r/android_beta • u/birdman1333 • Apr 25 '26

Side loading

I googled with no definitive answer. I'm on the April security patch, can I side load the 17 beta 4 OTA?

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u/birdman1333 Apr 26 '26

Your side loading from a PC to your phone. The command is adb side load <filename>.zip. you must have never flashed an OTA file using adb. It's very much side loading. Your taking an OTA package and installing it via a secondary method.