Android 4.4.1 KitKat SlimKat ROM For Motorola DROID RAZR HD XT926 - Weekly Build - How To

Official Android 4.4.1 KitKat now rolled out for various Nexus devices. Since the official version is pure AOSP build and comes with almost no customization, most people like to have a custom ROM such as SlimKat. The Android 4.4.1 KitKat based SlimKat ROM for Motorola DROID RAZR HD XT926 is now available for download and installation. SlimKat ROMs, which comes from same developer house which build Slim Bean, is now under weekly beta build. The ROM comes in very minimal sized but packed with various customization that you surely love. If this sound interesting, then continue reading this guide to learn how to install Android 4.4.1 KitKat based SlimKat custom ROM on Motorola DROID RAZR HD XT926.

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Some of the cool Android 4.4.1 KitKat features that you will enjoy is Screen Recording, Tap to Pay (Google Wallet for everyone), NFC emulation for non nfc devices, 14% less memory usage, cloud printing from Gallery, Google Home is the new Launcher, Core System Processes Trimmed, apps are efficient and responsive on all devices, the all new 'procstats tool details' memory use, Full-screen Immersive mode, seamless change in resolution during media playback, Phone dialer got local business detection, redesigned Quickoffice and many more. 

Slim ROM Features:

• The Real Dark Slim
• Notification drawer Shortcuts
• Full hardware key rebinding!
• Keyboard rotation
• SlimCenter

Please note, this is an alpha build and you should expect some bugs in it. All bugs and issues expected to be fixed as development progress towards a better build.

Warning!

This tutorial is only for Motorola DROID RAZR HD XT926. Don’t try this guide on any other Android device. Also, we are not responsible for any damage caused due to the instruction given in this page. Try this at your own risk. However, it is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions as it is which are mentioned in procedure.  

Pre Requisites:

1. Backup your device data. You can follow our ultimate backup guide.

2.  Make sure your device have at least 60% battery power. You can install an app like Battery Notifier BT Free on your Android device to check it easily.

3. You already have USB Driver Installed for Motorola DROID RAZR HD XT926 in your PC. [Download USB Drivers]

4. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled otherwise you won’t able to transfer file between PC and Motorola DROID RAZR HD XT926. [Guide].

5. Your device have latest Safestrap recovery Installed.

If you done everything that we mentioned above then you are ready to follow step-by-step guide on how to install Android 4.4.1 KitKat based SlimKat ROM on Motorola DROID RAZR HD XT926.

File Required(Download by clicking on it)

1. SlimKat Android 4.4.1 KitKat ROM For Motorola DROID RAZR HD XT926 [Filename: Slim-xt926-4.4.1.beta.1.4-WEEKLY-1955.zip]
2. Google Apps [Filename: Slim_AIO_gapps.4.4.beta.1.zip]

How to Install Android 4.4.1 KitKat based SlimKat ROM on Motorola DROID RAZR HD XT926

1. Connect your smartphone to PC using USB cable.
2. Copy downloaded files to the SD card of your smartphone. Important: Don’t extract any files.
3. Disconnect USB and then turn off your smartphone.
4. Now boot into Safestrap recovery. To do so, first press power button to turn device on then after the Motorola splash screen, you should see the Safestrap screen. The Safestrap screen should show Safestrap Disabled in red, Recovery at the bottom left, and Continue at the  bottom right. Tap on Recovery button on the Safestrap main screen to boot into Safestrap recovery mode.
5. Now it’s time to set up a ROM slot for SlimKat. To do so, tap on Boot Options and in the very next screen tap on ROM-Slot-1. Now set the data partition to a minimum of 1GB unless you planning to install tons of apps and games. The other two partitions – system and cache are default and cannot be changed. Wait for the partitions to get set up.
6. Once the process completed, your ROM slot is ready. Which means it will boot from that new slot from now on. All we have to do now, install a ROM on that slot, which in our case is SlimKat.
7. Press the home button to return back to the main screen. Now tap on Install and navigate and selectSlim-xt926-4.4.1.beta.1.4-WEEKLY-1955.zip. On the next screen, slide the button to confirm the installation.The ROM installation will begin.
8. Once the ROM installation process end, repeat the step 7 but choose Slim_AIO_gapps.4.4.beta.1.zip instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package.
9. When installation is completed, go back to the main menu and select reboot system to reboot the smartphone and boot up into customized Android 4.4.1 KitKat ROM SlimKat. The first boot will take time, so be patient!

Congrats! Android 4.4.1 KitKat firmware based custom ROM SlimKat is now installed and running on your Motorola DROID RAZR HD XT926.