The LG Optimus Black P970 is a pretty good phone in terms of its simplistic aesthetics. However, the lack of updates for its Android OS has disappointed many of its users. There isn’t even an official Android 4.0 update for it. But, coming to its rescue is the most widely compatible custom ROM available, AOKP Jelly Bean, thanks to XDA Developers member chenleicpp.
Based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, it has the butter-smooth interface and trusted features, such as OpenVPN, support for downloadable themes, additional privacy tools, and more. Since this is an unofficial ROM, there are a couple of problems with the camera and audio, but the rest of the phone’s capabilities should be fine. It is also important to mention that AOKP Jelly Bean has a pretty solid community backing it, so it’s not hard to find solutions or support for the ROM’s issues and problems.
This guide shows you how to upgrade the Optimus Black P970 to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean via AOKP Jelly Bean (unofficial).
Warning
The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the LG Optimus Black, model number P970. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.
Requirements
LG Optimus Black P970 with ClockworkMod Recovery
NOTE: The Optimus Black does not have a button combination that allows it to boot into ClockworkMod Recovery. anReboot is a recommended app that will allow you to access ClockworkMod through Recovery Mode.
Download the following to your computer:
AOKP Build 4 ROM for the LG Optimus Black (aokp_p970_build_4.zip, 137.3 MB)
Google Apps package (gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip, md5sum: 4e9e7ec3c22b0b3471bd05d62b8a659d)
Make sure your device’s battery still has at least 70% power. You don’t want the device to shut down in the middle of the procedure.
Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data.
For backup tips, check our guides on how to sync your data to the cloud and how to create local backups of your mobile data.
Instructions
Copy the AOKP ROM package and the Google Apps package to your phone’s internal SD card.
Boot into ClockworkMod Recovery using anReboot. To do this, run anReboot on your phone and select ClockworkMod Recovery.
Make a NANDroid backup of your current ROM. To make a backup, go to Backup and Restore and select Backup.
Go back to the main recovery menu after backup is complete.
Select Wipe data/Factory reset and confirm the action on the next screen.
Select Install ZIP from SD card > Choose ZIP from SD card. Select the ROM’s ZIP file and confirm that you want to install it.
Repeat step 6 and install the Google Apps package in the same manner.
Select Reboot system now to reboot your phone into the new ROM.
Excellent! You’ve just installed unofficial AOKP Jelly Bean on your LG Optimus Black P970.
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