CherishOS 3.8 OFFICIAL for Poco X3 NFC Android 12.1 Update: 220623. Maintained By HyperNotHornyX97. Changelog: fixed battery drain, stop auto brightness to set really low levels, shipped with sapphire kernel, min/max refresh rate settings. updated build fingerprint to redfin, fixed status bar height (it’s ok i guess for now), updated blobs from v12.5.7, Misc fixes and upstream changes – read full changelog. Use at your own risk, I’m not responsible for bricking your device.
Download CherishOS 3.8 for Poco X3
- Your phone must be Installed Custom Recovery. If not, you can read How to Install TWRP 3.6.0 Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC – Permanent
- Download Cherish-OS-v3.8-20220623-0943-surya-OFFICIAL-GApps.zip
- Download fw_surya_miui_SURYAGlobal_V12.5.5.0.RJGMIXM_450cc10088_11.0.zip
- Download fw_surya_miui_SURYAGlobal_V12.5.7.0.RJGMIXM_e1c3ff9d45_11.0.zip
- Download Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_03.04.2020.zip
- Download NikGapps-core-arm64-12-20220222-signed.zip ( if necessary )
- Download GCAM 8.3 MOD for Xiaomi Phone
- Download ANX Camera mod for Poco X3 NFC
- Download Magisk: Magisk-v24.1.apk or latest rename it to .zip ( if necessary )
- Copy ROM to SD Card ( Recommended )
Install Instructions CherishOS 3.8 for Poco X3
- Enter TWRP Recovery Mode: Turn Power off, Press and Hold Volume Up + Power key, When POCO logo appears release Power key only, keep pressing Volume Up until TWRP Recovery appears.
- First Important Step is to Backup (though depends on you if you wanna be safe or no )
- Select Wipe – Advanced ( Dalvik, Cache, Data ), Swipe to wipe
- Select Install – select fw_surya_miui_SURYAGlobal_V12.5.7.0.RJGMIXM_e1c3ff9d45_11.0.zip, Swipe to confirm Flash
- Select Install – select Cherish-OS-v3.8-20220623-0943-surya-OFFICIAL-GApps.zip, Swipe to confirm Flash
- Select Install – select Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_03.04.2020.zip, Swipe to confirm Flash ( if necessary )
- Select Wipe – Format Data – type “yes” and confirm ( Optional )
- Select Reboot – System
- Setup the Phone
How to Install GApps ( if necessary )
- Enter TWRP Recovery Mode: Turn Power off, Press and Hold Volume Up + Power key, When POCO logo appears release Power key only, keep pressing Volume Up until TWRP Recovery appears.
- Select Install – select NikGapps-core-arm64-12-20220222-signed.zip, Swipe to confirm Flash
- Select Reboot – System
How to Root ( if necessary )
- Enter TWRP Recovery Mode: Turn Power off, Press and Hold Volume Up + Power key, When POCO logo appears release Power key only, keep pressing Volume Up until TWRP Recovery appears.
- Install Magisk (.zip)
- Reboot to System
- Connect Phone to Internet
- Install Magisk app and Open it. Magisk will ask to do additional setups. Let it do its job and the app will automatically reboot your device.
- Done
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Enter TWRP Recovery
You can enter TWRP recovery with 2 methods: via adb command by type “adb reboot recovery” and by pressing keys combinations ( Turn power off, press and hold volume up + Power key, when POCO logo appears release power key, keep pressing volume until TWRP recovery appears )
Notes / Warning!
- Use at your own risk, I’m not responsible for bricking your device.
- Using the incorrect file may brick your device.
- Make sure to backup your important data before root it.