Android Oreo 8.0 ROM, LineageOS 15 for Galaxy S7 Edge (Exynos variant) has now arrived via an UNOFFICIAL build. This LineageOS 15 for Galaxy S7 Edge (hero2lte) is brought to you by developer Ivan_Meler.
DONATION TO DEVELOPER:
If you like this ROM then do consider for a small contribution to Ivan_Meler:
– donation to Ivan_Meler
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A BETA ROM AND MAY HAVE FEW BUGS. HAVE A BACKUP BEFORE FLASHING THIS LINEAGEOS ROM AND TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Installing a custom ROM on a Galaxy S7 Edge (hero2lte) requires the bootloader to be unlocked on the Galaxy S7 Edge (hero2lte) phone, 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.
Root binary is NOT inbuilt in LineageOS 15, 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 LineageOS 15 FOR Galaxy S7 Edge OREO CUSTOM ROM:
Follow this if you are flashing LineageOS 15 for Galaxy S7 Edge 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 Custom Recovery Installation Guide for Galaxy S7 Edge (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 recovery.
Download and Copy the LineageOS 15 GApps and the Android Oreo based LineageOS 15 for Galaxy S7 Edge ROM ZIP file to your phone.
First flash the LineageOS 15 for Galaxy S7 Edge Oreo ROM ZIP from device. Then flash the GApps for LineageOS 15 zip from your device memory.
– Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS
Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android Oreo 8.0 with LineageOS 15 for Galaxy S7 Edge. After the installation of LineageOS 15 for Galaxy S7 Edge you may want to enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that: How to Enable ROOT on LineageOS 15.
Stay tuned or Subscribe to the Galaxy S7 Edge LineageOS forum For other Android Oreo, Nougat ROMs, LineageOS 15 ROMs, other ROMs and all other device specific topics.
If you have found any issues on this ROM then here is the dev link where you can place your concerns.
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