Replicant

h1. Minor version upgrade

h2. Downloading the files

The first step in the installation process is to download the update file to the device.

There are several ways to do that, either by:

* Downloading the update directly on device.

* Downloading the update on a computer and copying it to the device.

First find out what the latest system images for your device in [[ReplicantImages]], it will look like that:

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replicant-6.0-<yourdevice>.zip

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For instance for a Galaxy S2, the image will be named replicant-6.0-i9100.zip

h2. Copying the files to the device

If you already downloaded the update on the device, you should skip this section.

h2. Downloading the image directly on the device

1. Make sure the device is connected to Internet

2. Navigate to https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantImages with a browser

3. Download the file

4. When it finished, check in the "Download" application if everything went fine. If it didn't it will show some error message.

h3. Using the internal storage

1. Download the update file on your computer

2. Make sure the device is started up and has an Android system running

3. Connect the USB cable to both the computer and the device

4. Enable USB mass storage on the device

5. Mount the mass storage on the computer

6. Copy the update file at the origin of the mass storage

7. Safely "unmount":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmount the mass storage on the computer

8. Disable USB mass storage on the device

h3. Using a microSD card

1. Download the update file on your computer

2. Connect the microSD card to the computer (e.g. using an USB card reader)

3. Mount the microSD card on the computer

4. Copy the update file at the origin of the microSD card

5. Safely "unmount":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmount the microSD card on the computer

6. Disconnect the microSD card from the computer

7. Insert the microSD card in the device (make sure it is turned off before inserting the card)

h2. Installing the images

Now that the images are on the device it is time to actually install the images to the device.

2. Make sure the device reboots to recovery

h3. Do not wipe the data, do not do a factory reset

When updating to a new minor release (e.g. from Replicant 6.0 0001 to Replicant 6.0 0002), a data wipe is usually not required, so it is strongly advised not to wipe the data as all the application settings and data would be gone.

h3. Using the internal storage

1. Select *Apply update*

2. Select *Choose from emulated*

3. Select the update file, which looks like that: *replicant-6.0-<yourdevice>.zip*

   Note: With Android 4.2 and later, it may be located in the *0* directory

4. Confirm the installation

5. Press the back key (if necessary) to get back to the general menu

6. Select *Reboot system now* to reboot the device

7. *Your device should now be updated!*

h3. Using a microSD card

1. Select *Apply update*

2. Select *Choose from sdcard1*

3. Select the update file, which looks like that: *replicant-6.0-<yourdevice>.zip*

   Note: With Android 4.2 and later, it may be located in the *0* directory

4. Confirm the installation

5. Press the back key (if necessary) to get back to the general menu

6. Select *Reboot system now* to reboot the device

7. *Your device should now be updated!*