While we saw recently on how you can root Oppo Find 7a Android phone, here comes the custom ROM firmware which comes with tons of new features. Oppo Find 7a android phone comes with the official TWRP support which also comes with the feature packed Official OTA update and even Cyanogen Mod 11S from the One Plus One. While this firmware is still in the alpha stage, GPS, Wi-Fi, Cellular radio (voice and data), basic camera functions, Bluetooth, and Sensors may have some issues. This new update ropes in the goodness of Kitkat 4.4.2 firmware and also comes with the tons of new features which are otherwise not there in the current stock firmware.
After checking out on what are the list of pre requisites, we will be checking out on what is the procedure with which you can apply this firmware update.
Quick Pre Requisites:
- Create a backup of all the Data in your Oppo Find 7a Android Phone manually with the help of below mentioned manual steps. Apart from the below mentioned steps, make sure that you are also creating a backup of all the Chat Messengers data as it will also be wiped off after rooting the device.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- In your Oppo Find 7a, enable the USB Debugging Mode from “Menu > Settings > Applications > Development option”. Minimum battery left in your Oppo Find 7a Android Phone should be > 50% or else the device might just get turn Off in the middle of firmware update process.
- Download “Root Checker” app from Google PLAY Store to check on whether your device is rooted or not. Just in case if your device is not rooted, you need to root the same with the help of below mentioned link;
How to Root Oppo Find 7a Android Phone – Guide
Disclaimer: We should not be held responsible / liable in any manner for the damage happened to your Oppo Find 7a Android Phone due to not following instructions.
Let’s find out on how you can install the custom ROM firmware in your Oppo Find 7a Android phone which comes with tons of new features.
Procedure to Update Oppo Find 7a Android phone with Kitkat 4.4.2 Firmware:
- Download the Kitkat 4.4.2 Firmware package and Google Apps Package from here to your commuter. Once downloaded, place the two zip files in your device.
- Turn Off your device so that it can be entered in the recovery mode. To enter into recovery mode, power off your device, now press Volume Down and Power buttons altogether until you see the TWRP recovery.
- In recovery mode, select Clear Data” and “Wipe Cache” to clear the data and wipe the cache present in your phone. This step makes sure that all the data in your device gets wiped off for better performance of the device.
- Once the data is cleared, select the option of “install zip from sd card” and then select the firmware zip file which you have placed in the device and then followed by the Google Apps Package. It will take around 4 -5 minutes to apply both the zip files in your device.
- Once done, select “go back” and choose the option of “reboot in normal mode” for rebooting the device normally. Please note that it may sometime take more than 4 -5 minutes for rebooting the device in the normal mode.
Note: If at all your Oppo Find 7a gets in the boot loop sequence then you need to turn off the device and then reapply the update from the start. To turn off you can reinsert the battery or say you can long press the power button.
So there you go, you have now successfully applied the latest firmware update of KITKAT 4.4.2 in your Oppo Find 7a Android phone. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of firmware update.
