Nothing Phone (2)

Prerequisites

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The firmware for this device is included with the ROM.

• Latest Platform Tools
• Developer settings and USB debugging enabled (Instructions)
• Required Images: boot.img, recovery.img, vendor_boot.img. (Download Here)
• Unlocked bootloader (Instructions)
• Nameless ROM Image (Download Here)

Instructions when coming from Stock

1. Open CMD and cd into the directory with the files. (DO NOT USE POWERSHELL!)
2. Reboot your device into fastboot with adb reboot bootloader.

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You can also boot into fastboot using the button combination

3. Verify your device is detected by using fastboot devices and flash the downloaded images using:

fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img

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If your device isn't detected when in fastboot download the Google OEM Drivers and follow the instructions here.

4. Reboot your device into recovery mode, click "Install Update" -> "ADB Sideload".
5. Sideload nameless using adb sideload <filename>.zip.

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1. Once you see a back arrow at the top left corner of your recovery the sideload is completed. Progress on your pc will stop at around 47%. This is normal behaviour.
2. If you get the error Error Applying update: 7 (ErrorCode: kInstallDeviceOpenError) while flashing the ROM, flash the super-empty.img from fastboot mode using fastboot wipe-super super_empty.img before sideloading the ROM again.

6. Once the flash is complete, go back to the main recovery menu and click "Factory Reset" -> "Format Data".
7. Reboot to system.

Instructions when coming from a Custom ROM

1. Open CMD and cd into the directory with the files. (DO NOT USE POWERSHELL!)
2. Boot into recovery with adb reboot recovery.
3. Sideload nameless using adb sideload <filename>.zip.

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1. Once you see a back arrow at the top left corner of your recovery the sideload is completed. Progress on your pc will stop at around 47%. This is normal behaviour.
2. If you get the error Error Applying update: 7 (ErrorCode: kInstallDeviceOpenError) while flashing the ROM, flash the super-empty.img from fastboot mode using fastboot wipe-super super_empty.img before sideloading the ROM again.

4. Click back arrow, then click "Factory reset" -> "Format data/factory reset" -> "Format data"
5. After the format is completed, click the back arrow and then click "Reboot to system".