Do not continue after something fails!
Before you proceed, remove all Google accounts from your device to avoid "Factory reset protection" (FRP)!
Installation is only possible on a device with unlocked bootloader!
We are 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)
- Firmware
First time installation (clean flash):
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Install OrangeFox recovery from the "Pre-installation" section or any other recovery with FBE encryption support
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Download the latest crDroid ROM & the latest Gapps package (Optional)
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Boot into recovery
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Perform a wipe of:
- Dalvik / ART Cache
- System
- Vendor
- Cache
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Format data is MANDATORY using OrangeFox recovery (or any other recovery with FBE encryption support).
💡 NOTE
If you are upgrading from crDroid 8, you only need to wipe data.
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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).
💡 NOTE
Encrypting via the ROM's settings is no longer supported in Android 13+, so you will not be able to enable encryption in any other way (except clean install or as shown in the demo above).
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Flash Android 7 (Nougat) based firmware from the "Pre-installation" section
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Flash Gapps [NikGapps T ARM64-Core] (Optional)
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Flash Magisk Root (Optional)
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Reboot to the system
Update installation:
OTA
Check Settings > System > Update
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