crDroid 4.0 for Vibe K5/Plus – Android Oreo ROM Download and Install

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September 3, 2024 at 12:56 PM #30323
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Android Oreo crDroid 4.0 ROM for Vibe K5/Plus (A6020) is now available via a development version. This guide provides the download to crDroid Oreo ROM for Vibe K5/Plus and guides through the installation process of Vibe K5/Plus crDroid Oreo ROM. This Vibe K5/Plus crDroid Android Oreo ROM is brought to you by Minuteman.
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If you want Lineage OS ROM or some more Android Oreo ROMs then stay tuned to the LineageOS 15 Download devices list page or the AOSP Android Oreo ROMs devices list page.
DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS AN INITIAL BETA BUILD OF ANDROID OREO, WHICH MAY HAVE FEW BUGS. BACKUP THE CURRENT ROM BEFORE INSTALLING THIS ONE. TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Installing a custom ROM on a the Vibe K5/Plus requires a custom recovery to be installed, 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 Vibe K5/Plus crDroid 4.0 Android Oreo Download:
WHAT’S WORKING:
– Unknown
KNOWN ISSUES:
– Unknown

REQUIRED LINKS AND FILES FOR Vibe K5/Plus crDroid 4.0 OREO ROM:
- TWRP download for Vibe K5/Plus
  – Here is theTWRP update guide for Vibe K5/Plus. This recovery guide requires an unlocked bootloader on the phone.
- crDroid Oreo ROM Download link for Vibe K5/Plus
- Oreo GApps Download for crDroid 4.0 Android Oreo ROM
Root binary is NOT inbuilt in Lineage OS ROM, so you may need a separate SuperSu package or LineageOS su (because crDroid ROM is based on LineageOS) binary to install to gain ROOT access. Here is Lineage OS Rooting guide
If there is no in-built ROOT or it does not work for some reason then you can try SuperSU rooting guide to enable ROOT access.
HOW TO INSTALL/DOWNLOAD/INSTALL/UPDATE THE Vibe K5/Plus TO THE crDroid 4.0 ROM:
Follow this if you are installing crDroid 4.0 on the Vibe K5/Plus for the first time, or coming from another ROM:
Points to NOTE:
– Try to avoid restoring apps backup using 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.
- Boot into Recovery.
  Make sure to have a Custom recovery like CWM or TWRP or any other custom recovery. If not then download the recovery for Vibe K5/Plus from above link and follow the Custom Recovery Installation Guide (it’s a generic guide which will work for TWRP as well as CWM recovery or any other recovery)
- Wipe data factory reset, Cache partition, Dalvik Cache and Format the System partition.
  – Here is a guide explaining how to wipe data using TWRP recovery.
  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 all data on your Android Device
  – how to take NANDROID backup using TWRP recovery
- Download and Copy the Oreo GApps and the crDroid 4.0 Oreo ROM ZIP to the phone.
- First install the Vibe K5/Plus crDroid 4.0 Oreo ROM ZIP from device. Then install the GApps zip from your device memory.
  – Here is a post explaining how to install crDroid 4.0 Oreo ROM
- Then reboot into recovery (don’t skip this) and install the Gapps for crDroid 4.0 package.
  – Here is a post explaining how to install GApps using TWRP recovery.
- Reboot and Enjoy Android Oreo with crDroid 4.0 ROM on Vibe K5/Plus.
Upgrading from earlier version of crDroid 4.0 for Vibe K5/Plus (A6020):
- Copy the latest crDroid 4.0 Oreo ROM ZIP file to the phone.
- Boot into Recovery.
- Install the crDroid Android Oreo ROM ZIP file that you copied.
  – Here is a post explaining how to install crDroid 4.0 Oreo ROM
- Then install the crDroid 4.0 Oreo GApps package.
  – Here is a post explaining how to install GApps using TWRP recovery.
- Reboot and Enjoy
Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android Oreo 8.1 with crDroid 4.0 on the Vibe K5/Plus (A6020). After the installing the crDroid 4.0 ROM, you may want to enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:
How to Enable ROOT on crDroid 4.0 ROM.

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