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HOW TO

FOLLOW:

How to
Install
CM12
Android
5.0
Lollipop
on any
Android
device
(complet
HOW TO

e and
universal
guide)
BY ANDY STEVENSON

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powered
smartphones and

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CM12.1 custom ROM

tablets. Of course,
more and more
devices will be

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and months, so if
you will want to
update your own
Android powered
device with CM
12, the best will
be to have a
proper step by
step guide near
you.

So, because of
that I thought to
develop this
general tutorial
which will guide

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your through the

update process of
CM12 Android 5.0
Lollipop custom
ROM on any
Android based
smartphone and
tablet. Currently
CM12 is available
for Samsung
Galaxy S5, Galaxy
Note N7000,
T-Mobile Galaxy
Note 3, Motorola
Moto G and HTC
One Max. But, as
stated, the devs
are working for
developing new
compatible
updates for more
devices, whether
we are talking
about mid range
or high end
handsets.
Do note that this
is a general
update tutorial. It
will work for any
Android based
smartphone and
tablet as long as

you have the

compatible CM 12
Android 5.0
Lollipop package.
Dont use a
custom ROM
designed for a
similar or different
handset on your
own phone as you
will end up in
messing things
up; and by
messing things up
I think about a
soft bricked
Android device
and about further
problems that
cant be easily
fixed.
For downloading
compatible CM12
update you just
have to access
the
xda-developers
official webpage.
From there you
can easily get the
update that is
compatible for
your device. Then,

you can return to

this tutorial for
following the
guidelines from
below. Everything
thats explained
here can be
applied on any
Android powered
smartphone or
tablet. Of course a
custom ROM
must be implied
as the steps from
below are
dedicated
especially for this
type of update
process.

Now, CM12 is
currently in
developing stage,
so only alpha

builts of the
firmware will be
available. So,
before
downloading and
installing Android
5.0 Lollipop
custom ROM on
your smartphone,
ensure that the
system is stable
enough for a daily
use. You need to
make sure that
there are only
minor bugs
present, or else
you wont be able
to smoothly use
CM12 on your
phone. Due to
same
considerations,
before applying
the update, the
best will be to
save the current
ROM that is
running on your
device.
Thus, by making a
Nandroid backup
(you can do so by

using a custom
recovery image,
such as CWM or
TWRP recovery)
you can save and
restore (within a
minute or less)
the ROM that you
are currently
using on your
device. Therefore,
if CM12 will not
be satisfying
enough, you will
be able to go back
to stock Android
OS without any
other problems.
It should be clear
that CM12 is in no
matter an official
Android 5.0
Lollipop OS. Thats
why, you are
about to complete
an unofficial
update operation.
Since it is
unofficial, some
custom
procedures are
also required
without these

procedures you
wont be able to
complete this
tutorial.
So, the first thing
to take care of is
the root access
that must be
ensured on your
Android device. In
that matter you
can use our
general root
tutorial that will
work on any
Android powered
device. Moreover,
a custom recovery
image must be
installed on your
phone as CM 12
ROM will be
installed through
the same. Once
more, you can use
our dedicated
step by step guide
for being able to
learn how to
install CWM
recovery on your
Android
smartphone or

tablet.
After taking care
of these essential
operations you
need to prevent
bad things from
happening. For
example, you
need to take care
of the data that is
stored on the
internal storage
memory of your
device. While
using a custom
recovery image
for flashing
Android 5.0
Lollipop firmware,
your data will be
erased as a wipe
will be performed.
Thus, you
shouldnt go any
further without
temporarily
saving everything
that you might
need afterwards.
Again, dont forget
to apply the
Nandroid backup
as I have already

prompted you.
Of course a
computer is
required because
you are about to
complete a
manual update
operation.
Moreover your
Android phone or
tablet and your
device USB cable
is definitely a
must. Lets see,
other things that
you must
complete before
starting the
update process:
enable USB
debugging on your
handset by
heading towards
menu settings
hit about phone
7 times access
developer options
check USB
debugging. On
the computer you
will use disable all
the antivirus and
other similar tools

because security
protection might
prevent you from
installing CM12
Android 5.0
Lollipop on your
device.
If the battery
status on your
phone shows less
power than 50% a
charge process is
a must. When the
battery is low,
your device might
get shut down in
the middle of the
update process.
Well, if thats
happening, your
handset might
also get bricked.
Remember to
download the
proper CM12
package for your
Android device
mode. As already
stated, you can do
so from
xda-developers
official webpage.

How to
Install
CM12
Android
5.0
Lollipop
on any
Android
device
1. Get the
Android 5.0
Lollipop
update (as
mentioned
several times
during the
guidelines
from above).
2. Optional: if
required
download
Google Apps
this package
might not be
included on
the CM12
firmware so
you will have

to flash it
manually.
3. Save both files
on the
computer you
are using, but
dont unzip
anything.
4. Connect your
Android
device with
your
computer and
copy-paste
the
downloaded
files on your
phones SD
card (is the SD
card isnt
supported on
your handset,
just transfer
the files on
internal
storage
memory).
5. Disconnect
the devices
and enter
recovery
mode on your
Android

smartphone /
tablet.
6. From recovery
first of all
make a hard
reset and
clear cache.
You can do all
that by
selecting
wipe data
factory reset,
wipe cache
partition and
wipe dalvick
cache.
7. Afterwards,
also from
recovery
select install
zip from SD
card followed
by choose zip
from SD card.
8. Pick the CM12
Android 5.0
Lollipop
custom ROM
and install the
update on
your Android
device.
Remember to

flash Google
Apps package
too if thats
required.
9. In the end just
select reboot
system now
and you can
enjoy the new
Android OS.
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Also,
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and
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