Nokia Mobile has started the rollout of Android Pie update for the Nokia 6.1 Plus. The smartphone is also known as Nokia X6 in China where it is sold with a customized version of Android. Anyhow, the Android One version of Android Pie for Nokia 6.1 Plus is out, but not all regions are receiving it yet.
If you are an impatient user (like me 😛 ), then you can install the update manually. Nokia Mobile releases the same software package to all the regions, so, there’s hardly any chance of encountering issues post the upgrade. Here’s how to do.
Manual method to install Android Pie on Nokia 6.1 Plus
It is pretty simple and straightforward. You just need to download the update zip file (1.3GB) and install it on the phone manually. This way we update manually instead of waiting for the Nokia/Google servers as to when we should receive the update.
Note: This is strictly for the Nokia 6.1 Plus (international version). Do not use it on any other model (including Nokia X6), unless you know what you are doing.
- Download the update file (build WW 330B) from any of the links below:
Official Link | OneDrive (mirror) - Copy the file to your internal storage (/storage/emulated/0/). That is, outside of any folder. Paste it alongside the folders such as DCIM, Downloads; etc.
- Rename the file to:
DRG-330B-0-00WW-B01-update.zip
- Open the phone/dialer app and dial the following number:
*#*#874#*#*
The software update app will invoke and start updating your phone. It will take about 20 minutes to install the update.
Wait for the process to finish and then restart the phone as required to finish upgrading to Android Pie.
How did it go? Do share your installation experience and your first experience with Android Pie on Nokia 6.1 Plus.
Hello,
Will this update work on a nokia 6.1 TA-1054 non rooted ?
Thanks
Hi Renaud, no. This is for the Nokia 6.1 Plus and will not work on Nokia 6.1. Also, here’s a warning – The TA-1054 of Nokia 6.1 is a Chinese variant. Please never install the Android One update (even the for the Nokia 6.1) on it. The hardware is not compatible and the device will get bricked and will require disassembly to fix it. You should only use the CN (Chinese) version of Android Pie on it.
Thanks for the fast reaction and info ….
So I should search for the chinese android pie ??? But mine is an international edition, I can change the language to french german english and so on.
There is no chinese language installed on my phone
I can understand. Just please do not install the global Android Pie on it. Even if you get it via an OTA update, just do not install it. The device works fine on the global (Android One) Nougat and Oreo but gets bricked if you install Android Pie update.
To install the Chinese ROM, the process is complex and involves unlocking the bootloader. The better option is to keep using what you have. Due to a ban on Google services in China, the Chinese ROM relies on alternatives and is somewhat not very fit for global consumption.
Thanks, I will search for a XDA rom or cyanogen rom for my phone and install that and not the official OTA.
On the other hand MHD has declaired that ALL nokia android phones will be automaticly updated, it will not 🙁
Hey my phone is in ww3.30, i’m using your method recently. Now there’s OTA updates ww3.45, i can download it but always failed when the software installing. Can you give me the manual update for the ww3.45?
Hey, it’s strange for OTAs to fail to install on a stable phone. Do you somehow happen to have the China variant (TA-1099) converted to the global one? I’ll try to find a link to the update, but it is very hard.
yeah my phone is nokia X6 6gb version (TA-1099) when i buy this phone there’s something weird because in box said it’s nokia x (TA-1099) but in about phone said Nokia 6.1+ (TA-1083) and when I update to Pie my phone start to reboot itself so often even when I watch videos or listening to music it reboot.
i bring that phone to official service center so the guy revert my phone to android 8.1 and the model number change to TA-1099 and build number is WW…. and i update it with Pie link above. but the problem still exist idk why i should back to the service center i guess.
Ah I see. The phone is a convert from the Chinese variant to the global variant. But there’s a minor thing which the service center isn’t doing for you. And they will likely not do it either. The device needs to be rooted to change the actual SKUID from CN to WW. Until you do that, the OTA updates will not install.
Probably I can do it over TeamViewer for a small price :p
It didn’t work with my phone (TA-1099)
Hello, the TA-1099 is the China variant (Nokia X6). Some sellers have incorrectly converted it to Android One version and it will not receive updates. You can force the update by changing the DRG in the name to B2N, but you will not receive future updates, same as earlier.
So sad hear it, probably i’ll sell my phone and buy A New one officialy (Nokia 7.1 plus maybe)
It can be fixed after unlocking bootloader and rooting 🙂
How do you do it, and is there a risk that the cellphone will die completely?
BS! I have 1099 and get OTA updates. Have pie now, no root, bootloader locked, Android 1.
Easy for you to say. Just for once go to the Nokia Community forums and see what others are facing. I clearly said that some sellers have incorrectly converted it. That is, they do not change the internal SKUID which results in the device refusing to take any OTA updates. It is good that device works well, but don’t speak for everyone else if you have a working product.
Hello,
I have the Nokia X6 Ta-1099 with compilation number 00WW_2_50A_SP01, the secutity patch of 1st septembre and 20 days ago (when i received the phone in Europe) it got an OTA actualization.
Do you think i will receive the Android 9 OTA?
Will your tutorial work with my phone?
Thanks for the tutorial 🙂
Hello, if you yourself installed the September update, then it will also receive the Android Pie update fine. If the September came from the factory, then there is a mixed scope. If the phone was properly converted to WW, then it will receive the update at some point. Else it won’t.
The tutorial should essentially work on all Nokia X6/6.1 Plus running the Android One software 🙂
Thanks!! It’s works on my Nokia 6.1 plus TA-1116 in indonesia. My question, with this method are we still get regularly official update from Google/Nokia?
Yes. If your Nokia phone has previously received (and installed) updates fine, then your updates will continue to come.
we will still receive official updates (OTA) from Nokia or not ?
You will continue to receive OTA updates if you were already receiving them 🙂
If it is the X6 with CN firmware: Then Android Pie update is not yet released for the X6. So, you should wait.
If it is converted to Android One: Then you can follow this post. The update should install via this method (but the future OTA updates will likely not come). There’s no way to fix the OTA for now on the 6GB version converted to Android One.
Hi, do you know if Pie 3.54 is now compatible with ta-1099 (SKUID CN)?
The WW builds will not be compatible with CN SKUID.
Can I change the SKUID to WW now that I am on Oreo 8.1 August 2018 patch?
On your own? On an unlocked bootloader, yes. On a locked bootloader, no.
I will love to update mine to android pie. But my device doesn’t support OTA. I bought it from China. Can you please help me out. Thanks
Hello, do you have the 4GB or 6GB version of X6? The OTA for the 4GB version can be fixed. The 6GB version will be slightly harder, but I think that will work too.
It’s 4gb version. Please how can it be fixed? Can you please help me out
Which security patch are you running? Typically, this is a what is needed to fix it:
It has worked for many users we tested with.
The last security patch is 1st July 2018.
Hi, how to upgrade to 9 to 6gb x6 version?
When i dial *#*#874#*#* nothing gona show no reaction
It will not work if you are on Android Pie beta.
Number disappeared after typing i am on beta version..
The Android Pie beta does not support the dialer method. Please copy the file to your MicroSD card and use the “Install update from SD card” option in the stock Nokia recovery. If you do not use the MicroSD card, then use the “Apply update from ADB” in the recovery menu and serve the file using adb sideload file.zip command on your PC.
Probably yes. I’m not sure why would you delete the file. But it’s also possible that the system extracted the update to other location before initiating the upgrade.
I deleted that update file when updating process was going on at around 55%
And when I restarted device it showed update file not found
But when I restarted manually it updated my phone
Will I face any problem??
Is this file for beta version or stabile version??
This is the stable version 🙂
not able to dial that code in phone whenever I tried to type last astric(*) the number disappears and nothing on dialer. Help!
Do you see any notification on the phone after dialing that?
And are you on Pie Beta? You can try installing the file via Recovery mode in that case.
I’m running beta version now ..and when I copied it to discard and tried update from SD card from bootloader menu it showed error 21 installation aborted and digital signature verification failed
Can you check the recovery logs? It should tell us more about what failed. Since it is a full image requiring no pre build, that shouldn’t have happened.
Can you check the MD5 checksum of your downloaded file? An intact file should have this MD5 checksum – 1b286e01ba99da683916e2d4d84f64c5