LineageOS 14.1 for Vodafone Smart Ultra 7

LineageOS 14.1 for Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 Android Nougat 7.1 ROM

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  • August 20, 2017 at 9:09 PM #24397
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    LineageOS 14.1 for Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 has come via an unofficial build. If you want the OFFICIAL update or some more Lineage ROMs then stay tuned to the Android Nougat LineageOS page or the latest LineageOS 15 Android O devices list page. This Smart Ultra 7 LineageOS 14.1 is brought to you by Lukas97 (SykoraLukas).

    DONATION TO DEVELOPER(S):

    NO donation link found for Lukas97.

    DISCLAIMER:
    THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD WHICH MAY NOT BOOT AT ALL OR EVEN IF IT BOOTS IT MAY HAVE MANY BUGS. HAVE A BACKUP OF THE CURRENT ROM BEFORE FLASHING THIS LINEAGEOS ROM AND TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Installing a custom ROM on a Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 requires to unlock bootloader on Smart Ultra 7 Mediatek, which may VOID your warranty and may delete all your data. Before proceeding further you may consider backup all data on the phone. You are the only person doing changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.

    Status of LineageOS 14.1 for Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 Android Nougat 7.1 ROM:

    WHAT’S WORKING:
    – Not Known
    KNOWN ISSUES:
    – Not Known

     

    LineageOS 14.1 for Vodafone Smart Ultra 7

    REQUIRED LINKS AND FILES FOR LineageOS 14.1 for Smart Ultra 7 ANDROID NOUGAT CUSTOM ROM:

    Root binary is NOT inbuilt in LineageOS 14.1, so you may need a separate SuperSu package or LineageOS su binary to install to gain ROOT access. Here is LineageOS Rooting guide
    If there is no in-built ROOT or it does not work for some reason then you can try SuperSU rooting guide to enable ROOT access.

    HOW TO INSTALL/DOWNLOAD/FLASH/UPDATE Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 LineageOS 14.1 NOUGAT CUSTOM ROM:

    1. Follow this if you are flashing LineageOS 14.1 for Smart Ultra 7 for the first time, or coming from another ROM:

      Points to NOTE:
      – Try to avoid restoring apps backup using Titanium Backup. It may break things up.
      – Don’t restore system data using Titanium Backup! It will definitely break the current installation.
      – It is also discouraged to Restoring Apps + Data using Titanium Backup.

      • Boot into Recovery. Make sure to have a Custom recovery like CWM or TWRP or any other custom recovery. If not then follow the Recovery Installation Guide for Mediatek devices (it’s a generic guide which will work for TWRP as well as CWM recovery or any other recovery)
      • Wipe data factory reset, Cache partition, Dalvik Cache and Format the System partition.
        – Here is a guide explaining how to wipe data using TWRP.

        This will delete all your data on your phone. You may consider complete backup of your phone data or take a NANDROID backup of the current ROM
        – backup all data on your Android phone
        – Take NANDROID backup using TWRP recovery

      • Go to “Mount”, “Enable MTP” (if it says “Disable MTP” then no need to do anything and you are good to go from here), and connect the device to your PC.
      • Copy the GApps and LineageOS 14.1 for Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 ROM ZIP to your phone using MTP file transfer mode.
      • First flash the Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 LineageOS 14.1 ROM ZIP from device.
        – Here is a post explaining how to flash a custom ROM using TWRP recovery.
      • DO NOT REBOOT YET. Now flash the LineageOS 14.1 GApps package.
        – Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
      • Reboot and Enjoy the Nougat 7.1 LineageOS 14.1 ROM for Vodafone Smart Ultra 7.

    2. Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 14.1 for Vodafone Smart Ultra 7:

      • Copy the latest LineageOS 14.1 for Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 ROM ZIP file to your phone.
      • Boot into Recovery.
      • Flash the latest LineageOS ROM ZIP from your phone.
        – Here is a post explaining how to flash a custom ROM using TWRP recovery.
      • Then flash the Android Nougat GApps package.
        – Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP.
      • Reboot and Enjoy

    Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android Nougat 7.1 with LineageOS 14.1 for Vodafone Smart Ultra 7. After the installation of Smart Ultra 7 LineageOS 14.1 you may want to enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:
    How to ROOT LineageOS 14.1.

    Stay tuned or Subscribe to the Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 LineageOS forum For other Android Nougat ROMs, LineageOS 14.1 ROMs, other ROMs and all other device specific topics.

     

    If you have any concerns on this ROM or want to stay updated to the development of this ROM then stay tuned to this topic at XDA.

    October 4, 2017 at 7:48 AM #26118
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    hi,
    iv tryed this rom and now my mobile is stuck on loading… how can i go back to stock rom?

    thanks

    October 5, 2017 at 4:32 PM #26169
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    Hi @ziboobiz
    You can try the following link to update to stock ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/rom-vodafone-smart-ultra-7-flash-tool-t3501978

    October 23, 2017 at 12:15 AM #26570
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    The rom works ver good, but i have some issues… like the physical buttons doesn´t work, and the reboot some times brick temporally the phone.
    PLEASE, I LOVE THIS ROM, UPDATE IT AND FIX THE ISSUES

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