Summary
This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to downgrade Android 7.0 Nougat to Android 6.0 Marshmallow without losing any data. If you're looking for an easy way to revert Nougat to Marshmallow, just follow the guide and get the desired Android OS installed on your phone.
If you want to downgrade your Android phone or tablet from Android 7.0 Nougat to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, don't worry! This article will guide you through the process step-by-step, ensuring you don't lose any data. Follow the provided methods and instructions to easily revert your Android OS to the desired version, and get back to using your device with the operating system you prefer.
To avoid unexpected data loss problems while downgrading Android 7.0, it's highly recommended to backup important data in Android devices first.
If you have backup software or a Cloud account, consider backing up your desired data and files to the Cloud or your PC. However, due to the potential for data loss during the downgrade process, it's not recommended to backup data directly to your phone. Instead, you can use an alternative software like Qiling MobiSaver for Android, which allows you to backup and extract all Android data to your PC in just 3 simple steps.
You can now download and activate this software to follow the steps to backup and extract your Android phone data, which includes backing up and extracting your phone's data.
1. Connect your Android phone to computer
Install and run Qiling MobiSaver for Android on your computer, then connect your Android phone to the computer with a USB cable.
To start the process, click the "Start" button in the software to initiate the reading and connection of your device.
NOTE: Before running the recovery software, ensure that your Android device is rooted. This is a necessary step as the software can only access and interact with rooted devices.
2. Scan Android phone to find the lost data
After connecting your Android phone, the software quickly scans the device to find all existing and lost data, including the data that was previously lost.
3. Preview and recover data from Android phone
Preview all the recoverable files one by one, then select and backup the ones you need to extract quickly.
Once you've selected the files and data you want to recover, you can click the "Recover" button to extract them to a safe location on your computer.
To downgrade Android 7.0 to 6.0, follow these steps: first, backup your data, then go to the settings app and select the "About phone" option, scroll down and tap on the "Build number" option 7 times to enable the developer options, go back and select the "Developer options" and enable the "USB debugging" option, then connect your phone to a computer and download the Android 6.0 ROM and Gapps package, flash the ROM and Gapps package using a custom recovery, and finally, reboot your phone and follow the setup process to complete the downgrade.
Note: Before downgrading your Android OS, make sure to backup any important data to avoid losing it during the process.
1. Download and install Android SDK tools;
2. Download Android 6.0 Marshmallow factory image
The Android 6.0 Marshmallow factory image is now available for direct download on Google's Android Developers site, or you can access it by clicking the link below to get the latest Android OS.
Download Android 6.0 Marshmallow factory image
3. Uncompress/Decompress or UnZip downloaded Marshmallow factory image
All downloaded factory image files are compressed and must be unzipped or uncompressed before use.
Install the Android SDK software and extract all content to the directory where you install it, usually C:program files (x86)androidandroid-sdkplatform-tools.
4. Enable USB debugging and connect Android phone with PC
5. Flashing Android 6.0 Marshmallow factory image and uninstall Android 7.0 Nougat
Wait patiently and this process will last several minutes and don't power off your device;
Once it's finished, your Android phone will reboot and you'll successfully downgrade Android 7.0 Nougat to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Note: If you lose data while downgrading or uninstalling Android 7.0, you can use Qiling MobiSaver for Android to recover it.