How to Install Official CM13 (CyanogenMod 13) Marshmallow ROM on Droid 4

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If you are wondering how to install CM13 (CyanogenMod 13, Marshmallow ROM) on Droid 4 (codename: maserati) then you are at the right place. If you are a first time user then be sure that we will take you through a step by step guide to get your Droid 4 installed with CM13 marshmallow ROM on the other hand it will be buttery smooth installation for experienced advanced users. As this is an Official NIGHTLY ROM you need not to worry about the status of the ROM and be assured that everything is working on the ROM and there might be very minor bugs if in case.

[CyanogenMod 13 Marshmallow ROM for Motorola Droid 4]

DISCLAIMER:
Installing Custom ROM on your phone may require you to unlock the bootloader of your device and MAY VOID WARRANTY. Before proceeding further you may consider backup your all data. You are the only person doing changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you. Neither the developer nor we will be held responsible for any disaster that happens to your device.

 

Things needed for Droid 4 CM 13 (CyanogenMod 13) Marshmallow ROM installation:

– TWRP Recovery with SELinux support.
– ROM download link
– GApps download link

Installing CM 13 ROM on Droid 4:

STEP 1:

Copy the ROM and Gapps zip file to your SD card or internal memory(By using a USB cable or via adb push command).

STEP 2:

Reboot into recovery by pressing key combination or type the following command if you are on a PC:

$ adb reboot recovery

STEP 3:

Wipe Data / Factory Reset, Format /system, Format /cache, clean Dalvik Cache.

If you don’t know how to do this then here is how to wipe data using TWRP recovery.

This will delete all your data on your phone. You may consider backing up your phone data or take a nandroid backup. Here is how to take NANDROID backup using TWRP recovery.

STEP 4:

Select the Install Zip from SDcard option.
Select the CM 13 Marshmallow ROM zip file for the Droid 4 from your phone’s internal memory or the SD card wherever you have kept and after that do the same for GApps also.

After finishing flashing just reboot your phone and enjoy CM 13 Marshmallow ROM on your Motorola Droid 4. 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 Access on CM13/CyanogenMod 13

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