The OnePlus One developers
recently released the Alpha version of Android 5.0 Lollipop for OnePlus One
users and it's now available for download. Today's stroll, I would guide you on
how to download and install Android 5.0 Lollipop (Alpha) on your OnePlus One.
Before you proceed with the
tutorial, try to perform a nandroid backup on your OnePlus One device to
avoid lost of data.
How to Download and
Install Android 5.0 Lollipop (Alpha) on your OnePlus One
Step 1» Firstly, unlock the bootloader and install custom
recovery or TWRP on your OnePlus One Smart phone.
Step 2» Then download the Custom Rom (Alpha) package via here
(in zip format) then copy the zip file to your device.
Step 3» The Custom Rom comes without google app package, so
you would also need to download and install google apps package and also
move the zip folder to your device.
Step 4» After the above procedure, switch off your device and
boot to recovery mode by holding the volume down + power button.
NB- Before proceeding to step 5, make sure you have
backed up all your files.
Step 5» Once your device is in recovery mode, then wipe all
your files by doing a factory reset, to clear all cache, data and Dalvik.
Step 6» Once you have successfully wipe all data, cache and
Dalvik from your device, then go to install, locate the custom rom (Alpha)
in zip format and confirm flash. Once you have flashed the ROM, also go back to
install, locate the google app package that you also downloaded, and then flash
it.
Step 7» Once you have flashed both the Custom Rom and Gapps
files which are in zip format, then you can now reboot your device.
Once your device is rebooted,
you would start enjoying the new expierence of Android 5.0 Lollipop (Alpha)
along with Google apps (gapps) package on your OnePlus One device.