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Download and Install AOKP 8.1 Oreo for Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro (whyred) was launched in February 2018. The phone came out of the box with Android 7.1.2 Nougat. Finally, Redmi Note 5 Pro started receiving the AOKP custom firmware based on Android 8.1 Oreo. Yes! The AOKP 8.1 Oreo for Redmi Note 5 Pro is now available to download. Download and Install AOKP 8.1 Oreo for Redmi Note 5 Pro.

Installing a custom ROM on Redmi Note 5 Pro requires the bootloader to be unlocked, which may delete all your data and system. So before proceeding further, you may consider backup all data on the phone. You are the only person doing changes to your phone and we at GetDroidTips cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.

Full Credits to the developer and the team behind the AOKP Team. So before we dive into the installation process, let’s know about the AOKP OS and its feature.

Download and Install AOKP 8.1 Oreo for Redmi Note 5 Pro

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What is AOKP ROM?

AOKP OS is formally known as Android Open Kang Project. This ROM is an open source Custom ROM based on the Android operating system. Here Kang stands for slang known as stolen code. The development was first started by Roman Birg as a free and open-source software on the official releases of Android Open Source Project by Google, with added original and third-party code, features, and control. Just like every other custom firmware, AOKP also promises to deliver stable and smooth ROM which can easily customize and optimize even though if the device is a low range, mid range or high-end smartphones and tablets. Along with stability and performance, the AOKP OS brings a lot of customization and feature to the Pure Android Experience. Here is the list of features which is really well known.

Features of AOKP ROM:

  • Customize LED Control
  • Theme Support using Substratum theme
  • Navigation ring: Actions can be assigned to the navigation ring, to allow for quicker access applications.
  • Ribbon: Allows users to use swipe gestures anywhere and enables a system-wide custom application shortcuts and actions.
  • Customizable Navigation button – Resize or change the style and order
  • Status bar customization
  • Notification and quick settings configurations
  • Permission control
  • and many other miscellaneous
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If you are installing custom ROM for the first time, then you must first read the difference between Custom ROM and Stock ROM. If you have installed custom ROM before, then you can try this ROM. The ROM is stable and optimized for daily use. Like we said, this ROM is based on Android 8.1 Oreo. Here is the quick recap of what’s on Android 8.1 Oreo.

What’s on Android 8.1 Oreo?

As you’d expect, Android 8.1 Oreo is the latest update of Android Oreo. It is an incremental update that builds out some of the new features found in the first version of Oreo, but there’s plenty worth checking out. This doesn’t mean Android 8.1 doesn’t include the new feature because it does. Here are all the features of Android Oreo [8.0/8.1]

Features of Android Oreo:

  • Notifications Channels (8.0)
  • Picture In A Picture (8.0)
  • Multi-Display Support (8.0)
  • Keyboard Navigation (8.0)
  • Background Limits (8.0)
  • New Wi-Fi Features (8.0)
  • Better Icons (8.0)
  • Autofill (8.0)
  • Cheeseburger Emoji (8.1)
  • Neural Networks API (8.1)
  • Pixel Visual Core co-processing technology to third-party developers (8.1)
  • and many more

Required ROM and Gapps Files

Download AOKP 8.1 Oreo

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Android Oreo Gapps Package [Open Gapps] – Recommended

Mind The GApps 8.1.0 Package

Delta Gapps with Modular Add-On

Steps to Install AOKP 8.1 Oreo for Redmi Note 5 Pro

First of all, download the ROM and package and move it to your phone internal memory or SD card if supported. Now follow the below pre-requisite

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Pre-Requisite:

Step to Install on Redmi Note 5 Pro:

  1. Before installing any custom ROM, Unlock Bootloader on Redmi Note 5 Pro (whyred)
  2. then, install TWRP Recovery for Redmi Note 5 Pro. Watch Full Video on How to Install TWRP on any Android Phone.
  3. Download the below AOKP 8.1 Oreo for Redmi Note 5 Pro.
  4. Now boot into TWRP Recovery, Here is the method to boot into Recovery.
  5. Before installing Wipe System Data on TWRP Recovery (DO NOT WIPE INTERNAL STORAGE)

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If you don’t want SuperSU rooting guide, then you can try Magisk on your phone.

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[su_note note_color=”#fffde3″]Note: If you already installed SuperSU, then make sure to follow our guide on How to Switch from SuperSU to Magisk. This guide will help you to easily revert the rooting and pass SafetyNet check[/su_note]

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