How to install LineageOS on your Android smartphone?

With the advancement of the technological world, there are new updates in the genre of Android as well. Millions of android users are giving their lovely consents to CynaogenMod - being regarded as an ambitious project that is shut down on 31st December in the year 2016. This venture was quite successful at the early prospects. However, it ran into a lot of degradation due to the managerial missteps. Thus, the original team of CynaogenMod decided to dump the decision of considering its name and started recognising it in the name of LineageOS.

Usually, the devices that supported CyanogenMod 13 or 14 will surely consider the functionality of LineageOS. However, there are certain unofficial builds for some of the android devices. Now, when you are already aware of the devices - you can easily go for the customisation of this system. A wide list of supported devices is already available and the developers are still looking forward to the remaining ones.

Installing Lineage OS:-

  • Step 1- In your android device, transfer the downloaded Lineage OS and the GApps zip. You may also choose to download them directly into the device.
  • Step 2- Switch your device or turn it off and then boot it into recovery mode.
  • Step 3- Make sure that you have not forgotten to perform the backup process of your Android device. You can also choose to go to the backup option in the TWRP and then move on to selecting the partitions including data, system and boot. Then move on to swipe right to backup.
  • Step 4- As soon as you are done with the ROM backup, you ought to return back to the TWRP main menu and then tap on the wipe button.
  • Step 5- Now, select advanced wipe as well as cache, system, data and Dalvik Cache. Make sure that you do not select the internal storage.
  • Step 6- Next, swipe to confirm. Wait for a little to let the wiping process be completed.
  • Step 7- Move on to the TWRP main menu and then click on the Install option.
  • Step 8- Move on to locate the LineageOS downloaded zip file and then tap on it eventually. Swipe to install the ROM
  • Step 9- Once you are done with the installation process successfully, you can now go to the TWRP main menu again and then tap on it to install and locate the zip file GApps. Now, swipe to install this GApps package.
  • Step 10- Select reboot from recovery and start to enjoy.

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The default LineageOS 14.1 home screen is basically based on Android Nougat. The developer is LineageOS open source community. It has been preceded by CyanogenMod. It is basically a free as well as an open source operating system for tablet computers as well as the smart phones. It works based on the Android mobile platform. This id regarded as the successor to the popular custom ROM CyanogenMod which has shut down the infrastructure behind the project during the end of the year 2016. LineageOS was launched officially on December 24, 2016, with its source code that was available on GitHub.

The LineageOS team has presently been looking forward to getting infrastructure in order to host your official builds and updates.

Installing CyanogenMod ROM's and Lineage OS is quite similar but still, if you are not so well aware of the process, you can follow the guide to fetch your job done.

Lineage OS is a continuation of CyanogenMod and by now, you ought to have a clear conception of the downloading process. So, follow the steps and enjoy!