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Warning: The provided instructions are for crDroid 11 running on Redmi 4A/5A (rova). These will only work if you follow every section and step precisely.
Do not continue after something fails!
Do not continue after something fails!
Installation is only possible on a device with unlocked bootloader!
crDroid is not responsible for any damage you made to your device. You have been warned!
Flashing instructions
Pre-installation:
- OrangeFox recovery
- Gapps (check download page, gapps button)
- Magisk 20.0 or newer for root (after first boot) - (Download from here)
- KernelSU-NEXT (KSU-NEXT) - (Download from here)
- Firmware
First time installation (clean flash):
- Install OrangeFox recovery from the "Pre-installation" section or any other recovery with FBEv2 encryption support
- Download the latest crDroid ROM & the latest Gapps package (Optional)
- Boot into recovery
- Perform a wipe of:
- Dalvik / ART Cache
- System
- Vendor
- Cache
- Format data is MANDATORY using OrangeFox recovery (or any other recovery with FBEv2 encryption support).
- Flash crDroid ROM
🚨 IMPORTANT
The ROM is encrypted by default. This is a crDroid requirement! If you don't care about encryption, you can disable it within OrangeFox recovery: demonstration (you should see "Disable FBE" button instead).
- Flash Android 7 (Nougat) based firmware from the "Pre-installation" section
- Flash Gapps [NikGapps T ARM64-Core] (Optional)
- Flash Magisk Root (Optional)
- Reboot to the system
Update installation:
OTA
Check Settings > System > Updater
Local Update
Check Settings > System > Updater > Three dots > Local Update
Recovery
- Download the latest crDroid ROM
- Reboot to recovery
- Flash crDroid update
💡 NOTE
Read recovery logs and make sure Gapps and/or Magisk have restored themselves.
- Wipe Dalvik / ART Cache
- Reboot to the system