But in spite of all the goodies attached, the device isn’t very well known in custom development. The good news is that it wouldn’t stop you from gaining administrative privileges by rooting the device via Magisk patched recovery.img and boot.img. What about custom ROMs? Well, while there aren’t any dedicated ROMs specifically for this device, there are a plethora of GSI Images of custom ROMs that you could flash onto your device. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. Follow along.
How to Install Custom ROM on Cubot King Kong Mini 2
The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow the same sequence as mentioned below. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
STEP 1: Install Android SDK
To begin with, install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.
STEP 2: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking
Next up, you will have to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device. The former will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. This will then allow you to boot your device to Fastboot Mode. On the other hand, OEM Unlocking is required to carry out the bootloader unlocking process.
So head over to Settings > About Phone > Software Information > Tap on Build Number Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.
STEP 3: Unlock Bootloader on Cubot King Kong Mini 2
You will also have to unlock the bootloader on your Cubot King Kong Mini 2 device if you wish to root it via Magisk. Do keep in mind that doing so will wipe off all the data and might make the device’s warranty null and void as well. So if that’s well and good, then refer to our guide on How to Unlock Bootloader on Cubot Devices.
STEP 4: Download Cubot King Kong Mini 2 Stock Firmware
STEP 5: Download Custom ROM for Cubot King Kong Mini 2
As of now, there aren’t many custom ROMs for this device. however, a few GSI ROMs have made their way. In this regard, LineageOS seems to be the most popular choice for many, so let’s proceed with this only. So get hold of the GSI file from below: Once you have downloaded the ROM, extract it to the platform-tools folder. Likewise, rename it to system, so that the complete name becomes system.img.
STEP 6: Boot Cubot King Kong Mini 2 to Fastboot Mode
STEP 7: Flash Custom ROM on Cubot King Kong Mini 2
So these were the steps to install a custom ROM on Cubot King Kong Mini 2. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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