HTC has started rolling out the Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA update to the HTC M9 designer edition devices. the latest firmware is numbered version 2.8.617.4 as well as includes some major fixes associated to temperature administration optimization, connection stability, camera as well as battery life enhancements. According to the firmware update notification changelog, this FOTA update includes the complying with changes:

OTA Features

Android Lollipop 5.1

Data performance Improvements

Call decrease Improvements

Battery Life Enhancements

Temperature administration Optimization

Camera Enhancements

According to the preliminary thoughts of the individuals who installed the update, the camera performance seems to have improved to the next level. The camera app introduces quicker as well as photos look more detailed as well as consistent. The general performance of the gadget likewise improved, thanks to the heating problem as well as battery life fixes. The existence of ‘Temperature administration Optimization’ made some difference as well as fixed the throttling problems as much as some degree on the questionable Snapdragon 810 chipset utilized in the device.

If you’re lucky, you may have already got the OTA notification to update to the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop. The OTA update is about 795 MB, so a steady WiFi connection is favored if you’re looking to update your gadget over-the-air. However, the OTA updates take sometime to reach all the individuals however luckily Charwinger21 of XDA has caught the OTA link. So, you can update your HTC M9 designer edition manually.

However, before grabbing the OTA download link from below, make sure that you’re on the firmware version 1.32.617.30 with an unmodified system. The OTA update data should be flashed from the stock healing only, don’t try it with any type of custom recovery. That said, grab the download link from below as well as comply with the installation procedure to manually set up Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA on HTC M9 designer Edition.

Install Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA on HTC M9 designer Edition

Download the OTA update file: HTC link | Mirror (thanks to clsA)

Connect your gadget to the PC as well as transfer the OTA data to the root of the interior storage.

Disconnect the gadget from PC as well as power off the device.

Press the volume Down as well as Power buttons together for a few seconds up until you go into the bootloader of the device. This looks similar to the below screenshot.

Use the volume secrets to highlight healing as well as choose it by pressing the Power button.

Now, you will go into the healing mode of the gadget showing Android system healing <3e>.

Select apply from phone storage and choose the OTA zip data you’ve put on your device’s storage.

Sit back as well as relax while the updater does the work. Reboot the system when the flashing is done.

That’s it, you’ll now be on the official Android 5.1 Lollipop on your HTC One M9 Developer Edition. let us understand if the update fixed the haunting problems of HTC M9.