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CrDroid For Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro (redwood)

  • You can find OFFICIAL CrDroid 10.X builds HERE
  • Current version: CrDroid 10 (Android 14)
  • Build type: Vanilla
  • OTA Support

Flashing additional partitions (Only if it's the first time, coming from a MIUI or another CustomROM)

Note

  • No, you can't flash back TWRP or any other custom recoveries, overwise OTA updates would break.
  • Follow every comment of this guide to avoid issues while you flash any Custom Rom by me.
  • Don't continue if any of these steps fails.
  • Download the following files from HERE.
  • Power off the device, and boot it into bootloader mode:
    • With the device powered off, hold Volume Down + Power. Keep holding both buttons until the word FASTBOOT appears on the screen, then release.
  • Flash the downloaded image files to your device by typing: 
        fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
    fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img
    fastboot flash boot boot.img
  • Now reboot into recovery to verify the installation.
    • With the device powered off, hold Volume Up + Power. Keep holding both buttons until the MI logo appears on the screen, then release.

Installing CrDroid from recovery (coming from a MIUI, another CustomROM or if you want clean flash)

  • Download the CrDroid installation package that you would like to install or build the package yourself.
    • (Optionally): If you want to install an application package add-on such as Google Apps (use the arm64 architecture), please read and follow the instructions on Google Apps page
  • If you are not in recovery, reboot into recovery:
    • With the device powered off, hold Volume Up + Power. Keep holding both buttons until the MI logo appears on the screen, then release.
  • Now tap Factory Reset, then Format data / factory reset and continue with the formatting process. This will remove encryption and delete all files stored in the internal storage, as well as format your cache partition (if you have one).
  • Return to the main menu.
  • Sideload the CrDroid .zip package:
    • On the device, select Apply Update, then Apply from ADB to begin sideload.
    • On the host machine, sideload the package using: adb sideload crDroidAndroid-xx.x-xxxxxxxx-redwood-vx.x.zip and adb sideload fw_redwood_miui_REDWOODRUGlobal_VXX_X_X_X_XXXXXX_XXXXXXXXXX_13.zip
  • (Optionally): If you want to install any add-ons, repeat the sideload steps above for those packages in sequence.
  • Once you have installed everything successfully, click the back arrow in the top left of the screen, then Reboot system now.

Dirty Flash CrDroid from recovery (updating from previous build)

  • Now reboot into recovery.
    • With the device powered off, hold Volume Up + Power. Keep holding both buttons until the MI logo appears on the screen, then release.
  • Sideload the CrDroid .zip package:
    • On the device, select Apply Update, then Apply from ADB to begin sideload.
    • On the host machine, sideload the package using: adb sideload crDroidAndroid-xx.x-xxxxxxxx-redwood-vx.x.zip and adb sideload NikGapps-xxxxx-arm64-xx-xxxxxxxx-signed.zip
  • Once you have installed everything successfully, click the back arrow in the top left of the screen, then Reboot system now.

Extras Flash (Gapps, Magisk, ...) if any

Warning

Gapps package MUST be flashed before booting into the OS, don't blame me if internet doesn't work on Play Store or something.

  • Sideload the remaining zip files (Gapps, Magisk, ...) (Ignore any Signature verification failed errors in this stage).
    # On the device, Tap `Apply update`, then `Apply from ADB` for starting the sideload service
    # On the computer, sideload the package using this command (Mention the path of the extra zips before running the command):
    # Ex: adb sideload /home/thestrechh/redwood/Magisk.zip
    adb sideload <extra>.zip

About Device

The Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro 5G (codenamed "redwood") is a mid-range smartphone from Xiaomi. It was released in February 2023.

Device specifications

Device Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro
SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (SM7325-2-AB)
CPU Kryo 670, Up to 2.4 GHz, Octa-core CPU
GPU Adreno 642L
Memory 6/8 GB, LPDDR4X
Shipped Android Version 12
Storage 128/256 GB, UFS 2.2
Battery Non-removable 5000 mAh
Display 2400 x 1080 pixels, 6.67 inches
Camera 108 MP main, 8 MP ultra-wide angle, 2 MP telemacro, 16 MP front