Very Special Thanks to XDA Senior Member scritch007 for sharing the unofficial built of CyanogenMod 13 a.k,a CM13 for Lenovo Vibe K5 and K5 Plus.This ROM is in beta stage but according to the dev, it can be used as daily driver. This unofficial CM13 ROM is a Very clean & Fast ROM with some added extra useful features.You will also get the DOZE Mode resulting in good battery life.Below we will be sharing Full step by step guide to Flash / Install CM13 Marshmallow ROM On Lenovo Vibe K5 and K5 Plus If you want to know more about the CM13 ROM, visit the Development Page Full Custom ROMs List > [2018] Full List Of Best Custom ROMs For Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus (Oreo and Nougat) [/mks_pullquote] Supported Devices: This guide is only for Vibe K5 and K5 Plus
IMPORTANT READ:
*Make sure there is at least 60% battery left on your smartphone before begin. *Make Sure TWRP is installed on your device.Guide How to Install TWRP Recovery & Root Lenovo Vibe K5
WARNING:
rootmygalaxy.net will not be held responsible for any kind of damage occurred to your Lenovo Vibe K5/K5 Plus while following this tutorial.Do it at your own risk.
PRE-REQUIREMENTS:
Make sure you have a custom recovery (TWRP/CWM) Install On your device.We recommend TWRP Recovery. Now from TWRP Recovery →Take a proper Nandroid backup so that you can restore anytime you need. Guide > How To Create & Restore Nandroid Backup On Android Devices
DOWNLOAD CM13 ROM FOR Lenovo Vibe K5/K5 Plus
Download CM13 ROM for Vibe k5/k5 Plus Download the ROM here For More info visit the Xda thread here
*First of all, read the Pre-Requirement section carefully
Now Download Both Unofficial CM13 and Gapps Zip file from the download section above Connect your Lenovo Vibe K5/K5 Plus to Your PC via provided USB cable Then Copy both downloaded files to the internal memory of your Galaxy device Now reboot your device to Recovery mode.Guide How To to Boot Into Recovery Mode On Android (Various Ways) Now from TWRP Recovery →Take a proper Nandroid backup so that you can restore anytime you need. Guide > How To Create & Restore Nandroid Backup On Android Devices Now follow this guide to Flash Unofficial CM13 Marshmallow ROM On Lenovo Vibe K5 and K5 Plus –»How to Install CM13 (CyanogenMod 13) Via TWRP Recovery After Flashing the CM 13 ROM, now Flash the Gapps -» How To Download & Install CyanogenMod 13 Gapps
If you want to enable root access on CyanogenMod 13 then follow this guide–»How to Enable Root Access on CM13If you have any questions related to this post feel free to ask in the comment section 🙂 Via Xda
