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Can I force update my android?

The Dragon
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Hi my android phone is stuck on version Ice cream sandwich which is quite old and it won't give me the option to update but I really want to update (i can't play pokemon go because of it) Is there a way I can download some files to my phone and force it to update?

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What phone are you using? Might be able to find a custom ROM like CyanogenMod that is based off newer releases of Android.

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1 minute ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

What phone are you using? Might be able to find a custom ROM like CyanogenMod that is based off newer releases of Android.

Its a old Huawei model

 

Edit: this thing https://www.amazon.com/Huawei-Ascend-Plus-Android-Prepaid/dp/B00D374XGY

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9 minutes ago, Aytex said:

you can always unlock it and install a custom rom

How would I do this?

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4 minutes ago, The Dragon said:

How would I do this?

Your phone looks very old and will have a hard time running poklemon Go, I suggest either getting a new phone or not doing it, it wont be worth it

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1 minute ago, Aytex said:

Your phone looks very old and will have a hard time running poklemon Go, I suggest either getting a new phone or not doing it, it wont be worth it

Well crap :( Thanks Anyway

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12 minutes ago, The Dragon said:

Its a old Huawei model

 

Edit: this thing https://www.amazon.com/Huawei-Ascend-Plus-Android-Prepaid/dp/B00D374XGY

Looks like you're out of luck, as there aren't any custom ROMs available. Cheaper/budget phones like this usually don't have much of a development community, and I couldn't find any root/unlockbootloader unlock/ROMs/etc for the H881c.

It'd be worth upgrading to a newer phone if you can afford it.

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Yup.. Huawei phones aren't very custom-rom friendly.

 

I guess, you will have to update to a newer device.

If you do, ask here first or in other tech forums ;)

I suggest, to look for a smartphone, that might get official updates for a while (don't buy 2 year old phones.. ALWAYS new ones... Todays Midragen > 2 Year old Flaggships!!!

And also ones, that might have a good Custom Rom support. For example, Moto G lineup.

Or Oneplus.

 

But.. I guess, you had your phone for at least 4 years now? It's high time to update ;) Even for security-purposes. Old OS verisons aren't very secure, depending on how you surf.

Like using Windows XP today.

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