How to Upgrade Your Android OS

Published by androidD on December 24, 2012

Updating Android OS on your smartphone can be vital for running new applications. As numerous different manufacturers use Android OS on their devices, not all of the devices receive updates at the same time. In this short article, I will show you how to check if there’s an update available for your phone and how to perform the update. Before we get to that, let’s take few moments to go over some safety measures.
Before the update, make sure that your phone is connected to Wifi and not to a 3G/4G network. OS updates can be quite data-heavy and if you have data limit on 3G/4G through your carrier, there could be extra fees.
Also, Android OS updates might delete the data off of your phone or other device. Make sure you phone is synced with your Gmail account prior to the update or use an application like My Backup Pro to backup your data.

How to Check for Updates and Update Android OS?

1. If your Android device is not already turned on, then now would be a good time to do that.
2. Open the Menu and select “Settings”.
3. Scroll down until you see the “About Phone” option, then select it.
4. From there, press “System Updates”. Now your phone will check for Operation System updates.  If there are no updates available for your device, you’ll get a confirming message.
5. If there are updates available for your device, select “Install Now”.  Now your phone will download the new software, install it, and restart itself when it’s all done.

On some Samsung devices, you’ll need to be logged into your Samsung account in order to update the OS. If that is the case, simply follow the on-screen instructions given by your phone.