LineageOS/Installing

Requirements A desktop PC or laptop A compatible phone or tablet An USB data cable A microSD card (optional, at least 4GB) A recovery image for your specific model (TWRP recommended) LineageOS custom ROM for your specific model Gapps (optional) Android SDK Platform Tools Odin (required for Samsung devices) Preparing for flashing Enabling OEM unlocking Go to Settings → About Phone or System on your device and find Build Number. Tap it 7 times to enable developer options. Return back and go to Developer options and find OEM unlocking, then turn on. You might be prompted to enter PIN or password to confirm.https://www.ultfone.com/unlock-android/oem-unlock-android.html - retrieved 2024-11-11 You may need to factory reset before enabling, so backup of important files is important. Flashing recovery On your computer, download Android SDK Platform Tools and a custom recovery tool. TWRP is recommended, but you can also use LineageOS Recovery. For Samsung devices Connect your device to your computer. Power your device off. Press and hold the power button to turn the device back on. When the Samsung logo appears, boot into download mode by pressing and holding the appropriate key combination: Power + Home + Volume Down for older models with Home button Power + Bixby + Volume Down for devices with Bixby button Power + Volume Up + Volume Down for newer devices without Home or Bixby button This will prompt a warning screen, which can be proceeded by pressing Volume Up button. Download and open Odin. This should recognise your device ("0 [COM3]" on left). Click "AP" button and select your recovery image in TAR format. Click "Start" to flash your recovery image to your device. Wait for a moment. When it does flash (PASS), boot into custom recovery mode using this key combinationhttps://www.getdroidstuff.com/post/how-to-install-twrp-recovery-on-samsung-odin - retrieved 2024-11-11: Power + Home + Volume Up for older models with Home button Power + Bixby + Volume Up for devices with Bixby button Power + Volume Up for newer devices without Home or Bixby button For other models Enable USB debugging in Settings -> Developer options -> USB debugging on your device. Connect to your computer and accept the connection. Open the platform tools folder, right-click and open command line (CMD). Type this following line to check that the device is connected.https://support.mobiledit.com/portal/en/kb/articles/how-to-flash-twrp-on-non-samsung-devices - retrieved 2024-11-14 adb devices Reboot into fastboot mode by typing the following code: adb reboot bootloader Copy the custom recovery image into the platform tools folder and rename the image to twrp.img. In command line, type the following code to flash TWRP to your device: fastboot flash recovery twrp.img Wait for the process to finish and type the following code to restart your device: fastboot reboot Turn off your device and use the key combination Power + Volume Up to reboot into custom recovery. Flashing LineageOS Via TWRP thumb|right|Screenshot of TWRP main menu Once the device is booted into TWRP, wipe the system by going to Wipe -> Advanced Wipe, selecting Dalvik, System, Data and Cache, and then swipe to wipe. Reboot to TWRP. Flashing via computer On your computer, rename the LineageOS ROM as LineageOS.zip, open command line, and enter this following code to flash LineageOS custom ROM to your device: adb push LineageOS.zip /sdcard If you need Gapps installed, download this file, rename as gapps.zip and type the following code to flash Gapps:https://www.howtogeek.com/348545/how-to-install-lineageos-on-android/ - retrieved 2024-11-14 adb push gapps.zip /sdcard Flashing via SD card Transfer the same files as in computer method to SD card, put into your device, reboot, go to Install, select LineageOS custom ROM and swipe to flash. If you need Gapps, flash this file in the same way. Via LineageOS Recovery References