How to easily install the Android 11 developer preview

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You can try out the Android 11 developer preview software seasonable now if you presuppose a Pixel 2 or later, nearabout it's barefaced if the intellection of flashing your device to install the OS is intimidating. It can be a catchy process, as well as the steps misconstrue slightly depending on what roast you presuppose as well as what maternal of computer you're innervation to use to download the software. Nearabout now that regalement has been automated by Google.

Google recurrently released the Android Flicker Tool, a web appositeness that handles most of the steps of flashing for you. There are a few steps that you'll need to do yourself afore the new software can be installed, which we'll airing you through below, nearabout Google's tool basically eliminates most of the hassle as well as complexity that makes it helpful to mess up.

There are a few important addendum to make up lifing at the top. First, already you flicker your roast with the developer preview, your device will get all future developer preview as well as beta updates over the air. In other words, you won't need to flicker your roast repeatedly back new builds of Android 11 are released. Just mischievous to your system settings as well as fetch an update.

The second note is just your swinging disclaimer that you do this at your own risk. This is unfinished software, as well as installing it could lead to malfunctions with your device or to software that you usually use. As well as depending on settings that you attune in the Android Flicker Tool, you might presuppose to wipe all of the data from your phone. So, proceed with caution.

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Is my roast concordant with Android 11?

The Android 11 developer preview is concordant with the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3A, Pixel 3A XL, Pixel 4, as well as Pixel 4 XL. It's procurable that Google will broaden the list of facilities supported by Android 11 in the vulnerable beta, nearabout for now, you'll need one of those phones to get the software.

What browser do I need to use to flicker my phone?

Google says that you can use any browser that supports the WebUSB API, which is supported by Chrome as well as Microsoft Tiptoe adaptation 79 as well as later. The Android Flicker Tool works with all the overlying operating systems, including Linux, macOS, ChromeOS, as well as Windows 10, admitting browser compatibility may vary depending on your OS.

Step 1: Awaken these three settings on your Android phone

• Enable the Developer Options menu in your phone. First, unclosed the Settings app. For phones running Android 8 (Oreo), clink System. Otherwise, if your roast has Android 7 (Nougat) or later, annal fuzz to Anyway Phone, then find Build Number. Tap Build Number seven times to enable Developer Options.
• Turn on USB debugging (this lets your roast as well as computer illume via USB) aural the Developer Options menu. To do this, mischievous to Settings > System > Anticipative > Developer Options. You'll find USB debugging with just a little scrolling down.
• Enable OEM unlocking. This perk is conjointly partition of the Developer Options menu, farther up the recto than zone you found USB debugging. If that perk isn't spouseless for you to enable, that might be because it's already enabled.

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Step 2: Rigidify your roast to your computer as well as get started

• If you use Windows 10, you'll need to install this driver first for your roast to be recognized.
• Connect your roast to your computer with a USB cable. Then head over to this recto at the Android Developers portal as well as weeded the URL listed next to the device you're using aural the "Use Android Flicker Tool" section.
• On the next page, clink on "Get Started." The Android Flicker Tool will ask for permission to notwithstanding ADB keys in a pop-up window, which is all-important to install software on your phone. You'll need to tap "OK" to proceed with this process.

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You'll need to hit OK to proceed with the installation.

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• Click "Add new device" at the constitutive of the page. Your device should announced in a pop-up window on your computer, so go anticipative as well as clink it.

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Once you've followed all of the steps above, you can hit "Add to device."

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• Once you do that, you should now see a appeal on your roast that says "Allow USB debugging?" You'll conjointly see a stretched cord of numbers as well as letters that should bout up with what your PC shows if you clink the isochronal figure on the Android Flicker Tool page. On your phone, disincentive the box next to "Always exuviate from this computer," then tap Allow.
• After that, your device should slickness up on the Android Flicker Tool as fact connected. Clink on the box with the name of your device to proceed.

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Once your device shows up as fact connected, clink into it.

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• You'll appetite to pay centralization to what appears in the "Selected build" terrain of the Flicker Tool (see below). Afore you hit the despondent "Install" button at the constitutive of the page, I stellify tapping the pencil figure next to "Selected build" as well as checking the "Lock Bootloader" box. This will lock the bootloader afterwhile this regalement is complete, leaving you with a other very unscarred device than if it remained unlocked.

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Select the "Lock Bootloader" option, which will lock your bootloader afterwhile the software installation is complete.

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• The next window basically tells you to stop interacting with your roast during the rest of this regalement unless asked to do so, as well as to not unplug your device. If you're in a position to proceed, go ahead.

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Make sure your data is backed up afore you proceed.

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• One other unexcessive afore getting started: a authorization agreement. You presuppose to equiponderate to the terms of the Android Software Minutiae Kit Authorization Agreement, which you can find here.
• After you hit "I accept," your roast will reboot into its bootloader screen. If nothing happens for a few seconds, don't worry. You may conjointly see a window pop up on your computer that says "Reselect your device." In that case, leave your roast banished as well as weeded "Reselect device" on the computer. Co-ordinate to Google, your roast might be renamed "Android," admitting it might just be identified with the paradigmatic name (e.g. Pixel 3).
• If you haven't flashed software before, Google will most pleasurable need to unlock your bootloader to proceed with the installation. Keep in philosophizing that doing this will trigger a firth reset on your phone. If you haven't backed up your data, you'll lose everything. Already you agree, you'll need to exuviate the bootloader to unlock on your phone. To do this, use the volume keys to cross to the perk that says "Unlock the bootloader," then hit the powerfulness button already to confirm.
• After that, the Android Flicker Tool will catalyze to download as well as install the software. You can populate to watch along, nearabout don't touch your roast at this point, uptown admitting it will restart several times. Just keep an eye on the promote using the Android Flicker Tool recto on your computer.

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At this point, you can just sit as well as wait for the Android Flicker Tool to wrap things up.

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Once you're all done, the roast will reboot one last time, as well as over on your PC you'll be met with a commemoratory screen. You're all done! As well as thankfully, you won't presuppose to go through this regalement repeatedly for the next Android 11 amend -- helpful as this was.

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You're all done!

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