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How to Install Paranoid Android 6.0 Custom ROM on Nexus 5X
How to Install Paranoid Android 6.0 Custom ROM on Nexus 5X-June 2024
Jun 17, 2025 3:34 PM

Team Paranoid Android made a comeback earlier this month, bringing back their beloved Paranoid Android custom ROM to the users. As promised, we are here with the guides to help our readers flash the very latest Paranoid Android 6.0 on their devices.

-Some of the best Android 6 Marshmallow based ROMs for your Android devices!

Based on the very latest Android 6.0.1 builds, Paranoid Android 6.0 is available for a number of Nexus devices. Following are some of the features of this redesigned custom firmware.

Custom Quick Settings (with super easy edit options)Integration ofCyanogenMod's Theme Engine - any CM13 theme should workFloating windows supportOTS (On-the-Spot) controlsNew Power menuSpecial gesturesSystem-wide immersive mode

Today's guide will help you install Paranoid Android 6.0 on Nexus 5X. For more details and download links for other devices, please visit,Time to Get Paranoid, as Paranoid Android 6.0 is Here with "All New Features."Bringing all new features and the best of CM 13, here is how to flash this new custom ROM on your device.

Prerequisites to install Paranoid Android 6.0 forNexus 5X:

Downloadand install USB drivers forLGNexus 5X in your computer.Enable USB debugging option by pressingMenu>Settings>Applications. Navigateand tap onDeveloper Optionsto ensure thatUSB Debuggingis enabled.YourNexus 5X should berooted: follow thisguide to root Nexus 5X and install custom recovery.Make sure that ClockworkMod recovery is installed.Ensure that your Nexus 5X carries more than 70% of charge.

How to flash Paranoid Android 6.0forNexus5X:

Required files: Download officialParanoid Android 6.0 for Nexus5Xon your computer. Also, download Open Gappsfromhere(don't skip this).

Connect your Nexus 5X to your PC using USB cable and copy the downloaded files to the SD card of yourdevice.Disconnect your Nexus 5X and power it off.Nowbootitintothe recovery mode: press and holdVolume Up, Homeand thePowerbuttons simultaneously. UseVolumekeys to highlight andPowerbutton to select.Create a Nandroid backup of your current ROM: in CWM, go tobackup and restoreand confirm the process.Data wipe operations: go towipe data/factory resetand confirm the operation. Alsowipe cache partitionand finally go forwipe dalvik cachetoclean it up too.Now, selectinstall zip from sdcardand thenchoose zip from Sdcard. Locatethe ParanoidAndroid 6.0 zip file and confirm its installation.When the ROM installation completes successfully, repeat the above step for installing the Gapps package.Once done, go back to main recovery menu and selectreboot system now.

First boot takes a little while so please don't get alarmed. Enjoy the all new features that Paranoid Android 6.0 brings to your Nexus 5X and don't forget to share your experience with us.

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