If you've been using Android smartphones for some time and your Google Pixel 3a is not your first smartphone, you have certainly seen a lot of changes to 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 Google Pixel 3a?
In this context, we will first find out what is the point of updating your Android phone, then the procedure to know the Android version of your Google Pixel 3a, and, finally, how to update your Google Pixel XNUMXa. his Smartphone.
What is the point of updating Android on Google Pixel 3a?
We therefore start our article by presenting the advantages of make regular Android updates on your Google Pixel 3a. As we told you briefly just before, it is essential to update the system on your phone so that it works properly. Indeed, first and foremost, Android updates are there for fix bugs. Switching to the more recent Android version will therefore always be beneficial for your mobile phone.
Also, the more Android versions advance, the more functions are integrated into the system. For example, we will now find the ability to save applications on the SD card by default, to make videos in Slowmotion on Google Pixel 3a, whereas some time ago it was completely improbable, except through a specific application ...
In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we strongly advise you to update Android if the version on your Google Pixel 3a is too old. However, at times we hear that updates slow down phones , we attribute at times the updates to the programmed obsolescence, that said, it is rather because of the internal memory of a telephone that you will perceive slowing down, and not because of the updates. We therefore advise you above all to clean the memory of your Google Pixel 3a to always keep around 10% of storage free.
How to find out the Android version installed on my Google Pixel 3a?
After listing you the benefits of updates, we will teach you how to find out the version of Android installed on your Google Pixel 3a. This is useful in case you are trying to use recent Android features and you are not sure whether they are accessible on your phone. To control the current version of Android on your Google Pixel 3a, it's easy:
- Access the » Parameter »Of your Google Pixel 3a
- Then in the menu » About the phone ", Depending on the Android version of your Google Pixel 3a, it may happen that you first have to go through the tab" System »
- Finally 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 Google Pixel 3a?
Finally, now that you know how to control the version of the operating system installed on your Google Pixel 3a, you can move on to the practical part, and if you want and if you have enough storage space, update your Google Pixel 3a to Android. In this context, two techniques for downloading, either using Wi-Fi, or directly with your internet package. If you have problems updating your Google Pixel 3a during handling, you can consult our article.
Update Android without Wi-Fi on Google Pixel 3a
First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Google Pixel 3a with Wi-Fi. We suggest doing it like that, because depending on the update that you are going to download, it will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigabytes. You risk consuming a good part of your internet package depending on your subscription. If that said you have controlled the size of the update and you still want to perform it, you will need to access:
- » Settings »Of your Google Pixel 3a
- In the menu " Software update »
- Click on " Download and installation »
- Start the update if it is available and confirm that you want to do it without Wi-Fi
Update Android on your Google Pixel 3a with Wi-Fi
Second solution and the one recommended by our team. If you have checked the Android version of your Google Pixel 3a and it is too old, 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 frequently, depending on the version, do several gigabytes. Let's go:
- Go to the " Settings »Of your Google Pixel 3a
- 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
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Google Pixel 3a, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 3a.
