Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A launched in November 2017. The smartphone came out of the box with Android 7.0 Nougat. Are you looking to install the stable version of Android 8.1 Oreo on Redmi Note 5A (ugglite)? then you are at the right place. Today we will guide you on how to install Android 8.1 Oreo on Redmi Note 5A smartphone.

If you are here for the first time to install Android 8.1 Oreo on Redmi Note 5A, you can read our article to know the difference between custom ROM and stock ROM. To install a custom ROM, you have to unlock the bootloader and you must have the latest TWRP Recovery on your phone. In case if you have all this, then installing Custom ROM using TWRP Recovery is simple. You can follow our tutorial on how to flash custom ROM using TWRP Recovery.

What’s in Android 8.1 Oreo:

After rolling the Android 8.0 Oreo, we know that Google will surely come up with the latest version which will improve the features which were implemented in the Android 8.0 version.

As you’d expect, Android 8.1 Oreo is an incremental update that builds out some of the new features found in the first version of Oreo. Android 8.1 Oreo is an improved version and shortcomings of Android 8.0 Oreo – 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

Download ROM and Gapps Here

Any Of the Gapps Below

  • MindTheGApps 8.1.0 Package
  • Delta Gapps with Modular Add-On
  • Micro GApps Package For Android Oreo
  • Android Oreo Gapps Package [Open Gapps] – Recommended
  • Gapps For LineageOS 15/15.1 [Also Supported any Android 8.1]

Steps to Install Android 8.1 Oreo on Redmi Note 5A :

Follow our below guide to install the Android 8.1 Oreo on Redmi Note 5A. Simply download the below given ROM and Gapps file to experience the Android 8.1 Oreo on Redmi Note 5A smartphone. To install any Custom firmware on Redmi Note 5A, you should have TWRP Recovery or any custom recovery.

Before grabbing the download link and installing the custom ROM, then make sure to follow the pre-requisites.

Pre-Requisites:

  • This ROM is for Redmi Note 5A (Don’t Try this on Any other device):
  • Charge your phone up to 80% or 70%.
  • Download Xiaomi USB Drivers.
  • Take Full Backup before flashing this on your phone: (You can try any backup method)
  • How to Backup Your Android Phone Without ROOT
  • How to Backup Complete Stock or Custom ROM using TWRP recovery
  • Backup Your Android Apps and Data with Titanium Backup
  • How to Backup Your Android Phone Directly to PC with TWRP!!
  • How to Backup Your Data on an Android device
  • Download all the Zip files from below and Place it in your phone’s root of internal memory or SD Card.

Instructions to Install:

  • First of all, you need to Unlock Bootloader on Redmi Note 5A
  • Now install TWRP Recovery for Redmi Note 5A. Watch Full Video on How to Install TWRP on any Android Phone.
  • Download the below Android 8.1 Oreo for Redmi Note 5A.
  • Now boot into TWRP Recovery, Here is the method to boot into Recovery.
  • Before installing Wipe System Data on TWRP Recovery (DO NOT WIPE INTERNAL STORAGE)

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