“Soon”, yet just a phrase but a deadline for those who had nexus gadgets other than the Nexus 5 which came up with KitKat out-of-the-box. Yes! We’re speaking about the deserving and powerful Nexus 4, Nexus 7 & the Nexus 10. The Nexus 5 & KitKat 4.4 release took place a while back and we already got it covered and explored and guess what just showed up! The factory pictures and binaries for the rest of the Nexus gadgets are now live for download and flashing, which also means that the official Android 4.4 OTA rollout for the rest of the device series will now take place.
Not all of us like the OTAs or dirty updates, a few of us are really good to deal with things manually. So, here we’re today to guide you to install KitKat 4.4 factory image on Nexus 4 (KRT16S).
Before we hit the instructions, we would also like to remind you of the AOSP 4.4 build that was available by ParanoidAndroid, just in case you are a customized ROM fan.
Warning!
Perform everything at your own risk, DroidViews or any of its community members shall not be held responsible for any damage to your device.
Read and understand every instruction thoroughly before performing the same.
This guide and its sole part are meant to be used only and only on the Nexus 4. Do not attempt it on any other device.
Prerequisites
Android SDK Platform-tools
USB data Cable
Backup your device’s storage, SMS, Contacts and other stuff (This will erase everything on your device)
Install KitKat 4.4 factory image on Nexus 4 (KRT16S)
Download the Nexus 4 factory image “occam“.
Extract the contents of the downloaded file to the desktop. So now you have a new folder viz occam-krt16s, holding all the files.
Power off the device. press and hold on to the volume down and power essential entirely until you see the bootloader screen. This screen is what we know as bootloader mode or fastboot mode.
Connect the device to the PC through USB cable
Open the extracted folder where the data are present, press shift essential and right-click on any empty space inside the folder, now select open Command prompt Here.
Type the following commands and execute them one-after-another to complete the handbook wiping process:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
Flash the bootloader, type:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz20i.img
Reboot the bootloader (This is necessary), type:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Flash the radio, type:
fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.84.img
Reboot the bootloader (This is necessary), type:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Flash the 4.4 factory Image, type:
fastboot -w update image-occam-krt16s.zip
The flashing process might take some time, so kindly be client and let it complete. once it does, the device will reboot itself. It will be safe to remove the USB cable television once you see the boot animation.
Root Your Nexus 4
To root your Nexus 4, you will need to unlock Nexus 4 bootloader and install CWM recovery.
Well, most of us here would choose this! Yes, to root your Nexus 4 running the latest, full-featured version of Android; KitKat 4.4. It’s because of talented designers like Chainfire, that we’re able to take the pleasure of root access on our Android devices, just in a few countable steps. once you have successfully flashed the factory image, you can carry out further steps to gain root.
Download the latest SuperSU flashable package.
Connect your device to the PC through USB cable television and transfer the UPDATE-SuperSU-vXXX.zip (here XXX resembles the latest version) to an apt location on your device’s storage
Disconnect your device
Power off. now press volume down and power button entirely until you see the bootloader screen. use the volume (+ or -) secrets to highlight Recovery Mode and select it using the power button. The device will boot itself into CWM recovery.
Tap on install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard and select the UPDATE-SuperSU-vXXX.zip (here XXX resembles the latest version). tap on Yes, when prompted to initiate the flashing process.
Once done, tap on Reboot System Now to reboot your device.
Enjoy the taste of KitKat on your Nexus 4! Keep visiting! Guides for the same on other Nexus series gadgets is coming along.
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