Lenovo S920 Upgrade Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 with Gapps + Root

Lenovo S920 Upgrade Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 with Gapps + Root - This guide is old issued, Lenovo S920 received Vibe UI v1.5 update about 2 month ago and still update until now. This guide is revision from my old post Upgrade Lenovo S920 Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 Vibe UI. Today i will posting the new guide on how to upgrade Lenovo S920 Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 with Gapps + Root, This is an official update from china so it only contains 2 languages CN and EN, and also has a lot chinese applications, but using this guide will will try to ROOT it, install Gapps (Google Apps) and remove this chinesse applications. Vibe UI v1.5 also release an OTA updates but when you follow this guide and change the system then OTA updates will not work anymore, So please consider it.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial.  (DWYOR). This is for Lenovo S920 4GB, if you have 8GB and have a guts to try this guide than please give me an info.

Downloads :

• S920_S141_130614 ↦ Lenovo S920 CN firmware version S141. (Required to Login)
• CWM Recovery v6.0.3.4 ↦ Chinesse custom recovery file, need this to install Vibe UI ROM.
• MT65XX Preloader Vcom Driver
• Vibe UI Cleaner ↦ this use to clean all chinese applications on Vibe UI ROM, download it if you wanna remove all chinese applications
• KingUser v3.3.6
• Gapps Minimal for 4.4.2
• VIBEUI_V1.5_1427_ST_S920 ↦ Stable version Vibe UI for Lenovo S920. (Required to Login)

Preparations :

• Backup your current ROM, Use MTK Droid Tools for full backup your ROM. How to Make Full Backup For Mediatek Device
• Backup your IMEI using MobilUncle MTK Tool.
• Backup all your files, this guide will erase all your files save on your device.
• If you never flashing your device, then please install MT65XX Preloader Vcom Driver to your computer first. Turn off your device and remove battery, connect your device to your computer. When your computer ask for a driver please point it to MT65XX Preloader Vcom Driver extracted folder. After finish installation process please look at My Computer ↦ Manage ↦ Device Manager ↦ COM (Port & LPT).
  
  
  After see like in the picture above, please disconnect your device. Move VIBEUI_V1.5_1427_ST_S920, Gapps Minimal for 4.4.2, Vibe UI Cleaner and KingUser v3.3.6 to your sd card, for easy organized please place in one folder. 

Lenovo S920 Upgrade Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 with Gapps + Root

1. Installation Official Chinese ROM Lenovo S920
   • Extract S920_S141_130614, Then extract again another 2 folder target_bin.7z and S920????_20130312(v3.1304.0.119) ↦ this is a SP Flash Tool folder, if you found cannot run the Flash Tool.exe then download SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0
   • Open SP Flash Tool folder, find Flash Tool and run it, if you using windows 7 try to run using administrator privileges. Please check DA DL All with Check Sum this is an important option please don't forget it or you will finish with error on boot. Now click Scatter-Loading button to load the S920_S141_130614/target_bin/MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt. It will load the rest needed files to flashing Lenovo S920. Then press Download button or hit F9, SP Flash Tool will begin do initializing process, wait until finish and getting stand by.
     
   
   
   • After finish, Please turn off your device remove the battery, SIM card, and SD Card. Connect your device using USB cable, when MT65XX Preloader Vcom Driver installation finish with successful, SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0 will begin recognize your device and start the flashing process. This process will take like about 8-9 minutes, when flashing process already finish it will characterized by GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.
     
   
   
   • Now you can disconnect your device, but please don't turn it on.


2. Installing Custom Recovery CWM v6.0.3.4
   • Extract CWM Recovery v6.0.3.4, it will contains 2 files, MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc and recovery.img. Actually you can also flash this recovery.img file using MobileUncle MTK Tool but it need ROOTED device, so we use SP Flash Tool method.
   • Open SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0 again, check DA DL All with Check Sum please don't forget about this option. Click on Scatter-Loading button and point it to CWM Recovery v6.0.3.4/MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc this will load recovery.img also. Now click Download button or press F9, confirm all warning and begin to recovery update process.
     
   
   
   • Connect your device again, Same like the last on turn off, remove battery, remove SIM card, and remove SD card. SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0 will begin the recovery update flashing process, this process will just only take time about 1-2 minutes. Same like the last when it finish it will show GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0
   • Now you can disconnect your device, Put back the battery, SIM card, and SD card. But again please don't turn on your device.


3. Installing Vibe UI v1.5_1427
   • Go to recovery mode, press and hold Power Button + Volume Up + Volume Down until your device show recovery mode.
   • On recovery mode, Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to VIBEUI_V1.5_1427_ST_S920. CWM v6.0.3.4 will begin to update your device to Vibe UI v1.5_1427 this process will take time 2-3 minutes to finish.
   • When finish back to CWM v6.0.3.4 main menu and Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to Vibe UI Cleaner this process will remove chinese applications for Vibe UI v1.5_1427
   • Back to CWM v6.0.3.4 main menu and select Reboot System Now. When there is an option to Install SuperSu please select Don't Install your device will reboot and enter to Home Screen.
   • On this step your are already successful Update Your Lenovo S920 to Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 Vibe UI v1.5_1427. Try to change the language setting to english, and enable the USB Debugging. you can dial ####537999# this will open Developer Settings.


4. Installing Google Applications and Rooting
   • Go to recovery mode, press and hold Power Button + Volume Up + Volume Down until your device show recovery mode.
   • Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to Gapps Minimal for 4.4.2. Finish install google applications back to CWM v6.0.3.4 main menu
   • Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to KingUser v3.3.6
   • Back to main menu dan select Reboot System Now


5. Installing Modem_V23 - If any problem with your signal, please do this step
   • Go to recovery mode, press and hold Power Button + Volume Up + Volume Down until your device show recovery mode.
   • Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to vibeui_modem_v23
   • Back to main menu and select Reboot System Now


6. Finish - Now your Lenovo S920 already update with Vibe UI v1.5_1427 with Gapps and already ROOTED.

Read careful the step, This guide is long so please careful when you wanna to follow this guide. I hope this guide can solve some of your problem regarding Lenovo S920 and Google Applications. Please don't hesitate to leave any comments if you got problems when follow this guide. Thank you for reading ...