Update LG Nexus 4 E960 to Android 9.0 Pie AOSP 9 ROM

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Here you go, all Nexus 4 users can now Update LG Nexus 4 E960 to Android 9.0 Pie AOSP 9 ROM. It’s time for you all to enjoy the Android Pie taste on your Nexus 4. Follow the instructions provided in the tutorial below.

Update LG Nexus 4 E960 to Android 9.0
Update LG Nexus 4 E960 to Android 9.0

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Nexus 4:

The Nexus 4 was released in October 2012. The phone came out with a screen of 4.7 inches-inches having 768 x 1280 resolution. Nexus 4 was powered by Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU and Adreno 320 GPU. It had internal storage of 8 or 16GB and a RAM of 2GB only. The camera at the back of this phone was of 8 MP and on the front, it was of the only 1.3MP. Inside this phone, there was a 2100 mAh battery. The phone originally ran on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It was upgradable to Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Google will not update the Nexus 4 to Android Pie.

Android 9.0 Pie AOSP 9 ROM Features:

Linux kernel 3.4.y merged in (currently 3.4.113 – mostly security patches and minor bug fixes). BFQ IO scheduler (official kernel 3.4 release), set up so GUI processes have the highest priority. F2FS support from kernel 4.9 (for /data only! no point of f2fs on /cache). SELinux in Enforcing modeforum.xda-developers

Problems:

  • None.

Update LG Nexus 4 E960 to Android 9.0 Pie AOSP 9 ROM:

Before we proceed to the installation process, you need to complete the following requirements.

Preparations To Update LG Nexus 4 E960 to Android 9.0 Pie AOSP 9 ROM:

  • This ROM is only for the Nexus 4. Do not try it on any other phone.
  • This is a custom ROM. If you don’t know how to handle a custom ROM, either follow the instructions very carefully or avoid installing it.
  • Backup all of your important data including contacts, call logs, media content and everything else.
  • The Nexus 4 must have a TWRP recovery installed on it.
  • Follow the instructions carefully now.

Required downloads:

Important Message:

THE ROM FLASHING PROCESS REQUIRES YOU TO FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE, SO, MAKE SURE THAT YOU BACKUP ALL OF YOUR IMPORTANT CONTACTS, CALL LOGS, SMS MESSAGES AND MEDIA CONTENT. FLASHING A CUSTOM ROM IS NOT RECOMMENDED BY DEVICE MANUFACTURERS AND THE PROCESS IS HIGHLY CUSTOM. IN CASE A MISHAP OCCURS, TECHBEASTS, THE ROM DEVELOPER OR THE DEVICE MANUFACTURER MAY NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING AT YOUR OWN RISK.Techbeasts

Install Android 9.0 Pie AOSP 9 ROM on Nexus 4:

  1. First, Download Android 9.0 Pie AOSP 9 ROM for Google Nexus 4.
  2. Download Google GApps.
  3. Copy both the downloaded .zip files to your Nexus 4’s internal SD card.
  4. Now boot your Nexus 4 in recovery mode. To do so, power off your Nexus 4 completely. Now turn it on by pressing and holding Volume Down + Power Keys. You will boot into TWRP recovery.
  5. A clean install is always preferred to perform a factory data reset using the wipe option in TWRP.
  6. Now get back to the main menu in TWRP and tap Install > scroll all the way down and tap the ROM.zip file that you just copied. Swipe finger from left to write on the bottom of the screen to flash.
  7. Once flashed, get back to the main menu and tap Install again. Now scroll all the way down and select GApps.zip file this time and flash it.
  8. Get back to the main menu again and wipe cache and dalvik cache from wipe option.
  9. Now reboot your phone, you will have the all-new AOSP based Android 9.0 Marshmallow running on your Nexus 4.
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