CyanogenMod 13 for Gionee Elife E7 CM13 Marshmallow ROM

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Gionee Elife E7 CM13 (CyanogenMod 13) Marshmallow Custom ROM is an UNOFFICIAL Android Marshmallow build for Elife E7. This Gionee Elife E7 CM13 (CyanogenMod 13) ROM is brought to you by developer frhatfrat. Current status of this ROM is UNKNOWN. It is strongly recommended that you take either a NANDROID backup or take a complete sync of your phone data. For more CM13 ROM updates and OFFICIAL update of Elife E7 CM13, you can have a look on the big CyanogenMod 13 devices list.

DISCLAIMER:
Installing custom ROM requires a custom recovery to be installed on your device, which in-turn may require the bootloader to be unlocked which may VOID your warranty and may delete all your data. Before proceeding further you may consider backup your all data. You are the only person making changes on your phone and neither we nor the developer can be held responsible for the mistakes done by YOU.

 

WHAT’S WORKING:
– NOT KNOWN

KNOWN ISSUES:
– NOT KNOWN

 

REQUIRED DOWNLOADS AND GUIDES FOR GIONEE ELIFE E7 CM13 ROM FLASHING:

• TWRP recovery for Elife E7.

  – To flash this TWRP you may follow the following: TWRP recovery installation guide for the Elife E7 [Bootloader must be unlocked before following this guide]

• ROM Download link of Elife E7 CM13 Marshmallow ROM [CM13 FOR ELIFE E7 DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE]
• CM13 GApps download link for the Elife E7 CyanogenMod 13 ROM

The CyanogenMod 13 for Elife E7 comes with inbuilt ROOT, so SuperSU zip file is not required. After this CM13 installation you may want to enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:
How to Enable ROOT on CM13/CyanogenMod 13

CYANOGENMOD 13 FOR ELIFE E7 CM13 (CYANOGENMOD 13) MARSHMALLOW CUSTOM ROM INSTALLATION GUIDE:

Make sure that you have a custom recovery installed on the Elife E7 (u2). If not then download the recovery from above downloads section and you can follow this guide: How to install recovery on Android using fastboot guide.

Points to NOTE on Backup:
– 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.

1. Follow this if you are flashing CyanogenMod 13 ROM for the first time to your Elife E7 (u2), or coming from another ROM:

   • Download and Copy the GApps and Elife E7 CM13 ROM ZIP to your phone.
   • Boot into Recovery. Make sure to have a Custom recovery like CWM or TWRP or any other custom 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. IGNORE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO OR IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS. 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.

   • First flash the CM13 ROM ZIP from device. Then flash the GApps zip from your device memory.
     – Here is a post explaining how to flash a custom ROM using TWRP recovery.
   • Then flash the CM13 Marshmallow GApps package.
     – Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
   • Reboot and Enjoy the CyanogenMod 13 Marshmallow ROM on your Elife E7.

2. Upgrading from earlier version of CyanogenMod 13 ROM for Elife E7 (u2):

   • Copy the latest zip file of CyanogenMOd 13 for Elife E7 to your phone.
   • Boot into Recovery.
   • Flash the latest CM ROM ZIP from your phone.
     – Here is a post explaining how to flash a custom ROM using TWRP recovery.
   • Then flash the CM13 Marshmallow GApps package.
     – Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
   • Reboot and Enjoy

Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android Marshmallow 6.0 with CyanogenMod 13 for Elife E7 (u2). After this CyanogenMod 13 ROM installation you may want to enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:
How to Enable ROOT Access on CM13/CyanogenMod 13

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