Download & install official Paranoid 7.2.1 on OnePlus One (bacon)

Official Paranoid 7.2.1 for OnePlus One a.k.a bacon is released and is available to download. In this guide we’ll show you the step by step process to download and install official Paranoid 7.2.1 on OnePlus One (bullhead). Team Paranoid is back in action after a long hibernation and here is the first official Paranoid 7.2.1 build rolled out for OnePlus One. We have been posting regularly on latest Paranoid builds for supported device now again we are repeating the process for OnePlus One.

The official Paranoid 7.2.1 for OnePlus One is based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat with latest security patch for July along new feature including Accidental Touch Prevent, Pocket lock, Double Tap to sleep and a lot more, you can see the change log for complete information. If you wish to install Paranoid 7.1.2 on OnePlus One then without wasting time let’s head towards the installation process.

Install official Paranoid 7.2.1 on OnePlus One

Before you begin:

Your OnePlus One must have a working TWRP recovery installed on it, if you think you haven’t installed it don’t worry, just follow this guide to install TWRP on your device.

Once recovery is installed on your device, create a Nandroid back up of important data including complete Android ROM with all apps and messages, follow this guide to create a Nandroid backup via TWRP recovery.

Upgrade latest USB drivers for your device on PC. Download latest OnePlus USB drivers here [For a stable PC-phone connection].

Downloads section:

Download official Paranoid 7.2.1 ROM for OnePlus One, Here. [file name: pa_bacon-7.2.1-RELEASE-20170720-signed.zip]

Download ARM64 Android 7.1.x Google Apps

Now transfer the ROM file along Google apps zip on your device storage.

See also: Download official Lineage OS 14.1 for OnePlus One

Process to install official Paranoid 7.2.1 on OnePlus One

Turn off your OnePlus One and reboot into TWRP recovery.

Once your device boots into recovery mode then follow this guide to flash official Paranoid 7.2 on OnePlus One via TWRP recovery.

Solution to a failed boot issue.

Follow this guide to solve the bootloop issue. [If you think your device stuck at boot animation for quite a long time]

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