The Google Nexus 5 smartphone has received its first build based on Lollipop OS from Paranoid Android team. Read the info below in order to learn how to successfully flash this new custom ROM for your device.
The PA 5.0 Alpha 1 custom ROM is based on the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop AOSP and on the CM 12 custom ROM. Besides all the stock and CM features you will also get tons of new features designed by the Paranoid Android team.
Read the tutorial below in order to learn how to prepare the phone for the installation process:
- use this post only with the Nexus 5 device.
– do not use this post on any other Android devices. - your phone has to be rooted and running the latest CWM or TWRP Custom Recovery image.
– if the custom recovery is not updated to its latest version, then it won’t support any new Android 5.x Lollipop custom ROMs. - in the ‘how-to’ part of this post you will find two extra preparation steps: the NANDROID Backup and the Factory Reset.
– do not skip those steps when you reach them in the tutorial.
– the ‘NANDROID Backup’ process creates a full backup for your device, one that can be used to repair your device in case the new PA ROM doesn’t boot successfully.
– NANDROID Backup saves the entire OS and the data that was created by the previous ROM.
– the ‘factory reset’ process has to be applied, so that you will get rid of all the files that were installed by the previous ROM.
– ‘factory reset’ doesn’t wipe any data from the internal storage. - in case you need to save data from installed applications, sms text messages or any other types of files, then you can use the Helium app for Android.
– sync Contacts info with your default Gmail account. - the battery charge level of your device has to be over 40%, so that the Nexus 5 won’t power off during the installation process.
- this post is for advanced users, do not blame us in case you end up losing any data nor in case you brick the phone.
- read the whole guide and don’t skip any steps.
Now that you’ve read all of the above you can continue to the next part of this post.
How to flash Paranoid Android 5.0 Alpha 1 ROM for Nexus 5:
- Download PA 5.0 Alpha 1 ROM from here.
- Download Gapps for Paranoid Android 5.x ROMs here.
- Use the USB Cable to transfer both zip files to your phone’s internal storage.
– do not unzip these files.
– disconnect the device from PC when all files have been successfully copied.
– if you’ve used the phone to download the files directly, then you can skip this step. - Power off the Nexus 5 and then boot it in Custom Recovery Mode.
- Create a NANDROID ROM Backup:
– for CWM: select ‘backup and restore’.
– for TWRP: select ‘backup’ options.
– set a name for the newly created file and confirm the backup process. - Now you can ‘factory reset’ the Nexus 5:
– for CWM select ‘wipe data/ factory reset’.
– for TWRP select the ‘wipe’ option.
– confirm this step and then continue to the next step when it’s done. - Initiate the PA 5.0 Alpha 1 ROM installation process:
– CWM: select ‘install zip from sdcard’, then ‘choose zip from sdcard’.
– TWRP: press ‘Install’. - Browse your Nexus 5 internal storage and load the PA 5.0 Alpha 1 ROM zip in the custom Recovery.
- Confirm the installation process of this new ROM.
– note that the process takes a while before it completes. - After the Paranoid Android 5.0 Alpha ROM is flashed successfully you can install the Gapps zip using the same actions as in step 7.
- When the PA 5.0 Alpha and the Gapps files are flashed on your Nexus 5 you can reboot it in normal mode.
– note that the first boot process of this new ROM will take a while before it loads all the new files.
– don’t press any buttons until you see the home screen of your device. - Use your Google info in order to take control over your device once again after the reboot it complete.
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