FAQ:LineageOS
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 | The purpose of this page is to help people starting to use LineageOS. Giving them the main steps and redirecting to well designed helper |
Introduction
LineageOS is a Mobile OS based on Android AOSP ( Android Open Source Project) that allows you to
- Keep your old phone receiving updates once your Hardware Provider stops supporting your Phone
- Get Rid of all pre-installed Sony / Samsung / Google preinstalled app
- (optional) Re-Install only the bare minimum from google ( Play Store ). Then you can reinstall only what you need.
- Wikipedia Description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LineageOS
Download and Install LineageOS
The LineageOS Install Tutorial is well designed, so there is not need to add much, here are the main steps you need to perform
Backup : Make sure there is nothing on your phone that you want to keep
Make sure that you don't have anything on your phone that you would like to keep ( Contacts / Photo / SMS / Whatsapp / ...). Personally, I don't need to retrieve anything, everything is backup on Nextcloud using Nextcloud_Leurent !
- (Contacts) Make sure your contacts are stored somewhere ( In Nextcloud_Leurent or https://contacts.google.com/ )
- (Photos) Make sure your photos are stored somewhere ( In Nextcloud_Leurent or https://photos.google.com/ or plug your phone to your Computer to backup Photos (DCIM folder) )
- (Whatsapp) Open the app, go in the backup menu and force a backup to the Cloud ( Or in Nextcloud_Leurent )
Install LineageOS
- LineageOS Download: https://download.lineageos.org/
Installation instructions