How to Install Unofficial Android 4.4 KitKat on Nexus 4 & Nexus 7
Nexus 5 and the new Android 4.4 KitKat is currently a hot topic for discussion and Google has already announced that Android KitKat will be soon rolling out to its old Nexus devices which includes Nexus 4, 7 and 10. But if you are among those who don’t want to wait for the official OTA updates, then here is something interesting for you. A great thanks to Paranoid Android team at XDA for making this possible. The team has recently released an early AOSP based Android 4.4 KitKat ROM for Nexus 4 and 7 users.
But as it is currently in its early builds, so it includes some bugs and issues. However it seems to be a usable build, as various users on the forums are happy with this ROM.
WHAT WE NEED:
- A custom recovery for example ClockworkMod or TWRP installed in your device. Please note that if you are having Nexus 7 2012 model, then it will be good to have TWRP 2.6.3 or later, as many users are complaining about different issues with ClockworkMod flashing.
- Download Required AOSP 4.4 ROM
- The Latest Google Apps Package, which you can download from here..
HOW TO INSTALL 4.4 ON NEXUS 4
- Please be sure to take the required backups, which you need.
- Firstly you have to copy both the download ROM and the GApps package to your device.
- After that you have to Reboot your device into recovery mode.
- Perform a full data wipe (factory reset). Also wipe cache and dalvik cache using the appropriate options in the recovery.
- It will be also a good thing, to format the system partition.
- Now you have to Install the ROM and after that Google Apps package.
- Reboot your device.
ON NEXUS 7
- Copy download files to your Nexus 7 tablet.
- Power off the tablet.
- Now reboot your Nexus 7 into Bootloader Mode by pressing and holding Volume Up, Volume Down and Power buttons together.
- Now you have to follow the onscreen instructions and select Bootloader option to boot into Recovery mode.
- Before flashing the new ROM do the following steps in CWM recovery:
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache partition
- go to “advanced” and perform wipe dalvik cache
- go to “mounts and storage” and format system
- In CWM recovery, you have to click on the Install Zip from SD card and select the ROM zip file which you have copied earlier to the tablet (Use the same method for Google Apps)
- After installation finishes, go back and restart your device.
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