In the event that you have been using Android smartphones for a few years and your Archos is not your first smartphone, you have surely seen a lot of developments in the operating system. Each new update offers its share of features and improvements, but above all you should know which Android version is installed on your Archos?
For this, we will first find out what is the point of updating your Android smartphone, then, the process to know the Android version of your Archos, and, finally, how to update your Archos. Smartphone.
What is the point of updating Android on Archos?
We therefore start our article by explaining the advantages of make regular Android updates on your Archos. As we told you briefly in the introduction, it is essential to update the system of your smartphone so that it works properly. In fact, first and foremost, Android updates are there for fix bugs. Switching to the newer Android version will therefore always be beneficial for your mobile phone.
Also, the more the versions of Android advance, the more the functionalities integrated into the system are varied. For example, we will now find the option that allows you to save applications on the SD card by default, to make videos in Slowmotion on Archos, whereas a few years ago it was totally improbable, except in passing by a dedicated application ...
In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we strongly advise you to update Android in the event that the version on your Archos is too old. However, we often hear that updates slow down smartphones , updates are frequently attributed to planned obsolescence, however, it is more in connection with the internal memory of a smartphone that you will perceive slowing down, and not because of the updates. We therefore recommend that you especially clean the memory of your Archos to always keep around 10% of storage free.
How to find out the Android version installed on my Archos?
After having listed the advantages of the updates, we will teach you the procedure for find out the version of Android installed on your Archos. This is essential in the event that you are trying to use recent functions of Android and you are not sure whether they are accessible on your smartphone. To control the current version of Android on your Archos, nothing could be easier:
- You turn to the » Parameter »Of your Archos
- Then in the menu » About the phone ", Depending on the Android version of your Archos, you may have to go through the tab first" System »
- To finish either discover directly the » Android version ", Otherwise go through" Software Information " to get there
- You will have on this line the Android version installed on your mobile phone
How to update Android on Archos?
Finally, now that you know how to control the version of the operating system installed on your Archos, you can move on to the practical part, and if you wish and in the event that you have enough storage space, update your Archos to Android. For this, two techniques for downloading, either through Wi-Fi, or directly with your internet package. In the event that you have problems updating your Archos during handling, you can consult our article.
Update Android without Wi-Fi on Archos
First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Archos with Wi-Fi. We suggest doing it like this, because depending on the update you are going to install , it will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigabytes. Your internet package may take a big hit depending on your subscription. In the event that you have nevertheless verified the size of the update and that you nevertheless wish to carry it out, you will have to access the:
- » Settings »Of your Archos
- In the menu " Software update »
- Click on " Download and installation »
- Launch the update if it is available and confirm that you want to do it without Wi-Fi
Update Android on your Archos with Wi-Fi
Second solution and the one recommended by our editorial staff. In the event that you have checked the Android version of your Archos and that it is obsolete, it will be time to upgrade to the more recent version of the operating system. To avoid any too much data consumption it makes sense to update Android over Wi-Fi, as they can occasionally, depending on the version, do several gigabytes. Let's go:
- Go to the " Settings »Of your Archos
- At the bottom of the list click on » Software update »
- Check that the option " Auto download via Wi-Fi »Be checked
- Now click on » Download and installation »To start the procedure
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