Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the F1 last year in the Indian market at a starting price of Rs. 19,999 after recent price cut. This device runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI on top with POCO launcher out of the box. In this regard, MIUI is a heavy skin on top of Android skin that offers various customisations but brings a good amount of bloat as well. On the other hand, Oxygen OS is another Android skin that is popular amongst users for the customisations it offers without adding bloat, developers have ported Android 9.0 (Pie) based Oxygen OS to Poco F1. We tried it on our unit and here are our impressions. In this article, we will guide you on how to install the OnePlus OxygenOS 9.0 on your POCO F1. P.S – Before installing, make sure you backup your personal data and files, as it will do a factory reset during the process. Requirements POCO F1 with an unlocked bootloader – To Unlock the bootloader of your device, apply here. OxygenOS ROM – Download the ROM of your choice OP6 Build or OP6T Build TWRP for POCO F1 – You can download the recovery file from here. ADB software (For Windows) / Android zip file (For Mac) If ...
Monday, 4 February 2019
Here’s how you can install OxygenOS 9.0 on Poco F1
Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the F1 last year in the Indian market at a starting price of Rs. 19,999 after recent price cut. This device runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI on top with POCO launcher out of the box. In this regard, MIUI is a heavy skin on top of Android skin that offers various customisations but brings a good amount of bloat as well. On the other hand, Oxygen OS is another Android skin that is popular amongst users for the customisations it offers without adding bloat, developers have ported Android 9.0 (Pie) based Oxygen OS to Poco F1. We tried it on our unit and here are our impressions. In this article, we will guide you on how to install the OnePlus OxygenOS 9.0 on your POCO F1. P.S – Before installing, make sure you backup your personal data and files, as it will do a factory reset during the process. Requirements POCO F1 with an unlocked bootloader – To Unlock the bootloader of your device, apply here. OxygenOS ROM – Download the ROM of your choice OP6 Build or OP6T Build TWRP for POCO F1 – You can download the recovery file from here. ADB software (For Windows) / Android zip file (For Mac) If ...
