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Flash LineageOS on old device (write.as)

submitted 1 year ago by pylapp to c/privacy

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Just wanted to share kind of tutorial I wrote about flashing LineageOS on old smartphones to keen them up to date 📱

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Only works on specific devices, right?

[–] pylapp 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never tried on all the devices. And even if you read some nice tutorial you may face some issues because of OEM locks (on recovery or bootloaders).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you tried installing any custom ROM on a Samsung a40? I had to get one because it was cheap, and a cursory look said it could be rooted, but when I actually tried to access the bootloader and unlock it, I was having issues.

[–] pylapp 2 points 1 year ago

Samsung 😭 In old days it was easy to flash ROM on old Galaxy. But now I find things more complicated and some devices are not supported. Maybe you should have a look on XDA website or LineageOS website for support.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The list is here