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Guide: How to Use “adb sideload” to Update a Nexus Without Root or Custom Recovery

Kellen Kellen February 12, 2013 44
Back in the early releases of Jelly Bean, Google introduced a new command to adb called "sideload." Using the sideload command, and the newest version of adb from the Android SDK, one could update their Nexus device through stock recovery, without having to...
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