Download Install Nokia 8 Android 9.0 Pie Update Manually [v5.140]

Method 1: Via Dialer App [Tested and Works]:

Pre-Requisites: 

• This OTA is exclusively for Nokia 8 only. Don’t use it on other devices
• Ensure that your phone has the latest Android 8.1 Oreo firmware installed.
• Charge your phone to at least 70% more
• Though you won’t lose any of your data in the installation process, we still suggest you take a  full backup.

Instructions:

1. First of all, download the OTA zip – OTA link contains two download link. One is December Security Patch with Oreo firmware and another Pie Update.
2. First flash the NB1-488L-0-00WW-B01-488K-0-00WW-B01-update.zip – this is December Security and then upgrade Pie update
3. To do that, move the OTA Zip package to the root of your device’s internal storage [Outside all folders ]
4. Open the dialer app (Phone) and dial the number*#*#874#*#
5. Wait for the update to finish and restart when prompted.

Method 2: Via ADB Method

We have not tested this, but the first method works really fine.

Pre-Requisites

• This OTA is exclusively for Nokia 8 only. Don’t use it on other devices
• Though you won’t lose any of your data in the installation process, we still suggest you take a  full backup.
• Charge your phone to at least 70% more
• Download the Minimal ADB & fastboot tool.
• A PC/Laptop

Instructions:

Here are simple steps that you have to follow to manually flash the latest Android Pie update on Nokia 8.

Step-1 First, download the Nokia 8 Android Pie OTA zip file on your PC/Laptop.

Step-2 Move the OTA file to the folder where you have installed the ADB/fastboot.

Step-3 Hold the SHIFT key + right-click in the white space inside the folder > Select ‘Open PowerShell window here’.

Step-4 Connect the phone to the PC using the USB cable.

Step-5 Verify the connection status of your device by entering the command given below:

 adb devices

Step-6 You will see it returns the device ID which confirms the connection is properly made.

Step-7 Boot your device into fastboot mode by following the below command.

adb reboot bootloader

Step-8 Now enter the following command to sideload the OTA zip file to install Android Pie on Nokia 8.

adb sideload path_to_zip/NB1-488L-0-00WW-B01-488K-0-00WW-B01-update.zip 

(replace OTA package zip with the actual file name as you have saved)

Step-9 After the installation process finishes, go back to recovery menu and select ‘Reboot system now’.

That’s it, guys. I hope you have installed Nokia 8 Android 9.0 Pie update successfully. If there are any doubts regarding the installation, do let us know in the comments section.

Nokia 8 Specifications:

Nokia 8 features a 5.3-inches display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with 4/6GB of RAM. The phone packs 64/128GB internal memory. The camera on the Nokia 8 comes with Dual 13MP + 13MP rear camera with Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash and 13MP front shooting camera for selfies. The handset came out of the box with Android 7.1.1 Nougat and later upgraded to Android 8.1 Oreo and backed by a Non-removable Li-Ion 3090 mAh battery with Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0). It also has a Fingerprint sensor in the front.

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