Android for Poco X3 Pro

Android 14 download is now available and we have seen some development around the same. This time it is the Android 14 for Poco X3 Pro.

Poco X3 Pro was launched with Android 11; which means the Poco X3 Pro may or may not receive the official MIUI Android 14 in future.

This is where the custom ROM such as this AOSP Android 14 ROM for Poco X3 Pro is great if you have ever wished to upgrade it to the latest Android

What Works on AOSP Android 14 on Poco X3 Pro?

What works?

What doesn’t work?

How to Install Android 14 on Poco X3 Pro

Below is the step-by-step guide to install the AOSP Android 14 ROM on your Poco X3 Pro.

• Download the AOSP Android 14 ROM for Poco X3 Pro and copy it into the phone or keep in the PC (if you intend to install using ADB sideload)
  • • Download links are available in the below download section.
• Unlock bootloader on Poco X3 Pro
• Download and install the ADB Fastboot utility on your PC.
• Download the recovery for Poco X3 Pro
• Reboot the phone into fastboot mode (press both Power + Volume Down keys) and then flash the recovery.img using the below command line
  • fastboot flash recovery OrangeFox-vayu..*.img or twrp-..*-vayu.img
• Now, download AOSP Android 14 ROM file for Poco X3 Pro
• Enter into recovery mode and Wipe data, Cache, System and system partition.
  
  [Clean Flash is recommended].
  – Make sure you don’t wipe or format Internal memory here. Otherwise you will lose all your phone data!
  
  – Here is a step-by-step guide on how to wipe data using TWRP recovery
  – This step will erase the current firmware from the phone. You can choose to keep a backup of the relevant boot and system partition so that you can rollback if the new build doesn’t work properly.
• 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 aospa_vayu..*.zip
  • Use ADB Sideload to install the Android 14 ROM zip file.
• Once done, reboot the phone to boot into Android 14 on Poco X3 Pro.
• DONE

NOTE: This ROM already has GApps built-in. You DO NOT need to flash any Android 14 GApps.

Google Camera for Poco X3 Pro on Android 14

Google Camera APK 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 X3 Pro from the link given there.

Conclusion

That’s all for now on this Android 14 build for Poco X3 Pro. As I have mentioned right on top of this guide that this device will NOT be upgraded to official Android 14, hence, custom ROM is the only way to upgrade to latest Android version.

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.