Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 was launched in March 2016. The phone came out of the box with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and later upgraded to Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Are you looking to install the stable version of Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy J5 2016? then you are at the right place. Today we will guide you on how to install Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy J5 2016 smartphone.
If you are here for the first time to install Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy J5 2016, you can read our article to know the difference between custom ROM and stock ROM. To install a custom ROM, you must unlock the bootloader and have the latest TWRP Recovery on your phone. In case if you have all this, installing Custom ROM using TWRP Recovery is simple. You can follow our tutorial on flash custom ROM using TWRP Recovery.
Note: This is not official firmware from Samsung. This is a Custom ROM.
What’s in Android 8.1 Oreo:
After rolling the Android 8.0 Oreo, we know that Google will surely come up with the latest version, improving the features implemented in the Android 8.0 version.
As you’d expect, Android 8.1 Oreo is an incremental update that builds out some of the new features found in the first version of Oreo. Android 8.1 Oreo is an improved version, and shortcomings of Android 8.0 Oreo – This doesn’t mean Android 8.1 doesn’t include the new feature because it does. Here are all the features of Android Oreo [8.0/8.1]
Features of Android Oreo:
- Notifications Channels (8.0)
- Picture In A Picture (8.0)
- Multi-Display Support (8.0)
- Keyboard Navigation (8.0)
- Background Limits (8.0)
- New Wi-Fi Features (8.0)
- Better Icons (8.0)
- Autofill (8.0)
- Cheeseburger Emoji (8.1)
- Neural Networks API (8.1)
- Pixel Visual Core co-processing technology to third-party developers (8.1)
- and many more
Download ROM and Gapps Here
Any Of the Gapps Below
MindTheGApps 8.1.0 Package
Delta Gapps with Modular Add-On
Micro GApps Package For Android Oreo
Android Oreo Gapps Package [Open Gapps] – Recommended
Gapps For LineageOS 15/15.1 [Also Supported any Android 8.1]
Steps to Install Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy J5 2016:
Follow our below guide to install the Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy J5 2016. Simply download the below given ROM and Gapps file to experience the Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy J5 2016 smartphone. To install any Custom firmware on Galaxy J5 2016, you should have TWRP Recovery or any custom recovery.
Before grabbing the download link and installing the custom ROM, then make sure to follow the pre-requisites.
Pre-Requisites:
Instructions to Install:
- First of all, you need to Unlock Bootloader on Galaxy J5 2016
- Now install TWRP Recovery for Galaxy J5 2016. Watch Full Video on How to Install TWRP on any Android Phone.
- Download the below Android 8.1 Oreo for Galaxy J5 2016.
- Now boot into TWRP Recovery, Here is the method to boot into Recovery.
- Before installing Wipe System Data on TWRP Recovery (DO NOT WIPE INTERNAL STORAGE)
Guide to Flash Custom ROM using TWRP Recovery
Super SU Root Procedure
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Don’t flash SuperSU if you want to try Magisk Root on your phone
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Magisk Zip Root Procedure
