{"id":1525,"date":"2015-02-03T11:53:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T06:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2015-03-16T20:54:38","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T15:24:38","slug":"install-android-5-0-lollipop-no-xiaomi-mi-3w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/install-android-5-0-lollipop-no-xiaomi-mi-3w\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install Android 5.0 Lollipop on your Xiaomi Mi 3W"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/mi3lollipop.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/install-android-5-0-lollipop-no-xiaomi-mi-3w\/mi3lollipop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/mi3lollipop.png?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"169,300\" 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=\"mi3lollipop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/mi3lollipop.png?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1527\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/mi3lollipop.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"mi3lollipop\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/mi3lollipop.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/mi3lollipop.png?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Android Lollipop is now available for Mi3W phones by developer community. Its not a official update, but if you want to try out\u00a0Lollipop on your Mi3 its best option available right now. Its support english language and is pretty stable release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop AOSP ROM on Xiaomi Mi 3<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong> \u2013 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><\/p>\n<p><strong>To install CWM on Mi<\/strong> <strong>3<\/strong>, open the updater app, press menu button and then click \u201cselect update package\u201d. Select the \u2018CWM_recovery_r11_cancro.zip\u2019 and install it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Download the required files<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/uc?id=0B8eEOfHgMjiAcHVla25XcS1PR2s&amp;export=download\" target=\"_blank\">aosp-cancro-4.12.8-kQ1vi7iZhK-5.0<\/a> (Lollipop ROM for Mi 3) \u2013 245 MB<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/s.basketbuild.com\/filedl\/gapps?dl=gapps-lp-20141109-signed.zip\" target=\"_blank\">gapps-lp-20141109-signed.zip<\/a> (Gapps package for Android 5.0) \u2013 155 MB<\/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 5.0 \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 \u2018aosp-cancro-4.12.8-kQ1vi7iZhK-5.0.zip\u2019 file. <strong>Then install it to System 1<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Install Google Apps for Android 5.0<\/strong> (GAPPS) \u2013 Go back and install the \u2018gapps-lp-20141109-signed.zip\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 without any issues of random auto reboot. Let us know if you\u2019ve any questions! NFC is not working with this ROM yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Android Lollipop is now available for Mi3W phones by developer community. 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