How to Install Oxygen OS on your One Plus One

So Oxygen OS for the One Plus One is here. We have much to tell you so we’ll keep this intro short. Let’s this suffice though, if you have an Indian One Plus One, this is going to be your ROM from now on so if you want to shape how it is, jump aboard right now!

Pre Requisites

• Your phone must have a custom recovery installed.
• You must have ADB and Fastboot installed.
• You will need to have your phone charged to over 80%
• You will also need a PC as well as an USB cable.

Downloads

• Download OxygenOS HERE
• Download Feedback App HERE

Step 1

Boot into fastboot mode. You can do this on your OnePlus One by holding down the power button and the volume up button. When you see the fastboot logo, connect your device to your computer.

FOR WINDOWS USERS:

• In your terminal window, find the folder where you put the recovery image and run the following commands:

fastboot oem unlock  

fastboot flash recovery  . Image file should be the TWRP recovery image.
fastboot reboot

FOR MAC USERS:

• In your terminal window, find the folder where you put the recovery image and run the following commands:

./fastboot oem unlock (You can skip this step if your phone’s bootloader is already unlocked).

./fastboot flash recovery   Image file should be the TWRP recovery image.
./fastboot reboot

You should now have the recovery installed.

Step 2

Unzip oxygenos_1.0.0.zip. In there, you will see a oxygenos_1.0.0.flashable.zip file. Copy oxygenos_1.0.0.flashable.zip to your phone. On a Mac, you can use Android File Transfer.

Step 3

Boot into recovery. You can do this on your OnePlus One by holding down both the volume down key and the power button.

Step 4

Once you are in the recovery interface, the first thing you want to do is a factory reset. Again, you will lose all your data so please make sure you have backed up everything before doing this.

Step 5

After the wipe, go to install and find oxygenos_1.0.0.flashable.zip. Confirm flash. This will flash OxygenOS onto your device.

Step 6

After the flash succeeds, you can reboot the device, which will take you to the new OxygenOS. Enjoy!

Bugs

When printing images, printer service may stop

Cannot hang up a call using headphone controls (intermittent)

OTG can only recognize FAT32 file system

During system update, display of wifi/data notification may be incorrect

During system update, display of version number may be incorrect

Files sometimes crash when uploading files to the cloud

Files may crash when renaming image files

Files does not support multi-select deletes.

Enjoy the new Oxygen OS on your One Plus One! If you have any queries or comments leave them down below!

Update Your YU Yureka To Android 5.0 Official ROM Manually

There ain’t no doubt that the YU Yureka has been the show stopper for many entry level devices since it’s debut. The only thing where the mighty budget device was lagging behind was for it’s Lollipop update. The YU Yureka runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset which has a 64 bit architecture and to make it run at it’s optimum, dedicated software is also required and there comes Android Lollipop with it’s optimizations for 64 bit chipsets.

So without much ado, we’ll be taking you through the process of updating your Yureka with the official Cyanogenmod 12S manually. Since this is the official update, you’ve got hardly anything to worry about.

Before getting started, make sure you go through the following pre requisites:

1. Enable Developer Options by tapping on the Build Number from the About Phone section in the settings menu.
2. Enable Advanced Reboot Menu from the Developer options.
3. Backup all your data as this process might require a full wipe.
4. Make sure you have at least 50% of charge on your phone’s juice pack as the flashing process can be sticky at times!

Again, you’ll need the Official ROM zip file to be downloaded which is definitely the key ingredient of the entire thing!

Follow this link and download the Official Cyanogenmod 12S zip file for your YU Yureka.

Done with all the preparations, let’s begin the flashy stuff. Make sure you follow all the steps mentioned below in the same order as well, being experimental doesn’t always help!

1. Rename the file which you just downloaded to “update.zip” and put it into the root folder of your phone’s memory.
2. Now boot into the recovery mode from the Advanced Reboot Menu which you just enabled during the pre-requisites. In the recovery mode, you can navigate using the Volume rocker and confirm or make a selection using the power key.
3. In the recovery mode, wipe everything and do a “Factory Reset” by selecting the same from the recovery menu.
4. Now go to “apply update” and subsequently, “Choose from internal storage” and then navigate through “0/” and select the zip file which you pasted in here as stated in step #1.
5. Confirm on the screen to follow and then navigate back to the recovery menu and select “Reboot system” to reboot into your freshly updated OS.

Note that this Reboot may take a bit longer than usual as the system tries to finalize the installation.

Again, everything stated above should work only in case you’re running everything stock. In case you aren’t, you’ll have to revert back to stock by flashing the entire system using the PC tool.

However, if you faced any issues or difficulties during the above process, drop us a word in the comments section and we’ll make sure you pull it off! Happy To Help!

How to Install CyanogenMod 12.1 to the Xiaomi Redmi 1S

The Xiaomi redmi 1s is the company’s first device launched in the budget oriented Indian smartphone market. It’s almost been 8 months since it’s launch and the 1S is still going strong. However despite many claims of fast updates the Redmi 1S still languishes on Jellybean and the long awaited MIUI 6 is yet to hit the device. This has driven many frustrated users to the world of Custom ROMs and kernels. Thanks largely in part to the huge developer support that this device has coupled with the kernel release and this device has a plethora of Lollipop ROMs that rival even the Nexuses. Today we bring you Lollipop 5.1.1 atop the CyanogenMod 12.1 ROM by the Armani devs.

Pre requisites

• Your Xiaomi Redmi 1S must be rooted. Check out this link to know how to do that.
• You must have a custom recovery installed, like TWRP or CWM.
• Your phone must be charged over 80%.
• Some common sense and ability to follow instructions.

Downloads

• Download the ROM from here .
• Download GAPPs from here.

With that done, let’s get this show on the road.

Step 1

Press the volume up and power buttons simultaneously till the TWRP recovery screen shows up. Take a backup of your current ROM. This backup is very important if anything ever goes wrong.

Step 2

Go to the install option and navigate to the folder containing the ROM. Install the ROM.

Step 3

Go to the Wipe option and perform the basic wipe.

Step 4

Install the GAPP-s package.

Step 5

Perform another wipe. Reboot into system.

The first boot may take some time around 10 minutes. So don’t worry too much if it takes a tad bit too long to boot up.

FAQ

Q) Where are Developer options and Performance settings?
A) Go to Settings > About phone, and press five times on Build number.

Q) How can I enable root access?
A) Go to Settings > Developer options > Root access, and enable it for apps, adb or both.

Q) How can I set 3G only network mode?
A) Open dialer, dial *#*#4636#*#* , open first option “Phone Information”, there you can set your preferred network mode.

Q) Why is cpu min freq raising to 1190MHz?
A) It’s “touch boost”, cpu min freq increases when you touch the screen to give a better response. When you don’t touch the screen for a couple of seconds, cpu min freq goes back to 300MHz.

Known bugs:

Camera HDR mode doesn’t seem to be working.

Enabling LiveDisplay in Settings > Display causes lags.

Some other minor bugs.

And that brings us to the end of this ROM installation guide. Sorry for the long delay friends, but we are back now and we will strive to bring you new content daily!! If you have any problems or queries do let us know in the comments below!!

How To Root Xiaomi Redmi 1S and Install TWRP

Another day, another phone at Android Rooting, you know what we do best so let’s get to it. But before we rush off into the process, a formal introduction to our phone of the day. The Xiaomi Redmi 1S. The name says it all. If you still have some qualms about this device, check out the video review below.

So what exactly do we require for this process to go through smoothly? Check out the downloads list below.

Pre Requirements

• You must be on MIUI V5.
• Your Xiaomi Redmi 1S must be charged over 80%

Downloads

• Download root file from here
• Download TWRP Recovery file from here

Step 1

Go to the updater app in your phone. 

Step 2

Press the options button and this menu will show up. Browse to where you have kept the Update.zip and select it

Step 3

You will see the phone will automatically reboot into recovery mode. This may take a couple of minutes. Do not panic. When the phone has rebooted into recovery, you will see this screen. The touchscreen will not respond in this screen. You will have to use the power button to select and the volume keys to move up and down. Navigate to English using the volume down key and then press the power button.

 Step 4

In the next screen the phone will automatically update itself

Step 5

Now Reboot to system. Once it is booted open the securities app

Step 6

Go to permissions and turn on root permissions.

Congratulations you have Root!!

Now for the second part that is the custom recovery.

For demonstration purposes we will be installing TWRP  custom recovery but other recoveries like CWM and Philz can also be installed following the same process.

Step 1

Get into the updater app and choose the TWRP file that you downloaded form earlier. Click on it and it will take you to the familiar Mi recovery screen

Step 2

Let the app do it’s magic and reboot.Switch off your phone. Now press the Volume up and Power button together to boot into TWRP.

Congratulations now you have a custom Recovery on your Xiaomi Redmi 1S. You’re all set to download and try out custom ROMs for your phone. To know more about custom ROMs for the Xiaomi Redmi 1S, visit this article.

Sound off in the comments below if you have some questions or just want to tell us about some other Recovery for the Redmi 1S. We would love to hear from you.

How to Root One Plus One

The phone with small supply but a lot of demand now has rooting method. If you are one of the few that have this phone continue to read to learn how you can achieve root access on the One Plus One.

Note: This rooting method requires your bootoloader to be unlocked so make sure you backup any important files on your phone because all will be lost. Furthermore I am not responsible for any unwanted damage to your phone, however if you follow the instructions carefully you should be fine  .

Prerequisites: Before proceeding to the instruction you must install Android SDK. For help on that go here.  To get drivers open up the SDK Manager and check the latest version of Android and install the packages.

Files Needed

TWRP Recovery for One Plus One

SuperSu

Procedure

1.  Power off your device

2.  Hold down Volume Up and Power until the CyanogenMod logo comes on. You are now in fastboot mode.

3. Now connect your phone to your computer. Enter Device Manager and go to Other Device and expand it. Right click on Android and select Update Driver Software > Browse my computer for driver software > Let me pick from list of drivers on my computer > Have Disk and click Browse. Now navigate to your android-sdk folder. Click extras > google > usb_drivers and select the .inf file. Now click OK. Now in the box click Android Composite ADB Interface then click next. Now close down device manager.

4. Now open up cmd and type in the command “fastboot oem unlock”  and click enter. Your phone should reboot and be totally wiped. Just go through the settings and when you’re finished and go to Settings > About Phone and tap the build number until Developer Options are enabled.

5. Now go back to Settings and new option should be available called Developer Options. Now make sure the Update CM recovery is not checked.

6. Now copy the SuperSu file from your computer to your phone.  Disconnect your phone from your computer.

7. Now put your phone into fastboot mode like we did earlier. And connect it to your computer.

8. On your computer drag the recovery img file to your desktop. On your desktop click shift + left click. From the popup select open command window here. Now type in the command “fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.1-bacon.img” and click enter.

9. When it’s finished doing its thing you can now unplug your usb cable. Now hold Power + Volume Down to enter recovery

10. Now TWRP should’ve booted up. Click install and navigate to the SuperSU file and install the file. Now Reboot.

11. Make sure the SuperSU app is installed.

You are fully rooted :).

How To Install MIUI 6 Custom ROM on OnePlus One

OnePlus One is one of the most popular Android smartphones in the world, since its release in June, 2014. They named it the flagship killer because it is available at a cheap price and provides high-end performance to the consumer. The company planned to sale just 50,000 units but as of November, 2014, the OnePlus One has sold 5,00,000 units. The main reason behind the success of the OnePlus One is it’s hardware specification and CyanogenMod OS. The device is packed with a 5.5-inch Full HD  display  and corning gorilla glass 3 protection. This beast runs on a 2.5 GHz Quad-core processor with Snapdragon 801 chipset and Adreno 330 GPU. Some features like a 13 MP rear camera, 5 MP front facing camera, 16 GB/ 64 GB Internal storage options with 3 GB RAM makes it more attractive than other smartphones in the same price range. In this article, we’ll guide you about how to install MIUI 6 Custom ROM in your OnePlus One using Custom Recovery. Make sure your device is rooted and TWRP Custom Recovery is installed.

Pre Requisites

• This method is only for OnePlus One.
• Make sure your phone is rooted and Custom Recovery is installed. Click Here for rooting and flashing Custom Recovery in OnePlus One method.
• Create a backup of all your important data.
• Your device must be charged at least 60%.
• Enable USB Debugging in your device.

Downloads

• MIUI 6 Cuostom ROM zip file for OnePlus One
• GApps zip file for OnePlus One

How To Install MIUI 6 Custom ROM on OnePlus One

• Follow all the instructions written above step by step for safe installation.
• Make sure your device is rooted and TWRP Custom Recovery is installed.
• Download both MIUI 6 Custom ROM and GApps zip files in your computer.
• Now copy both zip files in your phone’s internal storage.
• Now boot your device’s in Recovery Mode, Power off your phone and Press and hold Power + Volume Down buttons at the same time, let go when you see the OnePlus logo on screen.
• You are in main menu of Custom TWRP Recovery.
• First you have to wipe everything, select Wipe and select Advanced Wipe. Select “Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data and System” option. Then confirm the wipe process by swiping the slide.
• Go back to the main menu and tap on Install and select the Custom ROM zip file, the flashing process will start. After flashing Custom ROM zip file successfully, select the GApps zip file and flash it too.
• After flashing both zip file, go back to main menu and tap on Reboot > System. It’ll restart your device, first boot after installation can take few minutes so don’t worry about that.

That’s it!! Enjoy MIUI 6 Custom ROM in the Flagship Killer OnePlus One.

How to Install CyanogenMod 12.1 on the Moto X 2016

The Moto X 2014 had been well received by almost all tech bloggers worldwide and part of why it received critical acclaim was the stock Android-y interface that Motorola chose to stick to. However with the update to android Lollipop being buggy in the initial 5.0.x builds, the result was that the build for the mOto X had it’s far share of bugs too. Now while Moto works to iron out the kinks in it’s stock ROM, you can enjoy the bug free experience of Lollipop through CyanogenMod 12.1 that is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop.

Pre requisites

• Your Moto X 2014 must be rooted with it’s boot loader unlocked.
• You must have a custom recovery installed, like TWRP or CWM.
• Your phone must be charged over 80%.
• Some common sense and ability to follow instructions!
• If you have not flashed a custom rom on your device before this you will need to format your data partition in TWRP or you will get an encryption error

Downloads

• Download the latest nightly from here.
• Download the GAPPs from here.

With that done, let’s get this show on the road.

Step 1

Boot into recovery mode. To do so, power off your phone press the power and volume down buttons at the same time for about 3 or 4 seconds and then release both. Scroll down to Recovery by using the volume down button – do not press the power button to select. Press the volume key up once when on Recovery and this will select the option.You will see a quick boot screen. Give it a moment and it will go to boot options in just a moment. Press the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time (in the middle) for about five seconds and then press power button once.

The Recovery Mode menu will be displayed.

Step 2

Backup your current ROM from your custom recovery.

Step 3

Do a complete wipe, data and cache.

Step 4

Navigate to your SD Card and select the ROM zip file. Flash the ROM. (For your convenience we advise that you keep the zip file at the root of your SD card)

Step 5

If you’re so inclined, flash the GAPPs package.

Step 6

Reboot. The first boot will take longer than others so don’t panic.

Sensors / Ambient Display

If you have “Ambient Display” enabled in Settings >> Display then:

* the stow sensor and flat up sensor will pulse the display when the phone is picked up
* the IR sensors will pulse the display when you wave your hand over the phone

By default the “doorknob” gesture will launch the camera and the chop-chop gesture will toggle the torch.

Finally, when there is an incoming call, waving your hand over the phone will silence the ringer.

If you want to change the behavior of these various gestures, go to Settings >> Gestures and you can change all of those options.

That is all from us for this article, for any questions or queries leave a line in the comment box below and we will be happy to help you out!

How To Unlock the Bootloader of the Yu Yuphoria

The Yu Yuphoria is the newest offering from Yu. Aside from it’s sleek metal clad body and bang for the buck hardware, the Yuphoria has a few software tricks up it’s sleeve! It runs stock AOSP and as such once the boot loader is unlocked, getting root permissions and installing custom recoveries on the device will be a breeze. So let’s see how we can do just that!

Pre Requisites

• ADB should be installed. You can find detailed instructions here.
• You need to have assess to a computer with preferably Windows running on it and with Administrative privileges.
• You will also need a USB cable
• And your device will need to be charged more than 80%.

Step 1

For this process we need to activate the developer settings option!

Go to Settings. Scroll down and go to About Phone. Click on build number around 10 times and you should see this toast message come up  ‘You are now a developer“.

Step 2

Press back and now a new section called ‘Developer Options’ will appear in settings. Tap on it and turn on the toggle at the top. Now scroll down and turn on USB Debugging.

Step 3

This is the best time to make a full backup of everything you value in your internal memory as the next step will wipe your internal storage.

Step 4

Power Off your phone. While continuously pressing the Volume Up key, connect your phone to the PC/Laptop via USB cable. You will get a black screen stating ‘Fastboot Mode’ at the middle.

Step 5

As soon as you plug your phone into the PC, windows will start installing drivers all by itself. Please wait for the installation to complete.

Step 6

After the drivers have been installed successfully, go to the folder where you have extracted adb_fastboot file.

Step 7

While pressing the Shift key on your keyboard, right click in the folder and select ‘Open Command Prompt Here’. The command prompt will open up.

Step 8

Now type the following command to check if your device has been detected in the fastboot mode.
fastboot -i 0x2A96 devices

You’ll get an error if the drivers aren’t installed successfully. However, if you don’t get any error, you may proceed to the next step.

Step 9

Now, run the following command to unlock the bootloader.

fastboot -i 0x2A96 oem unlock

Step 10

Now, run the following command to reboot your device to system.
fastboot -i 0x2A96 reboot

And that brings us to the end of this article! If you have any questions or comments feel free to voice them in the comment box below!

How to get the latest Cyanogen Mod 12.1 nightlies on the Yu Yuphoria

The Yu Yuphoria is the second smartphone by Yu the Micromax subsidiary. Pricxed at around the 7k price point, it’s primary competitors are the Redmi 2, Lenovo a6000 and A6000 plus and the Honor series from Huawei. The Yureka, like it’s elder brother Yuphoria, do hold a significant advantage over the others in this regard. The software portion of the Yureka handsets is handled by CyanogenMod. What this means is fast and fluid almost stock like experience from the developers at CyanogenMod. Along with that comes the promise of quick updates. One of the main advantages of being based off AOSP is that updates are quick and easy to make and roll out. This is aptly reflected in the fact that cyanogen has already released the nightlies for 5.1 officially for the Yu Yuphoria. Excited about getting the latest version of Android onto your mobile device? Well then, what are you waiting for, join us below to find out how you can get started!

Pre requisites

• Your Yu Yuphoria must be rooted with it’s boot loader unlocked.
• You must have a custom recovery installed, like TWRP or CWM.
• Your phone must be charged over 80%.
• Some common sense and ability to follow instructions!
• If you have not flashed a custom rom on your device before this you will need to format your data partition in TWRP or you will get an encryption error

Downloads

• Download the latest nightly from here.
• Download the GAPPs from here.

With that done, let’s get this show on the road.

Step 1

Boot into recovery mode. This can be done by pressing and holding Volume Up + Volume Down +Power buttons simultaneously until you see the YU Logo.

Step 2

Backup your current ROM from your custom recovery.

Step 3

Do a complete wipe, data and cache.

Step 4

Navigate to your SD Card and select the ROM zip file. Flash the ROM. (For your convenience we advise that you keep the zip file at the root of your SD card)

Step 5

If you’re so inclined, flash the GAPPs package.

Step 6

Reboot. The first boot will take longer than others so don’t panic.

Root : From CM 12 root permissions can be enable by going into settings>developer settings.

Congratulations! You have successfully upgraded your Yuphoria to the latest version of Lollipop. How was your upgrading experience? Did you face some hiccups? Leave us a comment down below! If you’re facing any problems about the OS upgrading, feel free to ask us and we’ll be happy to answer!