There are tons of things which users can do after rooting their device like flashing Custom ROMs, kernels and Mods. Most of the Custom ROMs are feature rich. They provide loads of customisation options compared to the Stock ROM. Some of the Custom ROMs are well optimised for battery and performance. So, users are always in search of good custom ROMs for their Android smartphones.
About Lenovo P2
The Lenovo P2 comes equipped with a large 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels. The device is powered by 2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage (Expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card). The Lenovo P2 sports a 13-megapixel main camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front camera. The Lenovo P2 runs Android 6.0 marshmallow out of the box and later updated to Nougat. Lenovo P2 houses a 5100mAh non-removable battery
What is Custom ROMs On Android?
Custom ROMs are based on Official Android source codes which are customized or developed by developers or a community of developers. Custom ROMs come with loads of extra customizations which makes them unique and popular among the android lovers. Remember, Custom ROMs are not provided by HTC or other mobile vendors but are developed and maintained by the community and its contributors. Some example: Lineage OS (Previously known as CyanogenMod), Paranoid Android etc.
Benefits Of Custom ROMs
Most Of the AOSP Based Custom ROMs are bloatware free and have very close to the stock look and feel which makes them super snappy. These ROMs are very optimized for battery and performance. Most of the Custom ROMs are pre-rooted. The process of gaining full admin control of the Android device is called Rooting On Android. It’s similar to running programs as administrators in Windows. After rooting your device you can install different MODs, kernel, ROMs on your device. You can install latest Android updates (like the Android 8.0 Oreo) On old device by installing third-party ROMs like Lineage Os 14.1 or 15. You can overclock the CPU and GPU of your device to get the best performance. You can hibernate any app you want. You can underclock the CPU to get better battery life. Most of the Android smartphone manufacturer provides 2-year software support and after that, the devices won’t get any official update. In that case, users have to fully depend on Custom ROMs to test the latest Android on their devices. Most of the developers of the Custom ROMs provide a 4)regular update which is one of the best things about Custom ROMs. Android is famous for Customization and Custom ROMs take this to another level. Unlike Stock vanilla android Custom ROMs come with various customization options. We are sharing a few of them below
Users can enable or disable navigation bar Users can customize navigation bar and Status bar icons Some Custom ROMs come with different MODs Some Custom ROMs come with Custom Kernels which allow users to Overclock or underclock the CPU and GPU. Some Custom ROMs come with support for Third party themes
Most Of the Custom ROMs are very close to stock vanilla android in look. The Custom ROMs are very optimized which results in better battery life and smooth performance.
Pre-Requirements:
- Make sure the bootloader on your device is unlocked and your device is rooted and you have a custom recovery installed. If your bootloader is locked then check out the guide here > How To Unlock Bootloader Of Any Android Using Fastboot. Some devices like and Huawei phones need a unlock code.
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- Make sure your device has more than 50% battery.
- Make sure your device is rooted and have a custom recovery like TWRP Installed.
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Disclaimer
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Best Lenovo P2 Pie Based Custom ROMs
Lineage OS 16 (Android 9.0 Pie) dotOS AOSVP ViperOS (Android 9.0 Pie)
Older ROMs
dotOS 2.3 With Android P Look (Android 8.1) Lineage OS 15.1 Resurrection Remix Oreo
More ROMs will be added
How To Install Custom ROMs On Lenovo P2
Make sure your device is rooted and have a Custom Recovery installed. First, download the desire Custom ROM from above and save it in your device’s sd card Now download the GApps file from the link given below and save it in your device’s sd card For Android Pie ROMs: Download MindTheGapps 9.0 For Android Pie 9.0 ROMs For Android Oreo ROMs: Download Latest Gapps For Android Oreo | Android 8.0 GApps For Android Nougat ROMs: Download GApps For Android 7.0/7.1/7.1.2 Nougat For Android Marshmallow ROMs: Download Official GApps For Android Marshmallow 6.0 /6.0.1
Now select install and then browse for the downloaded ROM file and then select it.Next flash the Gapps file and then Magisk (optional).
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Once the flashing process is completed, reboot your phone and you will be booted into the ROM.
