How to Update Android?

Android is an operating system initially designed for smartphones and more recently for tablets. As well as operating systems designed for computers and laptops, Android is constantly being updated to keep up with new technological advances and increasing user demands. But, in some cases and as a device ages; factors lead to your operating system never receiving the updates that are being developed.

That being the case, in this article we will focus on teaching you briefly and without complications how to update Android. This way, if you notice or notice that any of your Android devices have stalled in a certain version, you can try to update them manually.

Update Android in 3 detailed steps

The steps to upgrade Android are very simple and can be done in as little as a minute once they are memorized. However, we will teach you in the most detailed way possible how to carry out this task on both Smartphones and Tablets. It should be noted that Android, despite being the most used operating system by the manufacturers of these computers; because it’s not the only one and you have to make sure that your device is really Android.

Step one: Create a backup

In case you have an update available that didn’t install automatically, it’s a good idea to back up your contact list and other important files that you don’t want to lose (such as images or videos).

The truth is that the chances of these files being affected by a manual update are virtually zero, so this first step is optional; but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

To create a backup on your Smartphone or Tablet, follow these steps:

1. Open the“Settings”

   or “Settings”menu (this is the gear icon).

2. Once inside, look and enter the option of “Google“.
3. A menu will be displayed in which we will find the option “Back up“.
4. Now a screen will open where the first thing we will see will be the option of“Copia security in Google”with a button to keep it on or off.
5. Press the button to activate the backup generation and then press again on
   “account”
   to select the Google account with which you sign in to your device.
6. You’ll then skip a screen clarifying that your device’s backup will be saved to Google Drive (cloud).
7. Finally, once you have selected the things you want to copy; click on the“create a backup now”button.

NOTE: Backing up photos and videos is best done from the
Google Photos
App. They are exactly the same steps to follow, except that from the settings menu of that App.

Step two: Check the Android version of your device

If you suspect that your device is outdated, before attempting a manual update it is best to verify that its version is not the latest. This is very easy to do, just do the following:

1. Go to your computer’s “Settings” or “Settings” menu.
2. Go down to the “System“.
3. Depending on whether you use a Smartphone or tablet, or even the manufacturer; you will now find one of the following 3 options: “
   About the phone”,
   “
   Tablet Information
   ” or “About the device“. In any case, the icon is the same: an “i” within a circle.
4. Pressing this button will display a menu where you will find the “Android version“.
5. Google what the latest version of Android is to compare it to your device and see if it really needs a manual update.

NOTE: The latest version of Android is 9.0,which was released on August 6, 2018 under the code name“Foot”. The release of version 10.0 was already announced for August this year under code name“Q”.

Step three: Manually updating your Android device

If after the above you verify that your device is at a version lower than 9.0, you should proceed to “try” to update it to the latest possible version. To do this, you must do everything described in the second step except for the fact that when you enter the“About device”option you must click on“System Update”

instead of looking at the“Android version”.

From the
“System Update”
screen, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Tap on the “Check for updates” you’ll see just below the screen.
2. The device will start a charge under the name “Checking for new updates…“.
3. By finding the latest version possible, the device will give you a choice of one of 3 options: “
   Download now
   “, “
   Download after
   ” or “Download at night“.
4. Choose the option that best suits your needs,whether you’re unoccupied and able to download updates instantly, wait for another time, or schedule them to automatically download while you sleep.
5. Restart your computer and start enjoying the benefits of more advanced releases.

Why are we talking about“tryingto update” the system?

The 3 steps mentioned above are not a foolproof solution for an outdated Android device. Usually after the 2 year warranty of the device; it loses support for automatic management of updates, except for those related to data security; that continues to be managed for a longer period of time.

The truth is that the method we teach you is the “officer”, so to speak; And it only works on certain occasions,since almost whenever an Android device stops receiving its updates automatically, it is because it has become obsolete to support the new features added to that system Operating.

In other words, a device that was released in 2014 with Android 5.0 will be virtually unable to support the new features and features of Android 9.0. In fact, that same team probably no longer received automatic updates since 2017. And sooner or later this “official” method to perform a manual update ceases to take effect. That’s why throughout the text we’ve used the phrase“try to update”.

Are there other alternatives or methods left?

In particular, there are two immediate alternatives in case you can’t access the latest versions of Android:

1. Hold on to your old limited feature version until your computer becomes completely obsolete.
2. Buy a more modern device, if possible one with the latest Android version installed at the factory.

To deal with these raw alternatives, there are several alternative methods to make your device compatible and able to support some of the latest versions of Android. However, these methods are extremely complicated and can vary greatly in their execution depending on each manufacturer.

If you skip the message
“The system is up to date”
when you try to manually update your device, but you’ve already verified that there are other newer versions; the alternative method that we recommend most is the one that we leave explained in the video above. Among all it is one of the simplest and most efficient, but you must take the possible risks.