In this guide, we will show you the steps to install the latest One UI 6 based on Android 14 onto your Galaxy A32 4G. Samsung was amongst the earliest adopters of the fourteenth iteration of the OS. Thanks to this, its underlying OS skin One UI 6, was blessed with tons of intriguing and noteworthy features, with its latest flagships being the first beneficiaries of these goodies.
Apart from that, numerous other devices from the South Korean giant received this update. However, there were a few that didn’t manage to make the cut, mainly because of the fact that their update schedule had reached the End Of Life. One such device was the popular Galaxy A32. While its counterparts A33 and 34 are part of this list, sadly the A32 has turned out to be a mute spectator. Or is that really the case?
Well, there does exist a method using which you could install the latest One UI 6 based on Android 14 onto your Galaxy A32 4G. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. Follow along.
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How to Install One UI 6 Android 14 on Galaxy A32 4G
The below process will wipe off all the data from your device, so please take a 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: Unlock the Bootloader on Galaxy A32
First and foremost, you will have to unlock the bootloader on your device. For that, you may refer to our comprehensive guide on How to Unlock Bootloader on Samsung. Once the process is complete and your device boots up, don’t restore the data yet, as your device will again have to go for a wipe in the subsequent step.
STEP 2: Boot Galaxy A32 to Download Mode
You will have to boot your device to Download Mode so that you are able to flash the required mods. So either refer to our detailed guide on How to Boot Samsung Devices to Download Mode [3 Methods] or refer to the below shorter instructions:
- To begin with, power off your device.
- Then press and hold the Power and Volume Up keys and your device will be booted to Stock Recovery.
- Now highlight the Reboot to Bootloader option using the Volume keys and then press the Power key to confirm it.
- Your device should now boot to the Download Mode.
STEP 3: Install Odin
Next up, you will have to download and install the Odin Tool onto your PC. This is needed to flash the TWRP and to disable AVB on your device. So get hold of the latest Odin from here: Download: Odin3-v3.14.4.zip. Once downloaded, extract it to any convenient location on your PC.
STEP 4: Flash Latest Firmware
Next up you will have to flash the latest firmware via Odin. So do check out our guide on How to Flash Stock Firmware via Odin. Once done, do not boot your device to the system, instead again boot back to Download Mode.
STEP 5: Flash TWRP Recovery
- To begin with, download TWRP and vbmeta from below:
TWRP | vbmeta
- Then load TWRP into the AP slot and vbmeta in Userdata.
- Finally, hit Start to flash the TWRP.
- As soon as the flashing is complete, hold the Volume Down and Power buttons until the screen goes black.
- Once that happens, immediately switch to holding the Volume Up and Power buttons to reboot into TWRP.
STEP 6: Disable Encryption on Galaxy A32 via TWRP
- Once your device boots to TWRP, go to Advanced > Terminal.
- Then type in the below command and hit Enter
multidisabler
- Your device will now resize the vendor and will ask you to run multidisabler again.
- So again execute the below command and this time, you should get the Finish message.
multidisabler
STEP 7: Format Data
- Once you have disabled encryption, you’ll have to format it. So go to Wipe and select Format Data.
- Then type in YES in the space provided and tap on the checkmark situated at the bottom right.
- Once the format is complete, you will have to reboot the device to TWRP. So go to Reboot and select Recovery.
STEP 8: Download One UI 6 Android 14 for Galaxy A32
- Download the One UI 6 ROM, product.img, and enforcing kernel.zip from below:
LumiRom A34 v2 [Credits: XDA Senior Member apiyoshi]
- Then extract the .xz archive via 7ZIP [or any app of your choice].
- Now rename LumiRom A34 v2 to LumiRom A34 v2.img.
- You’ll get a prompt on your PC, click YES/OK.
- Now transfer all three files onto your device.
STEP 9: Install One UI 6 Android 14 for Galaxy A32
- From TWRP, go to Install and tap on Install Image.
- Then select the System image (LumiRom A34 v2.img file.
- Now choose the System Image partition and flash the IMG.
- Again, go to Install, and select the product.img file.
- Then choose the Product partition and perform a right swipe to flash it.
- Once done, go to Install, select the enforcing kernel.zip file, and flash it.
STEP 10: Format Data
- From TWRP, go to Wipe and select Format Data.
- Then type in YES in the space provided.
- Now tap on the checkmark situated at the bottom right.
- Once done, you may now reboot to the OS via Reboot > System.
That’s it. These were the steps to install the latest One UI 6 based on Android 14 onto your Galaxy A32 4G. 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.