Though, the CyanogenMod 12 will give you taste about Android 5.0 Lollipop on your Galaxy Grand Duos (GT-I9082/ I9082L), please note that this is not a fully functional ROM, which means it is not ready to be used as a daily driver yet. A number of things do not work, so use them at your own risk.
What does works (as of November 27): Wi-Fi Bluetooth RIL (Calls, SMS, Mobile Data) Dual SIM Sensors (Accelerometer, Compass, Light, Proximity, etc.) Camera (photo) Video playback Audio (playback & recording) GPS What does not work (As of November 27) Screen record FM Radio Wi-Fi HAL (i.e. Scanning MAC Address Randomization) Sim Tool Kit (STK) not fully working Video in YouTube app sometimes freeze Camera app sometimes crash on close Unable to un-pin screen without rebooting 2G/3G toggle does not work properly in non-English language Swipe typing and face unlock SIM with PIN may not work properly Important: Back up any important data before installing the ROM
Installation Instruction :
Note: Before installing this ROM, download [HERE] and install the CWM recovery with SELinux support. Older CWM recovery will result in a “status 7” error. Does not work on 4.1 stock ROM’s bootloader, please upgrade to 4.2 before flashing.
- Download the CWM 12 ROM zip file [HERE] [HERE] and copy the zip file to root of your SD card (not in any folder)
- Now, boot your Grand Duos into custom recovery mode. To do so, switch Off your device and press Volume (+), Menu, Power buttons together.
- From recovery, do a full wipe (cache partition, data wipe/factory reset, dalvic cache)
- Now, choose install ZIP from SD card and select the “cm-12-20141116-UNOFFICIAL-i9082.zip” (use Vol buttons for navigation) and flash it.
- If you want, flash Google Apps [Download here] and Superuser too.
- Once again, do a full wipe (Data wipe/ Factory reset, cache partition and dalvic cache)
- Now, go to the main menu and select ‘reboot system now’. That is it. Your Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos will boot into Android 5.0 Lollipop OS version. Important Note: Keep in mind that, currently above mentioned ROM is experimental and contain several bugs. It may brick your device, so use at your own risk! (Source – XDA)