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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 27, 2013
A factory restore image is your way back to stock when you need it the most, so be sure to grab it and keep it handy
HTC has posted the 1.29.1540.3 factory restore images for the unlocked D...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 28, 2013
Like a trail of breadcrumbs, Nexus factory images are your safe way back
Google has posted a pair of new factory images on the Google Developers site today, allowing folks using a Verizon Galaxy...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 14, 2013
Following the recent OTA roll-out, Android 4.2.2 factory images are now available for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (Wifi-only and 3G), Nexus 10 and GSM Galaxy Nexus ("yakju" and "takju" ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 05, 2013
Almost two months after they were mysteriously pulled from Google's online repository of Nexus factory images, the Nexus 4 stock images have reappeared on the site. These are full copies of the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 29, 2012
Just a quick heads up that, as promised, the factory images for the Nexus 4, and Nexus 7 have been updated, should you need to get back to stock. Nice and easy. If you notice that there's no upd...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 07, 2012
One of the greatest parts of owning a Nexus is the software support from Google. Now this goes beyond just updates, as Google also posts complete "factory images" for Nexus devices so that...
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by Chris Parsons
Oct 10, 2012
If you've been on the hunt for the factory images of Android 4.1.2 (JZO54K) for the Nexus 7 or Samsung Galaxy Nexus (takju devices only), you can now grab them directly from Google. A lot o...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 25, 2012
A few days back Verizon finally got the LTE Galaxy Nexus updated to Jelly Bean, and that means new factory images to play with. Google has updated the Nexus factory image page to include build JRO03...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 02, 2012
Hacking your Galaxy Nexus is cool - but even cooler is being able to fix it and get back to stock
With all the Jelly Bean ROMs floating around out there, more than a few of us have put our Galax...
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by Jared DiPane
Jun 29, 2012
Did you take your tinkering on your brand new Nexus 7 a little bit to far? Looking to bring it back to its original status, and fix whatever you may have already broken? If you have been patiently w...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 24, 2012
Factory images for Android 4.0.4 (IMM76I) have been made available for yakju variants of the GSM Galaxy Nexus, as well as a newcomer -- the takju build. First things first, these images are a way to...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 09, 2012
A few days back, Sprint announced the update to Ice Cream Sandwich was ready to go, and today Jean-Baptiste Queru (the AOSP guru at Google) has announced that the sojus factory images are avail...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 03, 2012
A few days ago we saw the very first factory images for the Nexus S posted by Google. Previously you had to use a community-supplied image to go all the way back to 2.3.4 and then manually flash the...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 29, 2012
Google has released the official Android 4.0.4 factory images for the international (GSM) version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the T-Mobile and European unlocked Nexus S. These are files tha...
