VMOS Pro Global/CN Custom ROMs - Android 5.1.1 and 7.1.2, Root + Xposed

VMOS Pro was protected so i wasn't able to modify APK. Instead, I made a custom ROM as a zip file for VMOS Pro that includes Superuser and Xposed, all done on my rooted Android phone because zipping on Windows or Linux caused corruption on the ROM file

 

If you wonder why VMOS team released pro version, they got suspended from making money from ads so they can only make money from VIP service. If you support them, consider to pay VIP per month to keep them up and you can use their official ROM with switchable root option

 

Custom ROM will work on chinese version

YOU CANNOT INSTALL ANY OTHER ROMS SUCH AS SAMSUNG, HUAWEI, ETC THAT ARE NOT MADE FOR VMOS. VMOS ROM INSTALLATION IS FOR VMOS ROM ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT BE DUMB, THANKS!

Download VMOS Pro version from this site:

https://www.vmos.com/

 

or chinese version

http://www.vmos.cn/

Links to custom ROMs and backed up APKs here:

There are currently 2 versions, Android 5.1.1 and 7.1.2

https://mega.nz/folder/TJAHRAJb#1_E6gpM9V_YUdE2ohqOSNw

 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11Hw4B_e52yFOwh3nZFq3kozBDfnra-pC?usp=sharing

 

https://sbupload.com/folder/1891/VMOS

 

Chinese based ROMs can be downloaded here

https://bbs.vmos.cn/forum-49-1.html

Make sure to store the files on internal memory, not real SD Card because VMOS can't access SD Card. Your downloaded files are usally stored in /storage/emulated/0/download

 

Open VMOS Pro, grant all permission if this is first time.

 

Click on plus sign

 

Click on 3 dots

There are 3 options, Rec the VM, Import local ROM and download remote ROM.

 

Rec the VM

To install your backed up ROM or from someone.

 

Apparently, someone uploaded their backed up ROM on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ognjpg13qYI

 

Download remote ROM

Download the ROM directly from remote URL. I had tested it with my own server and it won't install ROM after that, so no links from me at this time

 

Import local ROM

Import and install your downloaded ROM. This is preferred way to install custom ROM

 

Go to the location where the ROM files are stored and select it

 

 

The ROM will install and will boot up after that

 

Enjoy!

To install Google services, open VM Settings from launcher

 

 

Or open floating icon and open from there

 

 

Enable Google services.

 

Note: You can't disable it after that

 

Wait until it finished and click complete

 

 

Reboot VMOS

 

FAQ:

Q: Xposed framework is not activated

A: Reboot VMOS and it will work

 

Q: Can I install any other custom ROM that are made for phones such as Samsung, Huawei, Motorola, etc.??

A: No no no no no no no no no no no no no….  As I said before:

YOU CANNOT INSTALL ANY OTHER ROMS SUCH AS SAMSUNG, HUAWEI, ETC THAT ARE NOT MADE FOR VMOS. ROM INSTALLATION IS FOR VMOS ROMS ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT BE DUMB, THANKS!

 

Q: Play Store is crashing and won't open

A: Wait 1-5 mins until it updated silently

 

Q: My Google account won't add after login

A: This sometime happens if you login directly on Play Store. Please open Settings -> Accounts -> Add accounts

 

Q: Play store won't install any apps

A: Clear data of Play Store and Google Services, and reboot VMOS

 

Q: Can you make custom ROM with higher Android versions?

A: The ROM and kernel are closed source, so maybe not possible at this point. I'm not a ROM developer, please ask VMOS developers for the best answer.

 

Q: I have no root permission even granted

A: This is a problem with VMOS's superuser. Ask the VMOS dev to fix it

 

VMOS help and support:

FAQ: https://www.vmos.com/faq.htm

 

Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/JXHNWhS32uP1Qm6BN0mDPg

 

How to make custom ROM (For geeks)

This is not for beginners. You must know the basics of the Android system and how to manage the files.

 

For me I can only use my rooted android phone and do work on ext4 partition. Zipping ROM on Windows and linux has caused the ROM to not booting. So I can only make tutorial for Android for now

 

Getting started:

You need rooted access, rooted physical device or in VMOS free or pro app

 

You need ZArchiver app or any file manager with proper unzipping/zipping method. I prefer Xplore app to work with the ROM. Unfortunately Xplore's unzipping/zipping is very slow

 

Obtain the ROM files from APK file. You can use Xplore app to open APK as ZIP file from App manager list (Click Show and check App manager to appear). Hold on the app or APK file and select Open as ZIP

 

/assets/rom contains the ROM file. They are 7z files

/assets/plugin/ contains flashable ZIP file

 

Extract them you need. Rename ROM files and add .7z extension and extract it to your ext4 partition which is your /data/ partition. There are of course a risk of accident. Please extract the ROM to /data/local/tmp for safety

 

For rooting, extract contents from root.zip. on xbin folder duplicate daemonsu_10 (GameGuardian support) twice and rename it to su and sx, then copy them to system folder

 

For xposed and google, extract them and simply copy them to system folder

 

After your work done, zip all your rom contents as ZIP file using ZArchiver. It will zip to /sdcard/ by default

 

Open VMOS app, import your ROM and see if it works

 

Enjoy

 

I'm not a ROM developer so I'm sorry if I don't know something, I did my best to explain it. Let me know if you have useful infomation