How to Install Android 14 Custom ROMs on Poco F4

Sadique Hassan•Updated Apr 6, 2024

In this guide, we will show you the steps to install numerous Android 14 custom ROMs on Poco F4. When it comes to custom development, then the offerings from Xioami have always occupied the topmost position in the pecking order. Among them, it goes without saying that Poco has forever been the go-to choice for the tech enthusiast.

There’s no better way of cementing this fact than by having a look at its rich collection of custom ROMs. which has just been blessed with numerous Android 14 custom ROMs. And this is just a start. So if you are looking forward to breaking free from the shackles of the stock MIUI ecosystem then you have the perfect opportunity to welcome abode a clean stock AOSP experience.

You could also try out an enhanced and polished version of MIUI via the likes of Xiaomi EU, and Elite, among others. So without any further ado, let’s make you aware of the steps to install numerous Android 14 custom ROMs on Poco F4.

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How to Install Android 14 Custom ROMs on Poco F4

The below process will wipe off all the data from your device, so take a complete device backup beforehand. 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

First and foremost, you will have to 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 in this guide to install custom ROMs on Poco F4.

STEP 2: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking

Next up, you will also 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.

So head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.

STEP 3: Unlock Bootloader on Poco F4

Next up, you will also have to unlock the device’s bootloader. Do keep in mind that doing so will wipe off all the data from your device and could nullify its warranty as well. So if that’s all well and good, then please refer to our detailed guide on How to Unlock Bootloader on any Xiaomi Device.

STEP 4: Download Android 14 ROM for Poco F4

Grab hold of the desired ROM from below and rename it to rom.zip. Then transfer the ROM and all its associated files [such as boot.img, vendor_boot, dtbo.img, etc] to the platform-tools folder on your PC.
Paranoid Android
DOWNLOAD ROM
Xiaomi EU ROM
MIUI WEEKLY | MIUI STABLE
EvolutionX
DOWNLOAD ROM
PixelOS
DOWNLOAD ROM
crDroid
DOWNLOAD ROM
CherishOS
DOWNLOAD LINK
HentaiOS
ROM | dtbo | recovery | vendor_boot
Palladium OS
Palladium ROM | Palladium Recovery [boot.img]

Other Important Resources: How to Install TWRP Recovery on Poco F4 [Video]

STEP 5: Boot to Fastboot Mode

Connect your device to the PC via a USB cable. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.
Then head over to the platform-tools folder, type in CMD in the address bar, and hit Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt.
Type in the following command in the CMD window to boot your device to Fastboot Mode
```
adb reboot bootloader
```
To verify the Fastboot connection, type in the below command and you should get back the device ID.
```
fastboot devices
```
If you are not getting any serial ID, then please install the Fastboot Drivers on your PC.

How to Flash CherishOS Android 14 ROM on Poco F4

First off, Install TWRP Recovery on Poco F4.
Then boot your device to recovery via the below command:
```
adb reboot recovery
```
From TWRP Recovery, go to Wipe and select Format Data.
Then type YES in the space provided and hit the checkmark.
Now transfer the ROM file to your device via TWRP. For that, let’s use the ADB Push method, so execute the below command in the CMD window:
```
adb push rom.zip /sdcard
```
Then go to Install, select the ROM ZIP file, and flash it. Wait for the flashing to complete.
Once done, go to Reboot and select Recovery. Your device will now boot to the Recovery.
From there, go to Factory Reset > Format Data/Factory Reset > Format Data.
Once done, select Reboot System Now. Your device will now boot to the newly installed OS.

How to Install crDroid Android 14 ROM on Poco F4

First off, install TWRP Recovery on your Poco F4.
Boot your device to TWRP via the below command:
```
adb reboot recovery
```
From TWRP Recovery, go to Wipe and select Format Data.
Then type YES in the space provided and hit the checkmark.
Now transfer the ROM file to your device via TWRP.
For that, execute the below command in the CMD window:
```
adb push crdroid.zip /sdcard
```
Then go to Install, select the ROM ZIP file, and flash it.
Once done, go to Reboot and select System.
Your device will now reboot to the newly installed OS.

Flash PalladiumOS Android 14 on Poco F4

First off, flash the recovery to the boot partition via the below command:
```
fastboot flash boot boot.img
```
Then reboot your device to the newly flashed recovery:
```
fastboot reboot recovery
```
From recovery, select Apply Update > ADB Sideload.
Now type in the below command in the CMD window to sideload the ROM:
```
adb sideload rom.zip
```
Once done, go to Factory Reset and choose Format data/factory reset.
Finally, select Reboot System Now to boot your device to the OS.

How to Flash PixelOS Android 14 ROM on Poco F4

To begin with, install Orange Fox Recovery on your Poco F4.
The reboot to Recovery via the below command:
```
adb reboot recovery
```
From Recovery, go to Wipe > Advanced Wipe, and wipe Cache, Dalvik, and Data.
Once done, go to Install, select the firmware ZIP, and flash it.
Again go to Install, this time select the ROM ZIP file and flash it as well.
Now go to Wipe > Format Data > and proceed with the on-screen instructions to complete the reset.
Once done, go to Reboot and select Recovery. Your device will now reboot to PixelOS.
From there, go to Factory Reset > Factory Reset/Format Data > Format Data and wait for the process to complete.
Once done, select Reboot System Now. Your device will boot to the newly flashed OS.

How to Flash EvolutionX Android 14 ROM on Poco F4

From TWRP Recovery, go to Wipe and select Format Data.
Then type YES in the space provided and hit the checkmark.
Now transfer the ROM file to your device via TWRP. For that, let’s use the ADB Push method, so execute the below command in the CMD window:
```
adb push rom.zip /sdcard
```
Then go to Install, select the ROM ZIP file, and flash it. Wait for the flashing to complete.
Once done, go to Reboot and select Recovery. Your device will now boot to the EvolutionX Recovery.
From there, go to Factory Reset > Format Data/Factory Reset > Format Data.
Once done, select Reboot System Now. Your device will boot to the newly installed OS.

How to Flash Xiaomi EU Android 14 ROM on Poco F4

Recovery Method

To begin with, transfer the twrp.img file to the platform-tools folder.
Also, transfer one copy of twrp.img to your device, just to be on the safer side.
Then launch CMD inside the platform-tools folder and execute the below command
```
fastboot boot twrp.img
```
Your device will now temporarily boot to TWRP. Let’s make it permanent. For that, go to Advanced and select Flash Current TWRP.
Once flashed, you should again reboot to TWRP. For that, go to Reboot and select Recovery.
From TWRP, go to Wipe and tap on Format Data.
Then, type in Yes in the space provided and hit Enter.
Once the format is complete, transfer the Xiaomi EU ROM to your device.
Go to the Install section of TWRP, navigate to the ROM ZIP file, and select it.
Then perform a right swipe to flash it. The flashing might take around 5-10 minutes.
Once done, you may then reboot the device to the OS via Reboot > System.

Fastboot Method

Double-click to launch the first_install_with_data_format.bat file.
The flashing will now begin. Once done, your device will boot to EU ROM.

How to Install Paranoid Android 14 ROM on Poco F4

Via Fastboot Method

First off, execute the below command to flash the Paranoid Android ROM:
```
fastboot update --skip-reboot rom.zip
```
Then type in the below command to boot your device to the recovery mode:
```
fastboot reboot recovery
```
Now perform a Wipe Data / Factory Reset and wait for the process to complete.
Once done, you may now reboot your device to the newly flashed ROM.

Via Recovery Method

First off, Install TWRP Recovery on your Poco F4 [Video].
Then boot your device to TWRP Recovery via the below command:
```
adb reboot recovery
```
From TWRP, go to Install, select the ROM ZIP file, and perform a right swipe to flash it as well.
[You might get a few warnings regarding “unable to mount partitions”, which is completely normal].
Once done, go to Reboot and select Recovery. Your device will now boot to Paranoid Recovery.
From there, you’ll now have to perform a factory data reset.
Do so and then select Reboot System to boot to the newly flashed OS.

Via Payload Extraction

First off, download and extract the Fastboot Enhance Tool.
Then download and extract the Recovery version of the ROM.
You’ll get a couple of files, including payload.bin.
Upload this bin file to the Fastboot Enhance Tool.
Then select the vendor_boot.img and hit Extract.
Now transfer this file to the platform-tools folder.
Then boot your device to the Fastboot Mode.
Now type in the below command to flash vendor_boot.img:
```
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img
```
Then reboot your device to recovery via the below command:
```
fastboot reboot recovery
```
Now select Apply update from ADB to boot your device to sideload mode
Then in the CMD window, type in the below command:
```
adb sideload rom.zip
```
Once the sideloading is done, do a Format Data.
Finally, select Reboot System to boot your device to the OS.

How to Install PixelOS Android 14 ROM on Poco F4

How to Install PixelOS ROM on Poco F4 [Android 14] [Video]

How to Install Palladium ROM Android 14 on Poco F4

How to Flash Palladium OS on Poco F4 [Android 14] [Video]

How to Install HentaiOS ROM Android 14 on Poco F4

Transfer the boot.img, vendor_boot.img, dtbo.img, and rom.zip to the platform-tools folder on your PC.
Now from Fastboot Mode, type in the below command to flash the dtbo file
```
fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
```
Then type in the below command to flash the boot file
```
fastboot flash boot boot.img
```
Now use the below command to flash the vendor_boot
```
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img
```
Now type in the following command to boot your device to recovery
```
fastboot reboot recovery
```
Then select “Wipe data/Factory reset” via the Volume key and press the Power key to confirm.
Now select “Apply update from ADB” via the Volume key and press the Power key to confirm.
Then type in the below command in the CMD window to sideload the ROM ZIP file:
```
adb sideload rom.zip
```
The installation will now begin and could take a while. Once done, select Reboot to System.

That’s it. These were the steps to flash the Hentai Android 14 ROM onto your Poco F4. 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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