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Minor version upgrade¶

Downloading the files¶

The first step in the installation process is to download the update file to the device.

There are several ways to do that, either by:

Downloading the update directly on device.
Downloading the update on a computer and copying it to the device.

First find out what the latest system images for your device in ReplicantImages, it will look like that:

replicant-6.0-<yourdevice>.zip

For instance for a Galaxy S2, the image will be named replicant-6.0-i9100.zip

Downloading and/or Copying the files to the device¶

Putting the update file on the device can be done trough different ways, either by:

Downloading the image directly on the device¶

1. Make sure the device is connected to Internet
2. Navigate to https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantImages with a browser
3. Download the file
4. When it finished, check in the "Download" application if everything went fine. If it didn't it will show some error message.

Using the internal storage¶

1. Download the update file on your computer
2. Make sure the device is started up and has an Android system running
3. Connect the USB cable to both the computer and the device
4. Enable USB mass storage on the device
5. Mount the mass storage on the computer
6. Copy the update file at the origin of the mass storage
7. Safely unmount the mass storage on the computer
8. Disable USB mass storage on the device

Using a microSD card¶

1. Download the update file on your computer
2. Connect the microSD card to the computer (e.g. using an USB card reader)
3. Mount the microSD card on the computer
4. Copy the update file at the origin of the microSD card
5. Safely unmount the microSD card on the computer
6. Disconnect the microSD card from the computer
7. Insert the microSD card in the device (make sure it is turned off before inserting the card)

Make sure the device reboots to recovery¶

Do not wipe the data, do not do a factory reset¶

When updating to a new minor release (e.g. from Replicant 6.0 0001 to Replicant 6.0 0002), a data wipe is usually not required, so it is strongly advised not to wipe the data as all the application settings and data would be gone.

Installing the update¶

Now that the images are on the device it is time to actually install the images to the device.

Downloading the image directly on the device¶

1. Select Apply update
2. Select Choose from emulated
3. Select the update file, which looks like that: replicant-6.0-<yourdevice>.zip
The file will usually be located in 0/Download, so select 0, then Download, then the file.
4. Confirm the installation
5. Press the back key (if necessary) to get back to the general menu
6. Select Reboot system now to reboot the device
7. Your device should now be updated!

Using the internal storage¶

1. Select Apply update
2. Select Choose from emulated
3. Select the update file, which looks like that: replicant-6.0-<yourdevice>.zip
Note: With Android 4.2 and later, it may be located in the 0 directory
4. Confirm the installation
5. Press the back key (if necessary) to get back to the general menu
6. Select Reboot system now to reboot the device
7. Your device should now be updated!

Using a microSD card¶

1. Select Apply update
2. Select Choose from sdcard1
3. Select the update file, which looks like that: replicant-6.0-<yourdevice>.zip
Note: With Android 4.2 and later, it may be located in the 0 directory
4. Confirm the installation
5. Press the back key (if necessary) to get back to the general menu
6. Select Reboot system now to reboot the device
7. Your device should now be updated!