While Android Nougat is not available officially for Nexus 4 and Nexus 5, we know you had expected a ROM coming sometime soon. And it is here now!! Modders at XDA Forum have been successful in porting Android Nougat ROM to both Nexus 5 and Nexus 4.
In case of Nexus 5, nearly everything is working, while Nexus 4, as expected has more difficulty in running Android Nougat. Read on for download and installation instructions below. In case you are a poweruser it may be a cakewalk for you to flash the ROMs. But for others we can just say “do it at your own risk”.
In case you want to know what new features and changes Android Nougat brings over Marshmallow read our detailed changelog and hands-on demo video by clicking here.
Nexus 5 Android Nougat Installation instructions:
What works ?
- Wifi
- RIL
- Bluetooth
- Camera
- Other stuff which i might have not mentioned under not working
What doesn’t ?
- Stuff that i may not be aware of
Please don’t ask ETA for any bug fixes
Flashing method :
- Need to have TWRP
- Do a full wipe and install the rom
- Reboot
Downloads:
AOSP Nougat for Nexus 5 (25/08/2016)
Nexus 4 Android Nougat Installation instructions:
Working:
– Wi-Fi
– Bluetooth
– RIL
– H/W Acceleration
– USB
– I haven’t checked everything…
Semi-Working:
– Brightness slider (Disable adaptative brightness in order to use it)
– Audio (Earpiece/Microphone doesn’t seem to work)
Not Working:
– Camera
– NFC
– Sensors (Accelerometer, GPS, etc)
– I haven’t checked everything…
How to Flash:
1. Download Zip
2. Flash zip
3. Flash GApps
4. Wipe Data
4. Flash SuperSU (Optionnal, Uses systemless as a root method)
5. Profit
Note: You will see Fc’s all along the setup, just skip them if shown. Also if Google Play Services is crashing, grant it the location permission in the settings. I’m also surprised to say that even with your data not wiped, it’s working.
Download:
AOSP 7.0 V1 (26/08/16)
GApps: OpenGApps
SuperSU: SuperSU Stable