How To Force An Android Device To Check For A System Update


Android: There have been times when we know there’s an update available for our Android devices and yet nothing is showing up when you check the device settings. The problem lies with staggered releases that vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and carrier to carrier. Heres an alternative method to force a check for system updates on your Android phone.

Usually you can go to Settings > About Phone > System Update to check for available updates, but the problem with that is carriers often have staggered release cycles. Ghacks posts an alternative method: go to Settings > Apps (or Applications) and select show All. Then find Google Services Framework and click the Clear Data button. Then click the Force Stop button.

Note that this might not work on the first try. And if there’s no update available from your carrier or manufacturer, it won’t magically create one for your device.

Force an Android device to find an update [Ghacks]


The Cheapest NBN 50 Plans

Here are the cheapest plans available for Australia’s most popular NBN speed tier.

At Lifehacker, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.

Comments


11 responses to “How To Force An Android Device To Check For A System Update”

Leave a Reply