Top Custom ROM’s for your Micromax Canvas HD A116
There are many Custom ROM’s available for Micromax Canvas HD A116 and one might get confused which would be the best. We present you with the best Custom ROM’s for your HD A116.
Please note that you need to root your Canvas HD A116 before flashing and it will void your warranty. Tech Race is not responsible in any way if you brick your phone. Ensure that you have a minimum of 75% charging before you start the flashing process.
Always backup your phone before you start your flashing process. We recommend Titanium Backup which can be downloaded from Play Store here.
To flash the Custom ROM’s given, simply follow these steps:
- Download the ROM zip
- Copy it on your SD Card
- Enter CWM Recovery ( by pressing volume up+ home key + power )
- Select “Wipe data/factory reset”
- Select “Wipe Cache partition”
- Select “Wipe Dalvik Cache”
- Select “Install Zip from SD Card” and choose the ROM zip file which you had downloaded.
- Wait till the process completes. After completion, your device will reboot and will optimize your apps. Note that it will take some time.
1. Melting Rocks v4
Android 4.3 based Melting Rocks is developed by XDA Developer OP. This ROM imports some of the popular features of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 like Galaxy S4 Notifications, Boot animation, Logo, fonts etc. Here’s a list of features of Melting Rocks v4 ROM:
- Samsung S4 Music
- Samsung S4 Widgets
- S4 AccuWeather
- Samsung S4 Sounds
- S4 UI Sounds
- S4 Notifications
- S4 Alarms
- Samsung Bootanimation
- Samsung Boot Logo
- Samsung Fonts
- Samsung S4 Dailer
- Samsung Framework
- Samsung Tabbed Settings
- New Sound Recorder
- Maxed out speed & Performance
- Disabled most logging activities
- Removed Micromax Registration
- Full CPU & GPU Utilization
- Faster and Smoother
- Battery Tweaks
You can download this ROM from here. In case you face any problem, let us know or head to the XDA thread of this ROM.
2.SGALAXY CHD V4.3
This ROM is same as Melting Rocks v4 ROM as it imports features of Galaxy S4, and adds some more features to it. Following is the list of features in addition to features of Melting Rocks v4 ROM:
- S4 Battery Icon
- S4 Swipe to call
- S4 Voice Unlock
- S4 Task manager
- S4 Touchwiz launcher
- Day Dream Launcher
- Updated Google Play
- Mobile Bravia Engine 3
- Transparent Status Bar
- Default External App Storage
- Better Image & Audio Quality
- Enables 270 Degree Rotation
- Better Responsiveness & Speed
- Air gestures-work only in gallery
- Based on android 4.2.2
- Keyboard with swipe support
The developer has also added some patches to better display color, camera and some flickering issues. You can download the ROM from here and view XDA Developer Thread here.
3. LENOVO P780 ROM
This ROM is for those who love Lenovo’s user interface. The developer has imported some features of Lenovo phones. You can see the list of features here:
- Based on Android 4.2.1
- Lenovo UI :A Different user interface
- Android 4.2 Camera & Gallery
- Lenovo boot animation
- Lenovo Shutdown Animation
- Lenovo Power
- Lenovo Contacts
- Lenovo Browser
- Lenovo Launcher
- Lenovo Notification panel
- Lenovo phone
- Lenovo Sound
- Lenovo File manager
- 20% transparent status bar
- Some smart features in settings tab.
- Pre rooted
You can download the ROM from here and the XDA post can be viewed here.
4. SLD Ultimate ROM
This ROM is based on Android 4.2.1 and here are some of the features of this ROM:
- Nova Launcher (recommended for good battery) and Stock Launcher both included.
- Pre-Rooted
- Both SIM cards work
- New Ram Optimization Tweaks (good for gaming)
- Very Lite ROM. Only 283mb. Most other custom stock roms are 400 to 450+
- VERY FAST and STABLE
- New Network Tweaks
- New WiFi Tweaks
- New Bravia Engine Tweak
- Sound is enough loud and clear. Great quality sound in Speaker, Headphone and Bluetooth Headset. All three tested ok.
- You can get FREE RAM between around 490 to 650 MB. With all required apps installed on my phone I have 545MB FREE RAM all the time.
- After flashing free Internal Storage will be 884 MB
- Fully Rooted ROM with SuperSU
- Pre-installed Lightweight “Stock File Manager” & “ES File Explorer”, so you can directly browse system areas/files.
- Good Battery Backup as stock rom. (Install Greenify , Recommended for more best results)
- Faster Wi-Fi connection initialization
You can download the SLD Ultimate ROM from here and this is development thread of XDA community.
5.MIUI ROM
- MIUI VERSION 4.2.28
- Fixed Notification Shade
- Xperia Keyboard Added
- CPU Tweaks
- Battry Tweaks
- New Deep Sleep Data Method (Improves Battry and Reduce Ram Usage)
- Improve Sounds and Audio Quality
- No delay in making calls
- Gapps included
Download the ROM from here and flash it according to the steps given at start of the article and the XDA thread is here.
6. X Flare ROM
This ROM is specially developed for those who like Sony Xperia’s user interface and features. This ROM includes all the features that you would find on Sony’s recent mid-range smartphone Xperia C. Here’s list of features of Xperia C that you will get on your Canvas HD A116:
- Xperia C LockScreen (Slide up/down to unlock)
- Dual Sim (3G + 2G) – (Limitation of Xperia C ROM)
- Internal Storage & SD Card swapped
- Xperia C Quick Toggles
- Xperia C Launcher
- Xperia C Dialer
- Xperia C Contacts
- Xperia C Alarm & Clock
- Xperia Movies
- Xperia Albums
- Xperia Wallpapers
- Xperia Walkman
- Xperia Widgets
- Xperia Sounds
- Xperia Bootanimation
- Xperia Fonts
- Xperia Keyboard
- Xperia Sketch App
- Xperia Notes App
- Xperia C SystemUI
- Xperia C Settings
- Xperia Sound Enhancement
- Xperia Calculator
- Xperia Icons
- xLoud
- Walkman Music Widget
- Walkman DLNA
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You can download X Flare ROM from here and here’s the development thread of XDA.
All the above mentioned ROM’s can be flashed according to the steps mentioned in starting. If you have any doubts or face any problems while flashing, do let us know in the comments section below. Happy flashing!