Manually update your Nexus S to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

Are you still waiting for the Android 2.3.3 OTA Update for Nexus S. Don,t worry now you can manually update your Nexus S. Here are the simple and easy steps which will help you to Manually updates your Nexus S to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

Steps to Follow:

1. Download the Android 2.3.3 Update for the Nexus S here

2. Rename the file update.zip and copy it to the internal storage of your Nexus S via USB.

3. Turn off the phone

4. Turn your phone on by holding the “Power” and “Volume Up” at the same time to access the bootloader.

5. A screen should appear showing your phone’s system searching for various files. Scroll down to “recovery” using the “Volume Down” key and press the “Power” button.

6. You’ll only see a triangle with an exclamation point in it at this point, so hold down the “Power button” and hit the “Volume up” button for the recovery menu to appear.

7. From the menu that appears, select “Apply sdcard:update.zip.”

8. When the screen displays “Install from sdcard complete” select “reboot system now” and wait for the phone to power back up.