{"id":6234,"date":"2017-08-27T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/?p=6234"},"modified":"2017-08-27T20:45:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T15:15:00","slug":"downgrade-android-oreo-nougat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/downgrade-android-oreo-nougat\/","title":{"rendered":"Easiest way to Downgrade from Android Oreo to Nougat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now you can easily<em><strong> Downgrade from Android Oreo to Nougat.<\/strong><\/em> Recently Google released the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/android-8-0-oreo-factory-image-for-nexus-and-pixel-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Android 8.0 Oreo update<\/strong><\/a> which is currently available for Pixel and Nexus devices. The update is quite stable, but If you update your phone but don\u2019t like the update for any reason, then you can easily revert to a lower version (Android Nougat). You need to download Stock Nougat firmware to <strong>Downgrade from Android Oreo to Nougat<\/strong> and process is very simple. Check below guide to Downgrade from Android 8.0 Oreo to Android Nougat<em><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stable Oreo version is available for Pixel and Nexus users and many users already updated their phone to Oreo. But many device owners are still not happy with the\u00a0A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/list-best-android-8-0-oreo-features\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ndroid 8.0 Oreo update<\/strong><\/a> for various reasons. If you are one of the users and would like to\u00a0<strong>Revert Android Oreo to the Nougat version<\/strong>, then you are in the right place here we share the method to Downgrade to Nougat from Android Oreo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/How-to-Downgrade-from-Android-Oreo-to-Nougat.jpg\" alt=\"How to Downgrade from Android Oreo to Nougat\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/How-to-Downgrade-from-Android-Oreo-to-Nougat.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/How-to-Downgrade-from-Android-Oreo-to-Nougat-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow the steps correctly otherwise you may brick your device. We are not responsible for any damage to your phone.<\/li>\n<li>The following process is not tested by me but reported by many users that it\u00a0works well<\/li>\n<li>It will erase all your phone data, so we advise you first to take a complete\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/how-to-backup-your-android-phone-without-root\/\">backup of your phone<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and then proceed.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that your phone has at least 50-60% charged to prevent the unexpected shutdown in-between the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Requirement to Downgrade Pixel\/Nexus device to Nougat<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/android\/images\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:12px;-moz-border-radius:12px;-webkit-border-radius:12px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 30px;font-size:22px;line-height:44px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:12px;-moz-border-radius:12px;-webkit-border-radius:12px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"> Download Pixel\/Nexus Nougat Factory Images<\/span><\/a>\n<h2>How to Downgrade from Android Oreo to Nougat<\/h2>\n<p>1) Enable\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/enable-developer-options-and-usb-debugging-on-android\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>USB debugging and OEM Unlock<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from setting&gt;developer option&gt;. To enable Developer Options, go to About phone and tap the Build Number 7 times.<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0Download\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/how-to-install-adb-and-fastboot-on-windows\/\">ADB and fastboot driver for windows<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/setup-adb-and-fastboot-on-mac-easy-step-by-step-guide\/\">ADB and Fastboot\u00a0for Mac<\/a>\u00a0and install it on your PC.<\/p>\n<p>3) Download Nougat Factory image from above and extract it in ADB and Fastbot folder.<\/p>\n<p>4) Go to ADB \u00a0installation directory and\u00a0press and hold \u2018shift\u2019 key and right-clicked anywhere in the folder and select \u2018Open command window here\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>5) Now connect your device to PC and enter into the fastboot mode.<\/p>\n<pre>adb reboot bootloader<\/pre>\n<p>6) You are in the Fastboot mode now to check your connection by entering below command in command prompt.<\/p>\n<pre>fastboot devices<\/pre>\n<p>7) Go to the command line and type below command. It will only take seconds to complete the process.<\/p>\n<pre>fastboot flashing unlock\r\n(If above command won't work try this command fastboot oem unlock)<\/pre>\n<p>8) Now your device will reboot into bootloader mode.<\/p>\n<p>9) Open the command prompt and navigate to the unzipped system image directory.<\/p>\n<p>10) Now Execute the \u201c<em><strong>flash-all.bat<\/strong><\/em>\u201c, it will unzip\u00a0the image files and install the necessary bootloader, baseband firmware(s), and operating system. The step will install Android Nougat system image on Nexus and Pixel devices.<\/p>\n<p>11) If you want to lock your device again then issue the below command.<\/p>\n<pre>fastboot flashing lock\r\nfastboot oem lock (For older devices)<\/pre>\n<p>12) Done.<\/p>\n<p>This is the easiest way to Downgrade Pixel\/Nexus device from Android Oreo to Nougat Manually. 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