Run Android 7.1.2 Nougat on the Microsoft Surface RT Tablet

#Android #Nougat #SurfaceRT

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0851.html

Disclaimer

This process will run Android 7.1.2 Nougat on the Surface RT tablet from a microSD card. I have tested these steps on my own device (as shown in this video), but I am not responsible if you damage or brick your device.

Things You Will Need

   - A USB flash drive  https://amzn.to/3wkR5ju |  https://amzn.to/3qkrJ1p |  https://amzn.to/3Nhu9b9    - A microSD card, at least 8 GB  https://amzn.to/3wkR5ju

Preparing to Run Android

   01. Insert the microSD card and USB flash drive into a PC    02. Download Android 7.1.2 Surface RT image  https://archive.org/download/Android-surface-7.1.2/surface-7.1.2-8gb-sdcard.img.gz    03. Download UEFI Plug and Play Booting Tool for USB  https://archive.org/download/surface-rt-uefi-downstream-boot-v-1/surface%20RT%20UEFI%20Downstream%20Boot%20v1.zip    04. Download Balena Etcher  https://www.balena.io/etcher/    05. Run Balena Etcher    06. Write the Android 7.1.2 image to the microSD card    07. Once the write completes, safely remove the microSD card and insert it into the Surface RT's microSD slot    08. Format the USB flash drive to FAT32          ⚠ NOTE: This will delete all files on the drive. Make sure to backup any important files before continuing       a. Right Click Start ≫ File Explorer       b. Right Click the USB flash drive ≫ Format...       c. Select FAT32 from the File System dropdown       d. Name the drive EFI       e. Make sure Quick Format is checked       f. Click Start    15. Extract the downloaded UEFI Plug and Play Booting Tool for USB .zip file to the root of the USB flash drive    16. Safely remove the USB flash drive

Booting into Android

   01. Power off the Surface RT tablet if it is not already    02. Connect the prepared USB flash drive to the Surface RT tablet    03. Hold Vol- and press the power button, releasing the Vol- when Surface logo appears    04. Once the menu appears, select Env USB option    05. The Surface RT should begin booting into Android   Source:  https://www.retrogameshistory.com/2023/03/how-to-install-android-on-microsoft.html  

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