For all those who are having the International version of Samsung Galaxy Nexus can now easily unlock the Boot loader which will then enable you to install the latest ICS 4.0.4 version of firmware which we have recently discussed. It has been found that many users had issues in installing the update of ICS 4.0.4 manually. The need for this method is because many users have reported that whose devices are on ICL53F version build still haven’t received the update which is really frustrating as i personally was in this dire situation. But not to worry, as in the due course of this article we will be checking on how you can unlock the boot loader just with the help of simple steps.
Disclaimer: Neither we, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.
Danger: This procedure should not be applied to the network locked Galaxy Nexus devices or else it will brick the device.
In the process of this article we will be checking out on what are the list of pre requisites you need to follow along with the detailed tutorial on how to unlock the boot loader in the next page.
Pre Requisites:
- All the data present in your Samsung Galaxy Nexus handset should be backed up only with the help of below mentioned options. Don’t make use of KIES to back up the data as KIES won’t support the custom ROM firmwares. In the process of the firmware update, there is a possibility that the data may get lost or corrupted.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- Minimum charge left in the device should be at least 60% so as to ensure that device doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update.
- Disable all the antivirus suites in your computer and uninstall the same in your device as these tools generally tend to interrupt the process of firmware update.
- Enable the USB Debugging in Galaxy Nexus from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked as shown in the below screen capture.
- Irrespective of the current firmware you are ON, you need to ensure that you have rooted the same as this firmware can only be applied on the rooted firmwares.
So, once you finish following all the above mentioned instructions you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up a detailed list of tutorial which you need to follow so as to update your Galaxy Nexus.
