Grab and save your OTA updates without root for android 6 or later
[No root required] I was needed to test my android (Marshmallow) update various times as I was failing to install it due to some tweaking in stock ROM. It was unjust to download file of around 600 MB again and again so I Googled for a solution to fetch OTA file URL. Unfortunately I couldn't find any method which could give me success on Marshmallow or later. Although I found some hints by which I got to the goal and decided to write a blog to share my knowledge. The famous method of 'logcat' inspection through adb doesn't work on latest versions as complete URL of OTA update file isn't logged. What You need: 1. Some linux distro (preferably ubuntu. You can use windows if are able to find and install some proxy server on it) 2. Tinyproxy: a lightweight proxy server. 3. Platform tools for android. (ADB) Install Tinyproxy: In shell, give command: sudo apt-get install tinyproxy Modify /etc/tinyproxy.conf file using any text editor like gedit or nano: ...