Unofficial Android Pie Ports Now Available For OnePlus, Moto, Asus and Redmi Phones

Aug. 18, 2018

Android Pie has been official for just a couple of weeks, and the update has reached only the four Google Pixel phones and the Essential Phone until now. However, Project Treble has made it easier for developers to port the official AOSP Android Pie build and make it available for numerous other devices.

We’ve already seen how unofficial Android Pie ports hadbecome availablefor over 20 devices just a day after Google made it live. But, with each passing day,developers are porting Android Pie to more devices. Project Treble seems to be working, which wasGoogle’s plan all along.

The latest crop of devices to receive Android Pie ports include the likes of older OnePlus devices – OnePlus X, OnePlus 2, along with Moto Z Play, Asus ZenFone Max Pro and the Redmi Note 5 series.

While the unofficial portsbring the latest feature-rich Android 9 Pie experienceto these devices, you may notice a few bugs that need to be ironed out. But if you are too eager to try Android Pie, here are the links to the unofficial ROMs:

WhileOnePlus 3/ 3T, OnePlus 5/ 5T, and OnePlus 6 will get official Android Pie updates in the coming weeks and months, recognized XDA developers are giving you a taste of the software with unofficial ports for the OnePlus X, OnePlus 2 and OnePlus 3/ 3T. Get the unofficial port for these devices right here:

Additionally, Moto Z Play is also facing issues with encryption and the Moto Mods will not work with these ROMs. Get the Android P port for the devices right here:

Asus ZenFone Max Pro offers an almost stock Android experience but if you don’t plan to wait for the rollout of the official Android Pie update, thedevice has received an unofficial portand you can install it right away. It comes will all new features, along with Camera 2 API enabled, but does have issues with NFC and SELinux being in permissive mode.

Get Android 9 Pie port for ZenFone Max Proright here

Finally, Xiaomi’s best-selling Redmi Note 5 series has also received an unofficial port for Android 9 Pie via the Pixel Experience custom ROM. While most of the new features are available in this port, encryption and Wi-Fi display are said to be known issues. You canvisit this linkand get the unofficial Android Pie port.

You will find the steps for installation in each of the links, but it would still be wise to proceed with caution, as these are unofficial builds and you may face some stability issues. Let us know your experience with these unofficial ROMs and what you think of Android Pie, if you do install it for your phone.