Great news for Nexus 7 users who’ve been waiting for AOKP (Android Open Kang Project) to release their ever famous ROM for the tablet. They’ve only released the first build i.e Build 1 so far so there may be bugs and glitches here and there so install the ROM at your own risk. A few features of the Android 4.1.1 AOKP Build 1 ROM are below:
- Notification Toggles
- Lockscreen tweaks (no custom targets yet)
- Navigation bar modifications
- Custom kernel performance options
- LED colors
- Notification wallpapers
- Phone ringer modifications (Flip call to silent, silent/vibrate when headphones are in)
Before starting the install process make sure that your Nexus 7′s battery is above 85% and you have your important data all backed up. Also make sure that you have CWM (ClockWork Recovery Mod) installed.
Lets start
Step 1. Enable USB Debugging by going into Settings > Developer Options and then tapping on the USB Debugging box.
Step 2. Download the AOKP Android 4.1.1 Build 1 Jelly Bean ROM from here and the Google Apps package from here.
Step 3. Connect your Nexus 7 to your computer via USB cable.
Step 4. Transfer the AOKP ROM and Google Apps packages to your Nexus 7, make sure they are in the root directory.
Step 5. Now turn your Nexus 7 off.
Step 6. Now hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power at the same time to boot into the Bootloader.
Step 7. Navigate into the Recovery menu.
Step 7. In CWM perform a factory reset and delete the cache and dalvik cache. This is optional but will help avoid any errors.
Step 8. Navigate to Install from ZIP and select the AOKP ROM we transferred to the SD card earlier.
Step 9. After that’s done navigate to Install from ZIP again but this time install the Google Apps package.
Step 10. After the installation is complete navigate to Reboot system now option.
The initial boot should take a few minutes and if everything goes well you’ll boot into AOKP Android 4.1.1 Build 1 Jelly Bean. If you have any questions feel free to ask them in the comments below.