crDroid 5.1 ROM for Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ Download + Installation

So, want to use Android 5.1 Lollipop on your Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ Android phone to be able to install more recent applications and games? crDroid 5.1 custom ROM is one of the answer.

KituTech — Poor Samsung Galaxy V Plus, it is stuck with Android 4.4 forever because how old and unpopular the phone with, no more updates from our device manufacturer Samsung for it.

But, here it comes the beauty of Android's open source operating system, one keyword to make our device relevant for long time: Custom ROM. And this time, I'm talking about one of the king of custom ROM, crDroid 5.1 which is running Android 5.1 Lollipop.

Yep, by installing crDroid 5.1 custom ROM, we can "upgrade" our little Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ operating system to Android 5.1 Lollipop.

That means, more recent apps and games that's requires minimum of Android 5 will be able to be installed on our Samsung Galaxy V Plus with crDroid 5.1 installed. Say hello to WhatsApp!

Not only installing more apps and games, by using crDroid 5.1, our Samsung Galaxy V Plus will have more updated Android security patch and most importantly for me: customizations.

crDroid 5.1 for Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ Android phone custom ROM info

Steps installing crDroid 5.1 custom ROM on Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ

Tools, materials, and requirements

• Backup!
• If we are using a stock ROM on our Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ Android phone, make sure to downgrade it to older version first to prevent issues like bootloop. Also read: Downgrading Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ Firmware
• Custom recovery installed (TWRP recommended). Also read: Installing TWRP Custom Recovery on Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ without PC.
• The crDroid 5.1 ROM zip file for Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ ROM (download link at the end of this post).
• (Optional) Google Apps (GAPPS) package, download it at Open GAPPS (or through direct link I provided at the end of this post), if we want to have Google services like its synchronizations and Play Store. Pico GAPPS is recommended as it is lightweight.

Installing the ROM (example using TWRP recovery)

1. Boot our Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ Android phone into recovery mode. Turn off our phone, then press and hold volume up + home + power buttons simultaneously and hold them for a few seconds until the phone vibrates.
2. From recovery main menu, choose Wipe menu and wipe the following partitions:
   • Dalvik / ART Cache
   • Data
   • System
   • Cache
3. (Optional) Repair system partition. This is mostly not needed, but can help if we got bootloop after installed a ROM: Go to Wipe menu again, and tick only system, then tap "Repair or Change Partition" → Repair partition.
4. Back to recovery main menu, now choose Install menu, locate where we saved the crDroid 5.1 ROM for Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ zip file and select it. Wait until the it's done.
5. (Optional) Still on the Install menu, install Google Apps (GAPPS) package zip file if we want to have Google's services, especially Play Store.
6. Done! Reboot our Samsung Galaxy V Plus Android phone to experience the crDroid 5.1 ROM powered by Android 5.1 on the phone. First boot might take some time, like ~15 minutes or so, especially if we chose to install GAPPS.

Known bugs

The only bug I found when I was using the crDroid 5.1 custom ROM on my Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ Android phone is the Bluetooth connection issue when connecting to my Ipega gamepad or mouse.

When I tried to connect to my Bluetooth gamepad or mouse, it always gave "Incorrect passkey…" warning. Though it has no issue when I connected my Samsung Galaxy V Plus with my other Android phone.

crDroid 5.1 custom ROM for Samsung Galaxy V Plus download links