOAD button.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-col2c l-imgbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/android_m_dp02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/android_m_dp02_small.png\" alt=\"android_m_dp02_small\" width=\"500\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4211\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Installing \"Android M Developer Preview\"<\/h3>\n<h4>1. Uncompressing the File<\/h4>\n<p>Uncompress the downloaded file.<br \/>\n* In the case of Nexus 5, the following file is downloaded:<br \/>\n<strong>hammerhead-MPZ44Q-preview-55d76d3a.tgz<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"l-col2\">\n<div class=\"l-col2c\">\n<p>Uncompressing this file will generate the following files in the hammerhead-MPZ44Q folder.<br \/>\nbootloader-hammerhead-HHZ12h.img<br \/>\nflash-all.bat<br \/>\nflash-all.sh<br \/>\nflash-base.sh<br \/>\nimage-hammerhead-MPZ44Q.zip<br \/>\nradio-hammerhead-M8974A-2.0.50.2.26.img<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-col2c l-imgbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/android_m_dp03.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/android_m_dp03.png\" alt=\"android_m_dp03\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4195\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>2. Connecting Nexus 5 with PC<\/h4>\n<p>From the setting screen of Nexus 5, open \"About phone\" and tap \"Build number\" seven times, which will add the \"Developer options\" menu to the setting screen.<br \/>\nIn the added \"Developer options\" menu, check \"USB debugging.\"<br \/>\nAfter finishing the above settings, connect Nexus 5 with PC using a USB cable.<\/p>\n<h4>3. Starting the Installation<\/h4>\n<div class=\"l-col2\">\n<div class=\"l-col2c\">\n<p>Start Windows Command Prompt or Mac Terminal and move to the \"<strong>hammerhead-MPZ44Q<\/strong>\" folder generated by uncompressing <strong>hammerhead-MPZ44Q-preview-55d76d3a.tgz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Execute the following commands from the uncompressed folder in Command Prompt or Terminal.<br \/>\n- Execute \"<strong>adb reboot bootloader<\/strong>.\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-col2c l-imgbox\">\n<div>Nexus 5 will reboot and start the following screen:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/android_m_dp04.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/android_m_dp04_small.png\" alt=\"android_m_dp04_small\" width=\"400\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4209\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-col2\">\n<div class=\"l-col2c\">\n<p>- Execute \"<strong>fastboot oem unlock<\/strong>.\"<br \/>\nSelect \"Yes\" on the screen of Nexus 5.<br \/>\n* Select \"Yes\" using the volume up\/down buttons and confirm using the power button.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-col2c l-imgbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/android_m_dp05.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/android_m_dp05_small.png\" alt=\"android_m_dp05_small\" width=\"400\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4217\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>- Execute \"<strong>.\/flash-all.sh<\/strong>.\"<br \/>\nOnce finishing the above operations, the installation of \"Android M Developer Preview\" will start.<br \/>\n* The installation will take about 5-10 minutes<br \/>\nAfter finishing the installation, Nexus 5 will automatically reboot and display the initial setting screen of Android M, which means that the installation is complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the announcement of the next version of Android OS, &#8220;Android M,&#8221; at Google I\/O 2015, its developer preview version, &#8220;Android M Developer Preview,&#8221; was released immediately. Android Developers Blog http:\/\/android-developers.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/05\/android-m-developer-preview-tools.html This column describes how to install &#8220;Android M Developer Preview.&#8221; To install &#8220;Android M Developer Preview&#8221; on a device, &#8220;Android SDK&#8221; must already be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5622,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"general-template.php","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[14],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5630"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5630"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":415537,"href":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5630\/revisions\/415537"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appkitbox.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}