Essential has never failed to keep their device up to date and this time also they have released the December 2017 security patch for their device earlier than any other company except Google as Google has also released December security patch for their pixel variants. Essential PH-1 is the first device to get the December security patch update through OTA, but you can install this update manually on your phone with the help of stock recovery. We will provide you the direct downloading link which will download the OTA update so that you can follow this guide easily. All the users of Essential Phone (PH-1) may have already received the update as an OTA.If you are a Unlocked Essential Phone (PH-1) user then manually check for the update.Go to Settings > General > About phone> System update > Check for update.If there is no update showing on your device, then wait for few days for the update to come to your device as the update is being released in a phase wise manner.
Warning:
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Important
*Make sure there is at least 60% battery left on your smartphone before begin started this process
Make sure your device has the Stock recovery Backup your device’s data
Major Changes in the Firmware NMJ51B:
The changelog for this update is not in a big list as it only weighs 65 MB, still you can examine whats new in this update through the picture below
Download December security patch OTA Update for Essential Phone
Essential phones NMJ51B OTA || Download
How To Install Essential Phone (PH-1) NMJ51B December Security Patch [OTA]
First download the zip file OTA update from the link given above Now follow the guide mentioned down to install December security patch on essential phones How to Install OTA Updates Zip File Via Stock Recovery
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