{"id":1879,"date":"2015-11-12T10:53:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T05:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2015-11-11T16:08:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T10:38:45","slug":"install-cyanogenmod-12-1-android-5-1-1-lollipop-on-your-xiaomi-mi-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/install-cyanogenmod-12-1-android-5-1-1-lollipop-on-your-xiaomi-mi-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Install CyanogenMod 12.1 Android 5.1.1 Lollipop On Your Xiaomi Mi 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Android-5.1-Lollipop-on-Xiaomi-Mi4-and-Mi3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1881\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/install-cyanogenmod-12-1-android-5-1-1-lollipop-on-your-xiaomi-mi-3\/android-5-1-lollipop-on-xiaomi-mi4-and-mi3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Android-5.1-Lollipop-on-Xiaomi-Mi4-and-Mi3.jpg?fit=550%2C323\" data-orig-size=\"550,323\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Android-5.1-Lollipop-on-Xiaomi-Mi4-and-Mi3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Android-5.1-Lollipop-on-Xiaomi-Mi4-and-Mi3.jpg?fit=550%2C323\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1881\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Android-5.1-Lollipop-on-Xiaomi-Mi4-and-Mi3.jpg?resize=300%2C176\" alt=\"Android-5.1-Lollipop-on-Xiaomi-Mi4-and-Mi3\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Android-5.1-Lollipop-on-Xiaomi-Mi4-and-Mi3.jpg?resize=300%2C176 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Android-5.1-Lollipop-on-Xiaomi-Mi4-and-Mi3.jpg?w=550 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Xiaomi Mi 3W is still a good phone to use with a lot of fan following. Now you can install\u00a0CyanogenMod 12.1 on it in following easy steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure you have installed\u00a0CWM recovery and boot into CWM recovery by pressing power and Volume Up button while booting up. (Install <a href=\"http:\/\/en.miui.com\/forum.php?mod=viewthread&amp;tid=58602&amp;highlight=cwm\" target=\"_blank\">CWM recovery 6.0.5.1<\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/uc?id=0B_M-QdcfhN5bU1BvOV9hYWl6U00&amp;export=download\" target=\"_blank\">Download here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Download the required files<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/download.cyanogenmod.org\/?device=cancro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cm-12.1-cancro.zip<\/a>\u00a0(Lollipop ROM for Mi 3) \u2013279 MB<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/cgapps\/vendor_google\/tree\/builds\/arm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">gapps-5.1.zip<\/a> (Gapps package for Android 5.1) \u2013 80\u00a0MB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then <strong>copy <\/strong>both the above files to the root directory (\/sdcard) of your phone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Flashing Android 5.1 \u00a0ROM on Mi 3 using CWM Recovery<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Power Down the phone. Press Volume Up + Power button to boot in to CWM Recovery mode.<\/li>\n<li>Go to \u2018advanced\u2019 and <strong>make sure \u2018active system\u2019 is 1<\/strong>. If active system is 2 then change it to system 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Select \u2018Wipe data\/ factory reset\u2019 and confirm to wipe. (Wiping may take sometime)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Select \u2018Wipe cache partition\u2019 and confirm.<\/li>\n<li>Go to advanced and \u2018wipe dalvik cache\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Go back and select \u2018Install zip\u2019. Select \u2018choose zip from \/sdcard\u2019, then <strong>0\/<\/strong> and then choose the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/download.cyanogenmod.org\/?device=cancro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cm-12.1-cancro.zip<\/a>\u2018\u00a0file. <strong>Then install it to System 1<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Install Google Apps for Android 5.1<\/strong>\u00a0(GAPPS) \u2013 Go back and install the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/cgapps\/vendor_google\/tree\/builds\/arm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">gapps-5.1.zip<\/a>\u2019 file to System 1.<\/li>\n<li>Reboot your phone by selecting \u2018reboot system now\u2019. (Choose No when it asks to fix root permission and to root the device.)<\/li>\n<li>You phone can take 15 to 20 min to boot up on first time, so dont get panic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have installed it on\u00a0 Mi 3W (Indian version) and the ROM seems to be working fine, but remember its still in development. Thanks to all the hard work done by the developers. Only FM Radio is not working.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you have install CyanogenMod 12.1 its easy to update to latest nightly build just download the latest ROM and just install it. Also we are hoping to get\u00a0CyanogenMod 13 soon for testing which will finally update our beloved Mi3 to Marshmallow Android 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xiaomi Mi 3W is still a good phone to use with a lot of fan following. 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