How to Install Custom ROM On OnePlus 8
(custom ROM on OnePlus 8) Nameless AOSP is based on Android Open Source Project, inspired by Google Pixel. We offer a smooth and stable experience for your device with a selected set of amazing features that provide an exceptional user experience.
Featured:
Nameless AOSP offers many improvements to the stock Android experience:
- Better performance
- Clean UI design
- Under-the-hood tweaks
- Privacy and security
- Customization
- Default experience
It also keeps what you’re used to on stock:
- SafetyNet passing out-of-the-box without root
- Some Pixel-exclusive features
Android 13 (OOS13 based):
- Latest build:
- Images:
Android 13 (OOS12 based):
- Latest build:
- Images:
- Previous builds:
Android 12.1:
- Builds
- Images
How to install
DANGER:
For OOS12 based build the required firmware is C.33-C.36 IN BOTH SLOTS! DO NOT SKIP THIS!
NOTE:
- OnePlus 8 users can dirty flash from OOS12 to OOS13. The required firmware is included in the ROM.
- If you are currently on OOS11 it's better to unlock bootloader before updating to OOS12. For unknown reason some devices cannot be unlocked in OOS12.
- Working brains, common sense, lots of coffee
- Latest platform-tools
- Google USB driver
- Developer options enabled: Settings -> About phone -> Tap Build number at the bottom seven (7) times
- ADB enabled: Settings -> System -> Developer options -> USB debugging
- Required images: boot.img, vbmeta.img, vbmeta_system.img and recovery.IMG (put these in the same folder with platform-tools)
- Get images from SourceForge
- ROM zip (put it in the same folder with platform-tools)
- Unlocked bootloader
Let do it
- Reboot your phone to fastboot mode
- Open cmd and go to the folder where platform tools are (DO NOT USE POWERSHELL!)
- Enter the following commands by copypasting one by one:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta vbmeta.img
fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta_system vbmeta_system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
- Reboot your phone to recovery mode, click “Install update” -> “ADB Sideload”
- In cmd enter command:
adb sideload Nameless-AOSP_xxx.zip
- Wait until your device shows Step 2/2 and back arrow appears. Click back arrow, then click “Factory reset” -> “Format data/factory reset” -> “Format data” (custom ROM on OnePlus 8).
INFO:
Progress on your pc will stop at around 47%. It is normal behaviour. Click back arrow in recovery, then click "Reboot to system"