Start With the Correct Nano Model
A Ledger Live Nano S Plus update concerns a USB-powered model without Bluetooth or an internal battery. Current companion software is Ledger Wallet, formerly Ledger Live. Confirm that the instructions and release notes name Nano S Plus, not Nano S or Nano X. Similar product names do not make their firmware procedures or recovery button sequences interchangeable.
Separate the Three Maintenance Layers
Inspect the host application, Ledger OS on the hardware, and installed blockchain apps as separate components. A computer app version is not the device OS number. The overall Ledger maintenance guide explains the host-first sequence followed by necessary device and app maintenance. Use My Ledger to inspect the actual model’s offer rather than assuming a host download updated everything.
Read the Nano S Plus release information for the relevant supported process. Avoid a modified firmware package or unsolicited update link. An authentic update flow should not request recovery words in a computer form or require an activation payment.
Prepare the Existing Wallet and Host
For initialized hardware, confirm the existing offline backup is available and protected before intentional OS work. Do not test doubtful words by erasing the only working device. If access or backup reliability is uncertain, seek official guidance while preserving the current initialized configuration.
Prepare a dependable USB data connection and keep the host powered and awake. Simplify optional hubs or adapters before starting, where practical, and close competing wallet interfaces. The absence of a battery makes stable USB power especially relevant, but a lit display alone still does not prove reliable data transfer.
Begin Only Through the Supported Offer
Unlock Nano S Plus using its buttons, open My Ledger, and review the offered OS update for that device. Follow both the host and hardware prompts. Confirm only the maintenance you initiated; an unexpected transaction approval is not a necessary substitute for an update confirmation.
Keep the cable and host session stable once installation is progressing. Do not treat a brief unchanged indicator as a universal failure deadline. Restarting the computer or removing power as a casual test can interrupt the operation whose completion you need to observe.
Resume a Failed State Using the Matching Section
If the update stops with an explicit special state, select Nano S Plus in Ledger’s Update and Bootloader troubleshooting. Follow the corresponding continuation steps, preserving the exact original message for support. Do not borrow Nano X wireless advice or factory-reset the hardware to make management rediscover it.
After completion, inspect the device OS information and finish required blockchain-app reinstalls or updates. A device app’s temporary absence is not, by itself, evidence that blockchain accounts vanished. Reconnect existing account information through the host without creating different hardware secrets.
Nano S Plus Update Questions
Can an iPhone wireless session finish this update?
Nano S Plus has no Bluetooth. Use its documented host and wired transport rather than assuming connection parity with another Ledger model.
What if the account still requests an app update afterward?
Device OS and blockchain apps are separate. Review available apps and dependencies after OS completion, then test the original operation. Keep any prior transaction identifier so another send is not created merely because maintenance restarted the interface.
