It’s time to get our OnePlus One out of the drawer, wipe off the dust and prepare it for the Pie taste. The OnePlus One has been blessed by the Android Pie POSP custom ROM. POSP stands for Potato Open Source Project and it’s entirely based on the Android Open Source Project. So basically, you are about to install the Potato Pie on your OnePlus One. This guide will take you through the steps to update OnePlus One to Android Pie POSP custom ROM. Before we download Android Pie on the OnePlus One, let’s learn more about this ROM and the OnePlus One.
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Potato Pie Custom ROM!
The Android Pie POSP custom ROM for the OnePlus One has got most of its features working fine. The ROM boots without any kind of issues. Bluetooth, WiFi, and NFC are working all good. The call-making, messaging, and mobile data connectivity are working as well. The WiFi hotspot also works in this ROM. Audio, Video, and 3D Rendering are working as well. In short, almost everything is working in the Potato Pie ROM.
If you already have some knowledge of custom ROMs and how they work, installing this ROM should not be an issue for you. However, if you are a newbie, bear in mind that custom ROMs are not always stable. Any bug can come up anytime while using a custom ROM. As far as the installation is concerned, there is nothing to worry about only if you follow the instructions carefully. If you are not sure what you are doing, you may consider staying away from a custom ROM.
A flashback at the OnePlus One
The OnePlus One was released in 2014. The phone came with a 5.5-inch FHD display having 16:9 SIB and 1080P resolution. Corning Gorilla Glass 3 was protecting the screen. Originally, the OnePlus One ran on the CyanogenMod 13 themed by OxygenOS 2.1.3. Back in the day, OnePlus was using the CyanogenMod ROMs on its phones which was also the reason to make the devices quite popular. The OnePlus One was powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 CPU accompanied by Adreno 330 GPU. The phone came with either 16GB storage + 3GB RAM or 64GB storage + 3GB RAM. This phone had a 13MP camera at the back and a 5MP on the front. It had a 3,100 mAh battery under the hood. OnePlus made waves in the smartphone industry with its very first phone. It was the cheapest phone with those mighty specifications back in 2014. The company hasn’t broken its trend yet. It still offers powerful devices under a good price tag.
How to Update OnePlus One to Android Pie POSP Custom ROM
Preparations to download Android Pie POSP on OnePlus One
- This ROM is only for the OnePlus One. Do not try it on any other phone.
- Backup each and everything on your Android phone as follows:
- Now backup all your important contacts, find the full guide here.
- Also, backup all your important SMS messages, find the full guide here.
- Don’t forget to backup all your important call logs, find the full guide here.
- Backup all your important media content manually. (Copy to your PC.)
- The bootloader of your phone must be unlocked.
- Your OnePlus One must have a TWRP recovery installed on it.
- Follow the instructions carefully. In case of a mishap, we may not be held responsible.
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Install OnePlus One Android 9 Pie
- Power down your phone.
- Press and hold Volume Up + Power button OR Volume Down + Power button to boot into Fastboot.
- Use Volume keys to bring recovery mode, press Power key to enter in it.
- Now in TWRP recovery, click on Wipe > Advanced Wipe > Select System, Data, Cache, Dalvik Cache > Wipe all these.
- Get back to the main menu in TWRP and click on Install > Install Zip > Locate potato-bacon-xxxx.zip file > flash it.
- Similarly, click on Install once again and flash the Gapps.zip file this time.
- In the end, go to Wipe > Advanced Wipe > Select Cache & Dalvik Cache > Swipe screen to wipe.
- Now reboot the phone. You should see the Android 9 Pie running on it. That’s all.
