In this guide, we will show you the steps to flash the latest crDroid ROM based on Android 14 onto your Pixel 8 Pro. The newest offering from the Silicon Valley giant beholds a slew of nifty features up its sleeve and is being continuously blessed with numerous AI functionalities at frequent intervals. Apart from that, it is performing quite impressive in the custom development as well.
Quite a few custom ROMs based on the fourteenth iteration of the OS have already made their way and many more are lining up. In this regard, crDroid is the newest player to make its presence felt. It manages to maintain a perfect equilibrium between the overall features and the device’s stability. Moreover, a clean, fast, and snappy OS is on the cards as well. So without further ado, let’s get started with the steps to flash the crDroid Android 14 ROM on Pixel 8/Pro.
How to Install crDroid Android 14 on Pixel 8/Pro
Before starting, please 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 throughout this guide.
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 > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.
STEP 3: Unlock Bootloader on Pixel 8 Pro
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 the Bootloader on Pixel 8/Pro
STEP 4: Download crDroid Android 14 for Pixel 8/Pro
- You can now grab hold of the ROM and its associated files from the below link:
Download crDroid: Pixel 8 | Pixel 8 Pro
- Rename the ROM file to rom.zip and transfer all the files to the platform-tools folder.
STEP 5: Boot Pixel 8 Pro Fastboot Mode
- Now 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.
STEP 6: Install crDroid Android 14 on Pixel 8 Pro
- Flash the vendor_boot to its partition via the below command:
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img
- Once done, reboot your device to crDroid Recovery via the below command:
fastboot reboot recovery
- Then select “Apply Update” > “Apply from ADB”.
- Now in the CMD window, type in the below command to start the sideload:
adb sideload rom.zip
- Once done, it will now ask if you want to flash additional files.
- Whether you want to flash files or not, rebooting to recovery is compulsory for slot change, so select YES.
- [Optional] Now, if you want to flash any files, then do the adb sideload filename.zip.
- [Compulsory] Then select Factory Reset/Format Data and do a reset.
- Finally, select Reboot System to boot to the newly flashed OS.
These were the steps to flash the crDroid ROM Android 14 onto your Pixel 8 Pro. 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.
Pass Play Integrity Test on crDroid ROM
By default, your Pixel 8 Pro might fail the Play Integrity Test thereby resulting in your inability to use the banking and payment apps. Fortunately, you could pass this test by carrying out the steps listed in the below guide:
