After Europe and Taiwan, the Android 9.0 Pie update for HTC U12+ Plus is now rolling out in the US. The update was already released in HTC’s hometown Taiwan a few months back, now the update reaches America. The official Android Pie update for HTC U12+ Plus is available to download as build 2.51.617.1, and if you are not getting the update on your device via OTA, then you can flash the 2.51.617.1 RUU a.k.a ROM Update Utility manually on your device to update it right away. The update comes with latest security patches and being a major OS upgrade it weighs in pretty hefty and cost in around 1GB.
The update comes with goodies of Android Pie including Swipe Gesture navigation, Rotation suggestion, Adaptive Battery and Adaptive Brightness. Other goodies include Smart replies, Text selection, App actions, Redesigned Quick Setting tiles and Notification Panel, Redesigned Volume Options, removed Google+ from BlinkFeed and lot more.
Firmware details:
Device Name: HTC U12 Plus
Device Model:
Region: US
OS update: Android 9.0 Pie
Build number: 2.51.617.1
Android Security Patch Level: July 2019
Update size: 1GB
HTC U12+ Plus Android Pie release Tweet:
#Android9 update for #HTCU12Plus U.S @LlabTooFeR pic.twitter.com/nQlNrXzGDO
— Hubert (@sardroid) August 21, 2019
If you wish to update your device without waiting for the OTA just follow the steps below.
Download Android Pie 2.51.617.1 OTA for HTC U12+ Plus
Tap the Settings icon in the apps drawer.
In the Setting menu, head to the “About phone” section.
Now select tap on “System updates” and check for the available system updates.
Tap on Download if it notifies you of the update, and let it install automatically.
As we mentioned above that only stock un-rooted device is eligible for the update, don’t waste your device waiting for the OTA if your device is rooted, it will never gonna happen you need to switch to manual firmware installation.
Note: If you get OTA update right on your device, then before installing the update it is mandatory to charge your device minimum at 60% to avoid shut down. Good Luck 🙂