Nexus 4 factory images reappear on Google developer site
Nexus devices are full of Android perks. One of the perks of being
part of the Nexus family is factory images. Google provides these for
Nexus users so that they can easily return their phones or
tablets back to an out of box, factory condition should the need
ever arise. Thankfully, the Nexus 4 factory image has reappeared on the
Google Developers site after mysteriously disappearing shortly after
release. Google gave no comment as to why the images were previously
pulled. We’re happy to see it return.
If
you’re into rooting, running custom ROM’s, or custom kernels on your
Nexus 4, it’s always a good idea to have a copy of the factory images
stashed away somewhere just in case. To get back to stock, you’ll need a
working copy of fastboot installed and working drivers (Windows). Then,
you simply plug your phone into your computer via USB cable, extract
the archive file, and run the appropriate shell script or batch
file depending on whether your running Linux or Windows. It’s that
simple.
Now we just need the official Nexus 4 binaries and full AOSP support. Come on Qualcomm get with the program.
Download Nexus 4 JOP40D factory image via Google Developers.
