Samsung Galaxy A5 CM13 Android 6.0 Marshmallow: This tutorial will teach you how to install CyanogenMod 13 Android 6.0 Marshmallow on your SAMSUNG GALAXY A5 device. This version allows you to port the latest version of Android, Android 6.0 Marshmallow to your SAMSUNG GALAXY A5. The first devices to run Android 6.0 Marshmallow are the Nexus 6X and Nexus 6P. In other words, for the many previously released Android devices, there won’t be an Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for quite some time (and there is no guarantee that your device will get updated). You can, however, choose to wait for the official Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Samsung Galaxy A5 OR you can get Android 6.0 Marshmallow on your Samsung Galaxy A5 via the CM13 ROM. Check out the USB driver for Samsung Galaxy A5 page if you need them before hand.
Instructions
In order to install CM13 on your SAMSUNG GALAXY A5, you first need to download the CM13 ROM and simply flash it using a custom recovery like TWRP or Cyanogen recovery (which is available for most devices) with a factory reset/wipe data. The necessary downloads are available for you below. Before you continue, you should note that you would be required to download and install the necessary Gapps package for your version of Android. Currently, we have a Gapps 5.1 Lollipop Download page but for this ROM, you will need the Gapps 6.0 Marshmallow Download. We also have CyanogenMod specific Gapps packages that work with most custom ROMs.
Supported devices
- Samsung Galaxy A5 model no. SM-A500FU
Downloads
Things you will need:
- Gapps 6.0 Marshmallow Download or CM13 Gapps + any one of the following ROMs
CM13 Marshmallow for Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500FU only
- CyanogenMod 13→ Download Link | Development Page
- AICP→ Download Link | Development Page
Those are the 3 most important set of files that you need right now and I assume that you’ve already installed a custom recovery… you wouldn’t be reading this if you don’t know how to do that, would you?
TWRP recovery
- Download and transfer the Samsung Galaxy A5 ROM and Marshmallow Gapps file to your device’s internal storage.
- Boot your device into TWRP recovery.
- Select “Wipe” from TWRP main menu and do a “Swipe to Factory Reset” on the bottom of the screen.
- Go back to TWRP main menu, tap on “Install” and select the CM13 .zip file that you transferred to your device in Step 1.
- After selecting the .zip file, do “Swipe to Confirm Flash” on the bottom of the screen to begin the custom ROM installation process. This may take some time.
- Once your ROM is successfully flashed, you’ll see “Wipe cache/Dalvik” option, select it and then do “Swipe to wipe” on the bottom of the screen.
- Now flash the Marshmallow Gapps file similarly like you flashed the ROM file.
- After flashing both Samsung Galaxy A5 CM13 and Gapps, Reboot your device.
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Cyanogen recovery
- Download and transfer the Samsung Galaxy A5 ROM and Marshmallow Gapps file to your device’s internal storage.
- Boot your device into Cyanogen recovery.
- Select “Wipe data/ factory reset”, then select “Yes” to confirm.
- Now select “Apply update” from the main menu and select “Choose from internal storage”.
- Select the Samsung Galaxy A5 CM13 ROM file that you transferred to your device in Step 1 above.
└ It may begin to install without confirmation. - Once the Samsung Galaxy A5 CM13 ROM is installed, flash the Marshmallow Gapps file like you flashed the Samsung Galaxy A5 CM13 ROM.
- After flashing both Samsung Galaxy A5 CM13 and Gapps, Reboot your device.
Other CM13 Releases
You might want to check out the guides for the other CM13 Marshmallow releases:
- Install Samsung Galaxy S2 CM13 Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Install Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 CM13 Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Install Samsung Galaxy S6 CM13 Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Install YU Yureka CM13 Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Install Samsung Galaxy S I9000 Android 6.0 Marshmallow ROMs
That’s all there is to it. If everything went well, your device will now boot and you will be welcomed by the Android 6.0 Marshmallow setup page. Thanks for reading how to install Android 6.0 Marshmallow CyanogenMod 13 on SAMSUNG GALAXY A5 and I hope that this tutorial has helped you.