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How to install and start using LineageOS on your phone

102 points by todsacerdoti

by joecool1029

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I’m so confused by this submission. It’s not a guide but a collection of notes from someone (in china) customizing a oneplus build. There’s some useful info there but only if you’re already at a point where you’re comfortable running your own compiled full vanilla builds.
Go to https://wiki.lineageos.org if you want to install and/or compile for a phone.

by Dwedit

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I personally had big problems doing an OTA update within LineageOS that required a factory reset afterwards. So yeah, don't do the OTA updates. Do full backups and full manual updates instead.

by Koshkin

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> Android is one of the most popular operating systems in the world.
More accurately, "as of December 2025, Android, which uses the Linux kernel, is the world's most popular operating system with 38.94% of the global market, followed by Windows with 29.99%, iOS with 15.66%, macOS with 2.14%, and other operating systems with 10.78%."

by tripdout

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by erelong

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postmarketos would probably be the next in line for consideration: https://postmarketos.org/
and then maybe ubuntu touch: https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/
edit: list of supported lineagos devices (would have been crucial to note in the OP that only certain devices are supported; some have "unofficial" third party support as well, not listed on this link): https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

by volemo

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by the_real_cher

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Any guidance on whether I should use graphene or lineage if I want a simple easy to use replacement for google captured android?