Carbon ROM Android Pie for Redmi 4A – Android 9

Android Pie comes for Redmi 4A users via Carbon ROM. Here is how you can download and install Android 9.0 based Carbon ROM Android Pie on Redmi 4A is now available to download. This is quite stable build of Redmi 4A Android Pie Carbon ROM 7.0, which can be used as a daily driver.

This Android 9 based Redmi 4A Android Pie Carbon ROM is brought to you by Ankan005.

DONATION TO PROJECT/DEVELOPER(s):

Please consider for a small contribution to Ankan005 for the effort to build this ROM and to the Carbon ROM Project:
– No donation link found for Ankan005
 

[su_note note_color=”#F9D9D9″ text_color=”#AA4343″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]DISCLAIMER:
THIS BUILD MAY NOT BOOT AT ALL. THIS IS AN INITIAL TEST BUILD OF Redmi 4A ANDROID PIE Carbon ROM (Android 9).
MAKE SURE TO BACKUP EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS CARBON ROM ANDROID PIE ON Redmi 4A.[/su_note]
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– Installing a custom ROM requires unlocked bootloader on Redmi 4A, which may VOID your warranty and may delete all your data. Before proceeding further you may consider backup all data on the phone.
– You are the only person making changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.
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Status of this Redmi 4A Android Pie Carbon ROM:

Download Links to install Carbon ROM Android Pie on Redmi 4A:

HOW TO FLASH/INSTALL Carbon ROM ANDROID PIE 9.0 ON Redmi 4A:

Follow this guide if you are flashing Carbon ROM Android Pie on Redmi 4A for the first time, or coming from any other ROM of any Android version:

[su_note note_color=”#FBF4DD” text_color=”#A38C68″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]Points to NOTE:
– Try to avoid restoring apps backup using any application such as: Titanium Backup. It may break things up.
– Don’t restore system data using Titanium Backup! It will definitely break the current installation.
– It is also discouraged to Restoring Apps + Data using Titanium Backup.[/su_note]

1. Boot into the TWRP custom Recovery to install this Carbon ROM Android Pie on Redmi 4A.
   [su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Make sure to have a Custom recovery like a TWRP recovery or any other custom recovery.
   – If not then download the TWRP recovery from Downloads link and follow the How to install TWRP Guide (it’s a generic guide which will work for TWRP or any other recovery)[/su_note]
2. Backup system, vendor, boot, data of your Redmi 4A phone
   [su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- How to take complete backup using TWRP[/su_note]
3. Wipe the data partition (or do a factory reset), wipe cache, ART or Dalvik cache and Format the System partition.
   [su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a guide explaining How to wipe data using TWRP.[/su_note]
   [su_note note_color=”#FBF4DD” text_color=”#A38C68″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]This will delete all your data on your phone. You may consider complete backup of your phone data or take a NANDROID backup of the current ROM
   – How to backup Data on Android Phone[/su_note]
4. Download and Copy the Android Pie GApps and Redmi 4A Carbon ROM Android Pie ZIP file to your phone by using MTP mode in TWRP.
5. Flash the Redmi 4A Carbon ROM Android Pie file that you have copied into the phone.
   [su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining how to install recovery flashable zip file[/su_note]
6. Then flash the Android 9.0 Pie GApps
   [su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining how to install GApps using TWRP recovery.[/su_note]
7. Reboot and Enjoy the Android 9.0 based Carbon ROM Android Pie on Redmi 4A.

Upgrading from earlier version of Carbon ROM Android Pie on Redmi 4A (rolex):

1. Copy the latest Redmi 4A Android Pie Carbon ROM ZIP file, Android 9 Pie GApps package to the phone.
2. Boot into TWRP Recovery on Redmi 4A.
   – Make sure you have a latest custom Recovery that should be able to flash the latest update of Carbon ROM Android Pie on Redmi 4A.
3. Format or wipe the system partition from the custom recovery menu.
4. First install the Carbon ROM Android Pie ZIP file that you have copied.
   [su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining how to install recovery flashable zip[/su_note]
5. Reboot and see you have the GApps available or not.
   [su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Gapps is built in such a way that it will sustain across ROM updates.[/su_note]
6. If you don’t have GApps after upgrading the Carbon ROM Android Pie on Redmi 4A, then flash the Android Pie GApps once again.
   [su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.[/su_note]
7. Once everything is done, reboot and Enjoy the Android 9 Pie on Redmi 4A.

TROUBLESHOOTING AFTER INSTALLING ANDROID PIE 9.0 BASED Carbon ROM ON Redmi 4A:

Of course this Redmi 4A Android Pie build is an initial build. If in case you want to downgrade to Android Oreo or below then here are some of the options:
– LineageOS 15.1 Oreo ROM for Redmi 4A
– Or you can install any other ROM available for Redmi 4A

[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]Stay tuned or Subscribe to the Redmi 4A (rolex) forum for Android 9 Pie ROMs, Lineage OS 16 ROM, Android Oreo 8.1 ROMs, LineageOS 15.1 ROMs, other ROMs and all other device specific topics.[/su_note]