aospa_sailfish.md

howto flash aospa (google pixel, codename: sailfish)

get the tools

• you need adb and fastboot
• a usb cable

get the files

• custom recovery: https://twrp.me/google/googlepixel.html
• custom rom: http://get.aospa.co/official/sailfish
• google apps: http://opengapps.org/ (platform: arm64, android: 7.1, variant: nano)
• supersu: http://www.supersu.com/download (latest Recovery Flashable.zip)

unlock bootloader

connect to pc and type (will wipe everything including internal storage):

$ fastboot oem unlock

install custom recovery

$ fastboot flash recovery ~/path/to/twrp.img

install custom rom

• reboot into recovery
• do a factory reset
• flash zip files (in this order)
  • aospa
  • gapps
• (optional) flash supersu
• reboot