Update Galaxy Note 4 To Android 5.1 Lollipop With Emotroid ROM

Galaxy Note 4 has already received an Android Update to 5.1 Lollipop. It’s not an official update but it’s a Custom ROM based on AOSP. The ROM named as Emotroid is a modified firmware based on Android Open Source Project. So of you decide to update your Note 4 to Android 5.1 it will have a stock Android based ROM rather than a TouchWiz firmware.

Emotroid ROM is designed to increase performance other the devices it supports until now and offers plethora of features and improvements that are not found on other stock ROMs. A strong reason to install this ROM is that it is based on Android 5.1 which brings tons of customisations and improvements over the Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Note: Remember this guide will void your warranty and trip the KNOX value to 0x1 and you can’t do anything to revert it back. Here at DoryLabs no one will held any responsibilty for bricked device, dead SDcard or any other problem you may experience after flashing the ROM.

Requirements

• Root Access. You have to root your phone if you want to install a Custom ROM.
• A Custom Recovery like TWRP or CWM should be installed on your Galaxy Note 4.

ROM Operating System – Lollipop

ROM Kernel – Linux v3.10.x

ROM firmware required – N910F/G

Preparations

• This ROM will work only on Galaxy Note 4 with the model number N910F and N910G. Go to Settings > About Phone and check the model number before going further. Do not try to install this ROM on other devices because it will result on bricking the device.
• Always do a backup before performing action like this. Even if something goes wrong you still can access your data and restore them immediately. I recommend to do a Nandroid backup because it will create a full copy of your system.
• Charge your phone at least to 70% so it will not go dead during the flashing process. If it shut downs unexpectedly it will result in soft bricking.

Downloads

• Android Lollipop 5.1 ROM. Download here.
• Google Apps (Gapps). Download here.

How to install Android 5.1 Lollipop update on Samsung Galaxy Note 4

• Turn of your phone.
• Boot into Recovery.
• Wipe System, Data, Cache, Dalvik Cache.
• Flash ROM zip file.
• Flash Gapps.
• Reboot and Enjoy.

The first boot may take a while but it’s nothing to worry. Android 5.1 is a big update and it needs a few time to configure files for the first time.