Flashing instructions

From Stock

YOU NEED A PC OR LAPTOP

• Backup your data
• Make sure to be on latest Firmware!!!
• Go to Settings
• Scroll down
• Tap on "About phone"
• Go on "Software information"
• Tap Build number 7 - 8 times
• If needed input your Lock method
• Go back twice
• Go on "Developer options"
• Hit "OEM unlocking"
• Follow steps from popups
• Shut down Phone
• On your PC your PC you make sure to have 7-Zip installed
• Right click on "recovery.img"
• Make sure the file name is EXACTLY "recovery.img"
• Hover over 7-Zip and click on "add to archive"
• Select "tar" as the archive format and hit "OK"
• Download Odin from here, if you havent already
• Extract that Archive
• After done go to Download mode (Volume - + Bixby + Power)
• Add the previously created .tar by clicking on AP and searching the location of where its saved.

NOW YOU GONNA BE FAST

• Prepare to hold volume up + Bixby + Power instantly after pressing start
• Press start when you are ready
• Now you are in crDroid recovery!
• Go to "Factory Reset" and click "Format System"
• Do the same with Format Data

From other AOSP rom

• Follow the guide on "How to install ADB on your PC"
• Reboot to Recovery
• Go to Advanced
• Tap "Enter Fastboot"
• On PC open a Terminal of your choice

fastboot flash RECOVERY/recovery (depending on how new your recovery is, try both) path/to/recovery.img

From TWRP

• Put recovery.img where you can find it
• Hit install and "Install Image"
• Go to wherever you put the image and click on it
• Select recovery and swipe to flash
• Go to reboot and "Reboot to Recovery"

First time installation (clean flash) via PC:

• Make sure to have everything downloaded you want to use on your phone
  • crDroid
  • GAPPS <- Select 13.0.0-arm64 packages
  • MAGISK <- Lygisk is a way to keep root after update, you can use normal magisk tho
• Follow the guide on "How to install ADB on your PC"
• On Recovery go to "Apply Update" and select "Apply from ADB"
• On PC start a Terminal of your choice and enter

adb sideload crDroid.zip

• |OPTIONAL| On Recovery go to "Apply Update" and select "Apply from ADB"

adb sideload gapps.zip

• |OPTIONAL| On Recovery go to "Apply Update" and select "Apply from ADB"

adb sideload magisk.zip

• Now in recovery go to factory reset and Format Data once more. If asked select F2FS
• Reboot to System

First time installation (clean flash) via OTG/SDCARD:

• Make sure to have everything downloaded you want to use on your phone

  • crDroid
  • GAPPS <- Select 13.0.0-arm64 packages
  • MAGISK <- Lygisk is a way to keep root after update, you can use normal magisk tho

• Move everything you downloaded to an USB stick/HDD/SSD/Whatever formatted as exFat/Fat32

• Plug it into your phone while its off

• Hold Volume up + bixby + power

• Go to "Apply Update"

• If you werent too fast, your storage device should show up now.

  • if not go back and retry for a few times

Update installation:

Via recovery (recommended way):

• Boot to recovery
• Choose apply update and Apply from ADB
• Now install crDroid zip via sideload and reboot

adb sideload crDroid.zip

• If you had gapps or Magisk, reboot to recovery and sideload gapps.zip/magisk.zip and reboot to System

Via OTA:

• Go to Settings -> System -> Updater and download latest build
• Choose install and let it finish
• If you had gapps or Magisk, reboot to recovery and sideload gapps.zip/magisk.zip and reboot to System
• Reboot

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