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Download and Install Cyanogenmod 12.1 Moto E

Cyanogen recently announced that Cyanogenmod 12.1 was coming later this week to devices like the Nexus 6, Moto E, Moto G and many more. While some unofficial ports have been made available for the OnePlus One, the first Cyanogenmod 12.1 Moto E unofficial port has also just been released.

While the official CM 12.1 Moto E Nightly will become available later this week, if you really can’t wait you can follow the guide bellow to get the Android 5.1 based CM12.1 for the Moto E 2014

Download Cyanogenmod 12.1 Moto E

In order to get everything working you will need both the unofficial Nightly and GAPPS, bellow you can download both:

in case the Gapps for Android 5.1 don’t work, you can download the CM12.0 GAPPS here or a list of all individual apps here

Install Cyanogenmod 12.1 Moto E (CM12.1)

 Flashing the first time

If this is the first time you are flashing CM12.1, follow the steps bellow:

  1. Reboot your Moto E into recovery.
  2. Perform a full Factory Reset. (wipe data,cache and dalvik cache)
  3. Flash the zip
  4. Once it is done, reboot.

Instructions For Upgrading from Previous Nightly

  1. Reboot your Moto E into recovery.
  2. Perform a full Factory Reset. (wipe data,cache and dalvik cache)
  3. Once it is done, reboot.

List of non working things (important)

  • Video Recording
  • Dual SIM
  • Problem with the media scanner