Android 14 download is now available publicly in the AOSP along side it was launched for Pixel devices and we have seen some development around the same.
Poco M2 Pro was launched with Android 10 and is NOT supported to be upgraded to the official MIUI Android 14.
But this is not it! I am here to tell you about all other Android 14 custom ROMs available for Poco M2 Pro and how to flash it on the phone.
This time it is the Android 14 TequilaOS which is based on AOSP, and brought to you by clarencelol. You can try the same but make sure you read the DISCLAIMER below and follow the guide in the exact steps written.
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If you find this work useful for you and for your Poco M2 Pro, you can always consider donating to clarencelol.
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This is guide specifically made for Poco M2 Pro. DO NOT TRY ON ANY OTHER PHONE!
You need to understand that, Installing any custom ROM requires some advanced and expert knowledge to modify the underlying firmware on your phone, such as you may need to unlock bootloader, custom recovery installation etc.
If not done properly it may leave your phone UNUSABLE temporarily or permanently!
YOU are the one who is making changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for anything wrong you do![/su_note]
What Works on TequilaOS Android 14 on Poco M2 Pro?
What works?
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- Everything
- SELinux is in permissive mode
What doesn’t work?
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- Nothing reported yet
How to Install Android 14 TequilaOS on Poco M2 Pro
Below is the step-by-step guide to install the TequilaOS Android 14 on your Poco M2 Pro.
- Take a backup of all your data from the device.
- You follow the Android backup guide or use any third-party Android app such as Titanium backup pro apk or Super backup and restore apk
- Unlock bootloader on Poco M2 Pro
- Download and install the ADB Fastboot utility on your PC.
- Download TequilaOS Android 14 for Poco M2 Pro and other flashable files.
- Reboot the phone into fastboot mode and then flash the vendor_boot.img, boot.img etc. using the below command line:
fastboot flash boot boot.imgfastboot flash dtbo dtbo.imgfastboot flash recovery recovery.img
- Reboot to TWRP or other custom recovery and then do a Factory Reset.
- Then use Apply zip from ADB (which is ADB sideload)
- Open a cmd window and execute the below command to flash the ROM
adb sideload tequila-uno..*-miatoll.zip- Use ADB Sideload to install the Android 14 AOSP ROM zip file.
- Reboot your device and DONE.
- Take a backup of all your data from the device.
NOTE: This ROM comes with GApps for Android 14 already. No need to install it separately.
Google Camera for Poco M2 Pro on Android 14
Google Camera now a days is running almost on all Android phones regardless of OEM type. You can check one of the compatible GCam APK for Poco M2 Pro from the link given here.
Conclusion
That’s all for now on this Android 14 build for Poco M2 Pro. As I have mentioned right on top of this guide that this device will be upgraded to official Android 14 but it might come little late.
Meanwhile, if some other Android 14 custom ROM comes for this, I will keep you guys posted either here or on other separate post.
That’s all for now. If you face any problem, or if you find anything missing in these instructions, do let me know in the comment section and I will try to fix it ASAP.