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HTC Sensation users can now update their Phones with Android 5.0 Lollipop

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 13, 2014       
HTC Sensation was launched in may 2011 with new Sense 3.0 and Still its enjoying its development further . HTC Sensation Officially came with Android 2.3.3 and is updatable to Android 4.0.4 ICS . 

 But now users can update it to Android 5.0 Lollipop , not officially but by Installing CyanogenMod 12 ( Android 5.0 Lollipop ) . Android 5.0 Lollipop brings lots of changes in the Android history and is the awesome version of Android ever . 

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HTC Sensation users must thanks shantur ( XDA developer ) for his hard work , for making cm12 .

 HTC Sensation users have to Install CM12 in order to update their device . Follow the below Instructions to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop on your HTC Sensation -

Note - You must be on Latest firmware and Recovery In order to Install this update .

 Step 1. Download the rom from - Here

Step 2. Boot into custom recovery mode

Step 3. Wipe data, cache if coming from other rom

Step 4. Install the Rom

Step 5. Install  Gapps
Reboot and Enjoy your Android 5.0 Lollipop 


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How to Update Motorola Smartphones Using PC / MAC

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 08, 2014       
And we always thought that Motorola Moto Phones will update by Going to Settings > About Phone and Software update ! Hence No !

 Like Samsung Has kies to update their Phones , Nokia has Nokia PC suite and many others companies have their PC / MAC softwares to Update their Smartphone , Motorola Also owns a Software , so that users can update their Smartphones through PC / MAC .



Things Required -

 1. PC / MAC 
2. USB Cable
3. Internet connection on your PC / MAC 

 How to Update Motorola Moto Phones Using PC with Motorola Device Manager (MDM) -

 Step 1. Download The Motorola Device Manager (MDM) Sofware for your PC / MAC from below .


Step 2. Install the Application .

Step 3. Connect your Motorola device to the computer with a USB cable. Some drivers will Install .

 Step 4. If the update is available for your Motorola Phone , You will get a message from Motorola Device Manager (MDM) .

 Step 5. If you still not get any message - Open Motorola Device Manager (MDM) and click check updates manually .


Step 6. After that your Update will start to Install automatically !

Downloads - 

 Windows - Download Here

 MAC - Download Here
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Update Moto G 1st gen manually by Android 5.0 Lollipop ( XT1033 - Brazil firmware )

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 06, 2014       
Motorola is rolling Android Lollipop update all over the world to Moto Users and Its India's turn to get a taste of Android 5.0 Lollipop . 

 Also Motorola becomes the first device manufacturer to Provide Android 5.0 Lollipop to Their approx all devices . Even Google Nexus users are waiting for Their Android lollipop update and Moto Users are enjoying them .



Motorola update to Android Lollipop will bring many changes and few of them are -

1. Material Design 
2. Pure Google Android Lollipop experience ( No touch in interface from motorola ) .
3. Some Motorola Apps will be there .
4. Fast Interface .
5. Long battery life and many more .

Screenshots -




How to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop Update on Moto G 1st Generation manually -



 Note -

1. Your battery must be 50% and above . ( So that download and installation cannot be interrupted due to battery shortage ) .


2. You must have 800 mb of Free space on Internal memory .

3. Its the update captured from Brazil OTA update for Moto G and will work on Indian Moto G also !


Head Ahead to Installation Instructions -


 Step 1- Download the Official Lollipop ( BRAZILIAN RETAIL) package from below .

Step 2 - Put the zip on ROOT of your SD card (internal storage)

 Step 3 - Go to recovery and "apply update from Sd Card"

 Step 4 - Enjoy Lollipop on Moto G XT1033 !


Downloads

 Lollipop update - Download Here Dev Host 

 Brazilian Firmware - Download Here ( Incase you want to update Indian Moto G , you must first flash brazilian firmware )
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Android 5.0 Lollipop update now available for Moto G 1st Gen Indian variant

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 05, 2014       
Motorola is rolling Android Lollipop update all over the world to Moto Users and Its India's turn to get a taste of Android 5.0 Lollipop . 

 Also Motorola becomes the first device manufacturer to Provide Android 5.0 Lollipop to Their approx all devices . Even Google Nexus users are waiting for Their Android lollipop update and Moto Users are enjoying them .



Motorola update to Android Lollipop will bring many changes and few of them are -

1. Material Design 
2. Pure Google Android Lollipop experience ( No touch in interface from motorola ) .
3. Some Motorola Apps will be there .
4. Fast Interface .
5. Long battery life and many more .

Screenshots -




How to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop Update on Moto G 1st Generation -



 Note -

1. Your battery must be 50% and above . ( So that download and installation cannot be interrupted due to battery shortage ) .

2. You must be connected to Wifi / 3g in order to get speedy update .

3. You must have 800 mb of Free space on Internal memory .

 4. The update is rolling out in phases so don't worry if you have not got the update yet !

Head Ahead to Installation Instructions -


 Step 1- Go to settings > About device and Check for Software update .

Step 2 - You will get New Software update is available screen !

Step 3 - Select " Yes, I'm in " and download and update will start automatically ! 

Step 4 - Wait and Relax ! First booting will take time , so don't worry . 

Enjoy Lollipop on Motorola Moto G 1st Gen 
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[UPDATE] OnePlus One will get continuous support by Cyanogen

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 05, 2014       

Update - They will not support Indian OnePlus one

 Good news for all OnePlus users , Earlier we said that OnePlus one will not get support from Cyanogen because Micromax has partnered with Cyanogen and it will only Support Micromax in India . But that all was rumors !

 Also Read - [UPDATED]OnePlus One will not be supported by CyanogenMod in India

 All was blaming Micromax for such bad news for Indian users as OnePlus One launched on 2nd December in India and all of because Cyanogen , people were buying the smart piece . 

 Cynogen will surely support OnePlus one , Cyanogen came out defending themself by such rumors by giving a statement -


We are proud of the work we did on the OnePlus One. Through our collaboration with OnePlus, we demonstrated the power of strong hardware and software tuned for exceptional performance. To clarify misinformation out there, the OnePlus One will get OTA firmware updates for all global devices, including global devices for our users in India. Rather than have misinformation continue to circulate out there, we felt it important to bring this matter to rest.

 Now every thing is clear and the Great Smartphone OnePlus one is Online available ! Just buy the awesome smartphone .


Source
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Moto E 2nd Generation Coming Soon

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 04, 2014       
After launching Moto G , Moto X , Moto E and also their 2nd generation phones Moto G 2nd Generation , Moto X 2nd Generation , The company is all set to launch Its Low priced device i.e Moto E 2nd Generation .


According to sources Moto E 2nd Generation will be approximately Same as Moto G 1st Generation , Moto E will feature 4.5 inch display and will come with LTE connectivity . Unlike Moto E 1st Generation , Moto E 2nd generation will come with a front camera and a back camera of 5 mp .

 Moto E 2nd Generation will come with Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box , As Motorola has started rolling the update for Motorola device and they will launch their new device with Lollipop inside .

 We can assume that the price will be under 8,000  INR , and the phone will be perfect according to their Specification .
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Official Android 5.0 Lollipop available for Samsung Galaxy S5 ( SM-G900F )

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 04, 2014       
Android L gives a full new and fresh look to Android devices , Google launches only the Clear and Simple version of Android versions , and we all were waiting for Samsung to launch its own Android L UI Using Touchwiz interface and Finally its Here on Samsung Galaxy S5 .


Lollipop is now available for Poland users via OTA , or you can download the firmware package and Install it directly via Odin ! The build is about 1.4Gb and will bring many new changes on Your Samsung Galaxy S5 .




Here is some details about Android 5.0 Lollipop for SM-G900F -

 1.Model: SM-G900F
2.Model name: GALAXY S5
3. Country: Poland
4. Version: Android 5.0 Lollipop
5.Changelist: 77433514
6.Build date: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:41:00 +0000
7.PDA: G900FXXU1BNL2
8.CSC: G900FXEO1BNL1
9.MODEM: G900FXXU1BNL2




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Google Inbox Invitation Giveaway : TechDroider

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 03, 2014       

Giveaway on Invite for Google Inbox by TechDroider

Inbox , the new Android Application by Google for Android Devices , Its fantastic app for watching and reading your Emails . But For using this app you have to get a Invite from someone ( who already is a  Google Inbox user ) . 



Follow these simple steps and stand a chance to win a Google inbox invite -


Google Inbox Invite
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Xolo to Launch Omega Series Device on 5th December

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 02, 2014       


Xolo is going to launch its new Omega Series Smartphone / Smartwatch on 5th of december and Xolo will launch the product on Twitter only . You can just follow @MYXOLO on twitter to get uptodate .

 The Company is going to launch the product around 12 - 1pm around . Its not clear yet that this will be a Smartphone or Smart watch , but according to the pic its Seems to be a Smartwatch !
Lets see what big is coming on 5th December , 2014 !
You can also win that Device ! Xolo is also throwing a giveaway for the same ! You can Do the following to win the device ! 

 1. Go to Xolo Omega Link from - here

2. Register & Tweet with #TouchOmega  and get a chance to win Omega

 Wait for 5th December ! Results will be out at 5th !
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[Update] What Happend to GSMArena.com ! [hacked][ Redirecting to Sweg.org ]

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 30, 2014       
Update - Its working again ! Been hacked by some peoples , GSMArena regains its access to data base !

The most popular Website GSMArena is not available now , its redirecting to some creepy website sweg.org and other pages are giving Not Found error like -

Not Found

The requested URL /htc_desire_620_goes_official_in_taiwan_with_midrange_specs-news-10346.php was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.



GSMArena is the most popular website for news and seeing Smartphone specification ! 

 The GSMArena  is redirecting to  Savaged & chF and also the title is showing " Owned " ! 

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[ CyanogenMod 12 ] Android 5.0 Lollipop for Samsung Galaxy S3 mini i8190

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 30, 2014       




Samsung galaxy S3 mini comes with Android 4.1.2 jelly bean . Samsung galaxy  S3 mini has 4.0 inch WVGA display , It comes with 1 GB ram and a dual core CPU which is clocked at 1.0 GHz . It has a 5 mp of Front camera and a VGA Front camera .
Finally Samsung Galaxy S3 mini users can now taste Lollipop on their device , NovaFusion a Community which makes Roms for S3 mini , S advance and Ace 2 has successfully booted Android 5.0 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S3 mini ! 

 As we have previously said that Lollipop has finally Booted on S3 mini , But the build is not ready at that time .. 


Finally Unofficially Android 5.0 Lollipop Is out for S3 mini ! As we know Samsung will not provide even 4.2 Jelly bean / 4.4.2 Kitkat  for  S3 mini , So no more expectations from Samsung . 
So finally Android Lollipop Rom is Out based on Real Android 5.0 Lollipop . Thanks to NovaFusion team !

Here are Some ScreenShots - 

Features of Android 5.0 Lollipop -



1.Material Design
A bold, colorful, and responsive UI design for consistent, intuitive experiences across all your devices

2.Notifications
New ways to control when and how you receive messages - only get interrupted when you want to be

3.Battery
Power for the long haul

4.Security
Keep your stuff safe and sound

5.Device Sharing
More flexible sharing with family and friends

6.New Quick Settings
Get to the most frequently used settings with just two swipes down from the top of the screen

7.Media
Bolder graphics and improved audio, video, and camera capabilities

8.OK Google
Easy access to information and performing tasks

9.Accessibility
Enhanced low vision and color blind capabilities

10.Now in 68+ languages
15 new additions

Issues -


 1. camera doesn’t work at all

 2. RIL / GPS has some bugs , but it works

Installation Instructions -

Step 1- Download AOSP 5.0 Lollipop Rom for Samsung Galaxy S3 mini from Below .

 Step 2- Your device must be rooted and have latest TWRP installed .

Step 3- Clear data and Cache , Dalvik Cache from recovery mode .

Step 4- Install Zip from SdCard and Select AOSP  Lollipop Rom .

Step 5- Reboot After Installation . 

Download -





[CM12] Android 5.0 Lollipop - Download Here 



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Material Theme for TWRP [ Custom recovery ]

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 29, 2014       

Now you can theme your recovery like Android 5.0 Lollipop Material UI . z31s1g Senior XDA developer made it possible to theme TWRP recovery which will look quite amazing . 

 The name of the Theme is Materialised theme and its the first theme of Android 5.0 Lollipop ( Material UI ) for a recovery . The theme is awesomely design , there are 15 different accent colors, center clock option, different navbar button layouts and more ..


It only supports now some screen resolutions only and will support all resolutions later on .You can Download it from below and follow the below steps to Install the theme .

 Note - You must have TWRP installed to install the theme !

How to Install Material Theme for TWRP [ Custom recovery ] -


Step 1. Download the Theme from - Here and rename it as-  ui.zip

Step 2. Open your SD card and Open the folder TWRP > Make a new folder    theme ( yes small letters ) .

 Step 3. Copy ui.zip file to TWRP > themes  ( the folder you made in step 2 ) .

 Step 4. Boot to TWRP ( recovery ) mode !

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[Update] OnePlus One will not be supported by CyanogenMod in India

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 29, 2014       
Update - Cyanogen Confirmed no update for Indian Users of OnePlus one after reassuring them , so no luck for Indian OnePlus one users - 
"If a user in India purchased a OnePlus One global device in channels outside of India, they will receive our OTA firmware updates. However, this excludes OnePlus One regional devices sold directly in India."

As this month only Micromax ( The biggest Indian Smartphone maker company ) announced the new YU series which will be powered by CyanogenMod and will get every update of Android by CyanogenMod .


Also Cyanogen Announced that it will support only Micromax In India and no other company will get support in India expect Micromax , and that means the Upcoming OnePlus One will not receive any update in India .

 Also The effect on the Company OnePlus will be very bad due to such a decision from Cyanogen . OnePlus is going to launch The device OnePlus One on December 2nd and seems now that no one will be interested in the Smartphone without CyanogenMod .


Hence OnePlus will not be using cm for android updates , but OnePlus will provide its own rom that you have to flash to upgrade your android version .
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How to Install Official TWRP recovery on Canvas Magnus A117

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 27, 2014       
As we Posted earlier that Canvas Magnus users can finally enjoy Official TWRP recovery Support ! 




How to Install Official TWRP recovery on Canvas Magnus A117 -


Step 1. Download and Install TWRP manager from - Here

Step 2. Open TWRP manager and give it root access .

Step 3. Go to Advance > Install recovery 

Step 4. You will see Canvas Magnus A117 in the list and Install that recovery ! Enjoy 



You can find more detail instructions or links from - TeamWin

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Now you can Install Official TWRP ( custom recovery ) on Canvas Magnus

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 27, 2014       


Good news for Micromax Canvas Magnus users , Now they can Install first TWRP 2.8.2.0 ( touch ) custom recovery for Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 , Micromax Canvas Magnus was a mid ranged Phone with great Specification from Micromax .


Xda senior member Santosh M made it possible to Make First Official TWRP for A micromax device and that is Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 . Now users can Install on Their Smartphone by following these instructions .

 How to Install Official TWRP recovery on Canvas Magnus .
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Android 5.0 Lollipop ( CyanogenMod 12 ) for Galaxy Ace 3 LTE (GT-S7275)

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 25, 2014       
Finally Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE (GT-S7275) users can now enjoy Android 5.0 lollipop on their devices . Also the great thing is its AOSP which will provide pure Android 5.0 Lollipop interface and experience without any bloatware and touchwiz .


Android 5.0 Lollipop on S3 GT-I9300


Although Samsung is all planned to update some devices to Android 5.0 Lollipop in January , but it will be same touchwiz interface so better update now to Android 5.0 Lollipop AOSP ( Nameless rom ) .

Thanks to kostoulhs ( Xda senior member ) which made it possible to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE (GT-S7275) .

 Whats Working -

 -Sensors
-Wifi
-Bluetooth
-RIL (calls and data)
-GPS should be working
-Video playback

-Camera (Photo only)

 Bugs -

-NFC
-Stock Camcorder crashes (use google camera for now)
-Home button does not wake up the device

-Tethering 




Just follow the below steps to Install on your devices -

How to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop  on Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE   -


 Step 1. Download The Nameless Android 5.0 Lollipop Rom from Below .

 Step 2. Power off your device .

 Step 3. Reboot to recovery mode .

 Step 4. Clear data , Cache and Select Install zip from SD card .

 Step 5. Install Android 5.0 Lollipop Zip from SD card , wait for sometime and reboot . It will take sometime to boot .

 Enjoy Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 lte .

Downloads -




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Update Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 to Android 5.0 Lollipop ( Nameless rom )

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 24, 2014       
Finally Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 users can now enjoy Android 5.0 lollipop on their devices . Also the great thing is its AOSP which will provide pure Android 5.0 Lollipop interface and experience without any bloatware and touchwiz .


Android 5.0 Lollipop on S3 GT-I9300


Although Samsung is all planned to update some devices to Android 5.0 Lollipop in January , but it will be same touchwiz interface so better update now to Android 5.0 Lollipop AOSP ( Nameless rom ) .

Thanks to dhiru1602 ( Xda senior member ) which made it possible to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 .



Here is the video review of Android 5.0 Lollipop On Galaxy  S3 GT-I9300  -


Just follow the below steps to Install on your devices -

How to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop  on Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300   -


 Step 1. Download The Nameless Android 5.0 Lollipop Rom from Below .

 Step 2. Power off your device .

 Step 3. Reboot to recovery mode .

 Step 4. Clear data , Cache and Select Install zip from SD card .

 Step 5. Install Android 5.0 Lollipop Zip from SD card , wait for sometime and reboot . It will take sometime to boot .

 Enjoy Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 .

Downloads -




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[Updated] List of All the Custom Roms for Samsung Galaxy Core / Core duos

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 23, 2014       

Important Guides for Samsung Galaxy Core / Core duos -


List of All the Custom Roms for Samsung Galaxy Core duos I8262 -














List of All the Custom Roms for Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 -




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Update Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos (I9082/I9082L) to Android 5.0 Lollipop ( Cyanogenmod 12 )

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 20, 2014       
Finally Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 users can now enjoy Android 5.0 lollipop on their devices . Also the great thing is its Cyanogenmod 12 which will provide pure Android 5.0 Lollipop interface and experience without any bloatware and touchwiz .


CM12 ON Galaxy Grand Duos (I9082/I9082L)


Although Samsung is all planned to update some devices to Android 5.0 Lollipop in January , but it will be same touchwiz interface so better update now to Android 5.0 Lollipop Cyanogenmod 12 .

Thanks to pawitp ( Xda senior member ) which made it possible to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 .

CM12 ON Galaxy Grand Duos (I9082/I9082L)

Here is the video review of Android 5.0 Lollipop ( Cyanogenmod 12 ) On Galaxy Grand Duos (I9082/I9082L) -


Just follow the below steps to Install on your devices -

How to Install Cyanogenmod 12  on Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082  -


 Step 1. Download The CM12 Rom from Below .

 Step 2. Power off your device .

 Step 3. Reboot to recovery mode .

 Step 4. Clear data , Cache and Select Install zip from SD card .

 Step 5. Install CM12 Zip from SD card , wait for sometime and reboot . It will take sometime to boot .

 Enjoy Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 .

Downloads -




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Update Android One Smartphone with Android 5.0 Lollipop by Cyanogenmod 12

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 19, 2014       
Google's new Android One , That is launched by Micromax , Spice and Karbonn comes with Android 4.4.4 Kitkat out of the box and is the best Smartphone in this range . Android one comes with 4.5 inch HD display , Moreover it comes with Dual Sim capablities and Removable MicroSD card .

 Varun Chitre XDA developer has made it possible to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop on Micromax , Spice and Karbonn Android One Smartphone .




Also Read -



Micromax Canvas A1, Spice Dream Uno, Karbonn Sparkle V can now easily update their smartphone by following the steps below -

Step 1. Download Cyanogenmod 12 for Android One file from below

Step 2. Enter into recovery mode

Step 3. Clear data , Clear cache

Step 4. Select Install zip from SDcard and Choose cm12 zip .

 Enjoy Android 5.0 Lollipop on your device .


Downloads -

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Now Update Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S4 to Android 5.0 Lollipop Cyanogenmod 12

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 19, 2014       
Finally Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 users can now enjoy Android 5.0 lollipop on their devices . Also the great thing is its Cyanogenmod 12 which will provide pure Android 5.0 Lollipop interface and experience without any bloatware and touchwiz .


Although Samsung is all planned to Update Samsung Galaxy S5 and More flagship devices to Android 5.0 Lollipop in January , but it will be same touchwiz interface so better update now to Android 5.0 Lollipop Cyanogenmod 12 .

Thanks to Shwan5162 ( Xda senior member ) which made it possible to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S5 .
Thanks to AntaresOne ( Xda senior member ) which made it possible to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S4 too , so both the S series devices got Android Lollipop .

  

 Just follow the below steps to Install on your devices -

How to Install Cyanogenmod 12  on Samsung Galaxy S5 ( klte ) -


 Step 1. Download The CM12 Rom from Below .

 Step 2. Power off your device .

 Step 3. Reboot to recovery mode .

 Step 4. Clear data , Cache and Select Install zip from SD card .

 Step 5. Install CM12 Zip from SD card , wait for sometime and reboot . It will take sometime to boot .

 Enjoy Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S5 .



How to Install Cyanogenmod 12  on Samsung Galaxy S4 ( I9505 )-


 Step 1. Download The CM12 Rom from Below .

 Step 2. Power off your device .

 Step 3. Reboot to recovery mode .

 Step 4. Clear data , Cache and Select Install zip from SD card .

 Step 5. Install CM12 Zip from SD card , wait for sometime and reboot . It will take sometime to boot .

 Enjoy Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S4 .

Downloads -




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