Android: Check smartphone for system updates
If you are waiting for a system update for a new Android version, you can check the availability for updates on your smartphone yourself. Read how it works in the following practical tip.
Check Android smartphone for system updates
You will usually be notified on your smartphone when new system updates are available. However, the impatient can check this manually:
- Call up the settings on your smartphone.
- Scroll all the way down and go to the "System"> "About Phone" section.
- Touch the first menu item "System updates".
- You can find out whether your system is up to date in the first line with a blue lettering.
- Tap the "Check Now" button to find out if there is already a new Android version that you can download and install.
Another practical tip will tell you how to make a complete Nandroid backup to back up your data even before a system update. Tested on a Nexus 5 with Android 4.4.3.