An acronym for "Over The Air" update, an OTA update generally refers to a firmware upgrade that is distributed to phones or other devices wirelessly, usually by a cell carrier or device manufacturer.
An acronym for "Over The Air" update, an OTA update generally refers to a firmware upgrade that is distributed to phones or other devices wirelessly, usually by a cell carrier or device manufacturer. This is sometimes also referred to as FOTA ("Firmware Over The Air"). Android has supported OTA upgrading since at least version 1.5 (Cupcake).
Core questions with answers
- General
- Specific
- What is Google's OTA phase deployment strategy?
- Will I get OTA updates after installing Android L Developer preview
- Jelly Bean on the Galaxy Nexus - forcing an update?
- Manually upgrade Galaxy Nexus 4.0.4 (yakjuxw) to 4.1 (might apply to other devices as well)
- Is it possible to run a Firmware Over The Air update server?
