Redmi 2 lollipop update tutorial by installing CM12

Hello Guys, the redmi 2 owners can now update their handsets to Lollipop OS unofficially by installing CM12 which is purely based on Lollipop OS. Redmi 2 has become quite popular and their owners are proud as they already got MIUI 6 and also 2 stable updates based on 4.4.4 kitkat. But still no official lollipop. So i am going to share with you the unofficial way to install lollipop.

It has many great features. First let us understand what is CM. CM stands for Cyanogenmod. It is an open source project, so can make any changes. The sourcecode of CM is available at Github.

Instalation Process:

Your Device should be Rooted.

Battery should be more than 70%

CWM recovery installed

Backup of your data

Drivers of redmi 2 on PC

Key Features:

It is based on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop

Smooth

Battery saver feature as in stock Lollipop OS

Google Nexus like experience and feel

and lots more

STEPS:

Step 1: Download CM12 ROM and Gapps zip file and then transfer it to your phones SD card via PC

Step 2: Reboot into recovery mode

Step 3: “Wipe data factory reset”. After that go yo advanced settings and clean “Cache” and “Dalvik cache”

Download links are at bottom

Step 4: Go to main menu and select “install zip from sd card”

Step 5: After installation reboot the phone. It will take some time to Switch ON the mobile.

That’s it. You are done. Now enjoy Lollipop taste !!!