Install Pixel Experience GSI ROM on Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Sadique Hassan•Updated Jul 15, 2022

In this guide, we will show you the steps to install the Pixel Experience GSI ROM on Galaxy A53 5G. The A53 is among the most popular devices in the high-end budget domain [yes, that’s a thing now!]. Beholding an impressive specs sheet and priced aggressively so that it doesn’t burn a hole in your pockets, its rise to fame was already on the cards. Then its five years of OS upgrades proved to be the icing on the cake. Apart from that, the device is performing quite decently in custom development.

Be it for flashing custom recovery like TWRP or gaining access to the system partition by rooting your device via Magisk, there’s a lot to look forward to. This will then allow you to flash a truckload of mods, including the likes of Magisk Modules and Xposed Framework. However, when it comes to custom ROMs, there’s not much going on in that segment. But fret not.

The Generic System Images are here for your rescue. Using it, you could now welcome abode the Pixel Experience ROM onto your Galaxy A53 5G. As is evident from its name, it gives you a pure, clean, and stock OS experience. similar to the one that Pixel devices have to offer. So if you wish to get a taste of the same on your Pixel device, then this guide shall help you out. Follow along for the instructions.

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Install Pixel Experience GSI ROM on Galaxy A53 5G

The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow the same sequence as mentioned. 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 to install the Pixel Experience GSI ROM onto Samsung Galaxy A53 5G.

STEP 2: Download GSI Flasher Tool

Next up, download the GSI Flasher Tool and extract it to any convenient location on your PC.

Download: GSI Flasher Tool [Credits: XDA Senior Member azteria2000]

STEP 3: Convert Pixel Experience GSI ROM to TWRP Flashable

To begin with, download the Pixel Experience GSI ROM for your device.
Once downloaded, extract it inside the GSI_Flasher > GSI Folder.
Likewise, rename it to system, so that the complete name becomes system.img.
Then select all the three folders inside the GSI Flasher Tool- gsi, META-INF, and scripts.
Now right-click on it and select 7ZIP > Add to archive [you may also use WinRAR for this].
Give it any name of your choice, change the Archive format to ZIP, and hit OK.
Wait for the process to complete. Once done, send this ZIP file to the platform-tools folder.

STEP 4: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking

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 process.

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 5: Unlock Bootloader

You will also have to unlock the device’s bootloader to install the Pixel Experience GSI ROM onto Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. Do note that doing so will wipe off all the data from your device and could nullify its warranty as well. So if that’s all and good, then please refer to our guide on Unlock Bootloader on Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

STEP 6: Install TWRP Recovery

Your device also needs to have a working TWRP Recovery installed using the Odin Tool. If you haven’t done so yet, then refer to our guide on Install TWRP Recovery Samsung Galaxy A53 5G.

STEP 7: Boot to TWRP

Connect your device to the PC via 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 TWRP
```
adb reboot recovery
```

STEP 8: Install GSI ROM via TWRP

From TWRP, go to Wipe > Format Data and type in YES in the space provided.
Then hit the checkmark situated at the bottom right and wait for the wipe to complete.
Once done, go to Advanced Wipe and select Dalvik, Cache, and Data partitions.
Then perform a right swipe to wipe these partitions.
After that, transfer the GSI ZIP file to your device using ADB Sideload, Mount, or OTG.
Now go to Install, select the GSI ZIP file and perform a right swipe to flash it.
Finally, go to Reboot and select System. Your device will now boot to the newly installed ROM.

So these were the steps to install the Pixel Experience GSI ROM onto Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. 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.

FAQ: GSI ROM Bugs and Bootloop Fixes

GSI ROMs are known to go through a few bugs and issues related to network, 5G, or VoWIFI/VoLTE. In case, you also come across such bugs, then you could refer to our below-listed guides to fix them.

Likewise, if your device gets stuck in a continuous bootloop, then it’s most probably in need of disabling the verity checks, which requires flashing the vbmeta. All these have been explained in the below-linked guides, do check them out, if needed

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