Install crDroid 11 for Pixel 7a

Flashing instructions

Pre-installation:

• Make sure you are on latest Pixel firmware installed
• Recovery vendor_boot.img (from download page, recovery button)
• Gapps (get it on release page from their sourceforge)
• Optional KernelSU apk (get it on release page from their GitHub - click "show all assets" to see the apk)

First time installation (clean flash):

• On your computer open Command Prompt or Terminal and go to ADB folder location
• Reboot phone to fastboot with adb reboot bootloader
• Flash crDroid Recovery with command:

fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img

• fastboot will flash recovery to active slot
• With volume buttons, go to Recovery Mode
• In crDroid Recovery, go to Apply update - Apply from ADB
• After that execute this command:

adb sideload zip_name.zip (where zip_name is crDroid zip for your device)

• After ROM installation finished, recovery will ask you to switch to the opposite slot to flash Gapps and/or Magisk. Select yes.
• After reboot to recovery, adb sideload Gapps and/or Magisk.
• Reboot to recovery
• After reboot - Factory reset.
• Reboot and enjoy

Dirty flash via recovery:

• On your computer open Command Prompt or Terminal and go to ADB folder location
• Reboot into Recovery using adb reboot recovery
• In crDroid Recovery, go to Apply update - Apply from ADB
• After that execute this command:

adb sideload zip_name.zip (where zip_name is crDroid zip for your device)

• After ROM installation finished, recovery will ask you to switch to the opposite slot to flash Gapps and/or Magisk. Select yes.
• After reboot to recovery, adb sideload Gapps and/or Magisk.
• Reboot and enjoy
• Use Updater to update to latest version. Gapps and Magisk (if installed) are being kept

Update installation:

Via OTA:

• Use Updater to update to latest version. Gapps and Magisk (if installed) are being kept no need to flash agagin
• Go to Settings -> System -> Updater and download latest build
• Choose install and let it finish
• Reboot

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