tweak instructions on updating the stock OS

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Daniel Micay 2019-05-15 02:17:05 -04:00
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<p>You should have at least 2GB of free memory available.</p>
<p>You need the unlocked variant of one of the supported devices, not a locked carrier
specific variant.</p>
<p>You should verify the device already has up to date factory firmware installed
before flashing GrapheneOS, to avoid issues with OEM unlock toggle on some
devices. Factory firmware and installation instructions can be found at
<a href="https://developers.google.com/android/images">
https://developers.google.com/android/images</a></p>
<p>It's best practice to update the stock OS on the device to make sure it's running
the latest firmware before proceeding with these instructions. This avoids running
into bugs in older firmware versions. It's known that the early Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
bootloader versions have weird quirks with unlocking. There aren't known issues on
other devices, but this is still a good idea. You can either do this via over-the-air
updates or sideload a full update from their
<a href="https://developers.google.com/android/ota">full update package page</a>.</p>
<p>You need an updated copy of the <code>fastboot</code> tool and it needs to be
included in your <code>PATH</code> environment variable. You can run <code>fastboot
--version</code> to determine the current version. It should be at least