How to force an update on android on mobiles and tablets

Updates to mobile operating systems are of vital importance if we want to have new features, as well as the latest security patches and bug fixes. The world of Android can sometimes be chaos, especially if we have a terminal that is not excessively known or popular. That is why sometimes a certain update can take longer to arrive than one would like. Today we will teach you to force an update on Android in a simple way on any smartphone, regardless of the version or brand.

Of course, for this guide we will not resort to root or methods that may harm the integrity of the terminal in question, although from here we are not responsible for any possible damage that may be caused.

Check for updates via OTA (Over the Air)

We have seen in a forum that users of our phone or tablet model are receiving Android Oreo or the corresponding version and we have not received a notification to update Android yet. There are times when we have to force our devices to check for updates, and doing it on Android is as simple as going to the System section in Android Settings and clicking Check for update or Update system version (the options may vary depending on device brand). After checking, the system should detect the new update.

Use the program or Suite of the brand of our smartphone or tablet

We have just followed the above method and have had no luck, either for location reasons or because our company is delaying in releasing the aforementioned update. The next logical step to check for new updates is to use the program or Suite that the brand has designed for all its smartphones. Obviously, this depends on the brand and model of our device. Then we leave you with the link of the best known brands:

Once the program is installed, we will connect our mobile phone to the computer and wait for it to recognize it. Then we will open the program and look for an option similar to "Check for updates" or "Check for new updates. " After checking, the software should be detected.

Download the update file manually

The last and most accurate method: update our smartphone or tablet manually. If the previous methods have not worked for us, this is the most effective of all, although the most risky. Like the previous programs, each software and method used in this is different in a mobile of one brand and another.

The first thing we will have to do is, how could it be otherwise, look for the update file. For each brand we can search in specialized forums, either in HTCmania, XDA Developers or through applications such as Huawei Firmware Finder. Once we are sure that we have the version corresponding to our model, the next logical step will be to install this update, although this time we will have to do it with another program, since it is not usually compatible with the official one.

Again for each smartphone or tablet we will have to use a certain program, and the methods to be followed for each one depend entirely on these. That is why we recommend you look for the instructions of the program in question either on YouTube or in the forums that we have just mentioned. Next, we leave you the programs of the main brands:

We must clarify that for some of the flashing methods we will need to have root on our smartphone or tablet, as well as have the bootloader open.