How to Install Nitrogen OS Oreo for Nexus 4

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September 3, 2024 at 12:56 PM #32933
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Nitrogen OS Oreo for Nexus 4 is now available to download. This Nitrogen OS Oreo for Nexus 4 (mako) is brought to you by developer nitin1438.
DONATION TO DEVELOPER(s):
If you like this ROM then do consider a small contribution to nitin1438 and the Nitrogen OS project:
– No donation link found for nitin1438
– Donate to Nitrogen OS project
If you want some more Android Oreo ROM for Nexus 4, then stay tuned to one of the following list:
– RR Oreo Download list
– LineageOS 15 Downloads list
– OFFICIAL LineageOS 15.1 Download list
– AOSP Oreo ROMs Download list
DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD OF Nitrogen OS ANDROID OREO (8.1), WHICH MAY HAVE MANY BUGS. BACKUP THE CURRENT ROM BEFORE FLASHING AND TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Installing a custom ROM on a the Nexus 4 requires a custom recovery to be installed, which 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.
Content structure:
Status of Nitrogen OS Oreo for Nexus 4:
WHAT’S WORKING:
– Unknown
KNOWN ISSUES:
– Unknown

REQUIRED DOWNLOADS AND LINKS TO UPDATE NITROGEN OS OREO ON NEXUS 4:
- TWRP recovery download link for Nexus 4
  – Follow this guide: How to Install TWRP on Nexus 4 using Fastboot (This requires an unlocked bootloader)
  – Here is How to unlock bootloader using fastboot
- Nitrogen OS Oreo Download link for Nexus 4
- Oreo 8.1 GApps Download for Nexus 4 Nitrogen OS Oreo ROM
- Rooting guide for Nitrogen OS Oreo
HOW TO INSTALL/UPDATE Nitrogen OS OREO FOR NEXUS 4 (ANDROID 8.1):
Follow this guide to Install Nitrogen OS Oreo ROM on Nexus 4 for the first time or coming from another Android version:
Points to NOTE on BACKUP before updating:
– 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. Boot into Recovery by one of the following method:
  – Power off the phone and keep pressing key combinations while turning on your phone.
  – If you have enabled USB debugging and you have ADB utility installed on your PC then you can execute the following command on a console or command prompt:
```
adb reboot recovery
```
2. Wipe data partition (or do factory reset), Cache partition, Dalvik Cache and Format the System partition using the recovery.
  – 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.
  IGNORE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO OR IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS.
  – How to backup all data on your Android Device.
  – how to take NANDROID backup using TWRP recovery.
3. Download the Nexus 4 Nitrogen OS Oreo ROM zip file, Oreo GApps file and copy the files to phone.
4. Flash the Nexus 4 Nitrogen OS Oreo ROM zip from device.
  – Here is a post explaining how to flash a ROM zip using TWRP.
5. Then flash the Android 8.1 Gapps package.
  – Here is a post explaining how to install GApps using TWRP.
Upgrading from earlier version of Nitrogen OS Oreo for Nexus 4:
1. Copy the latest Nitrogen OS Oreo ROM zip file to Nexus 4.
2. Boot into Recovery.
3. Install the latest Nitrogen OS Oreo ROM ZIP from your phone and wait till it finishes.
  – Here is a post explaining how to flash a custom ROM using TWRP recovery.
4. Then Install the Android 8.1 Oreo GApps package.
  – Here is: how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
5. Reboot and Enjoy
Reboot to system after installing is done completely. Do the required initial setup and enjoy the Android Oreo ROM for Nexus 4 with Nitrogen OS. If you face any problem following this guide or post installation then just login and leave a comment to get an instant reply.
Rooting Nitrogen OS Oreo ROM on Nexus 4:
There is no inbuilt ROOT functionality available on this ROM.
Here is how to ROOT Nitrogen OS Oreo ROM, a step-by-step guide !!!

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