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LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus (nicklaus) is now available to download via an initial development build. This post provides you the download link to the Android Oreo based LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus (nicklaus) and guides through the installation process of the same. This LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus is brought to you by developer SamarV-121.
Follow the links to get LineageOS 16 and Android Pie ROM builds.
DONATION TO DEVELOPER(S):
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If you want the OFFICIAL LineageOS 15 update or some more Android Oreo ROMs then stay tuned to the LineageOS 15 ROMs page or the AOSP Oreo ROMs devices list page or the AICP 13 Oreo ROMs list.
DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD WHICH HAS MAY NOT BOOT AT ALL. HAVE A BACKUP BEFORE FLASHING THIS AND TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Installing a custom ROM requires an unlock bootloader for Moto E4 Plus Mediatek phone, which may VOID your warranty and may delete all your data. Before proceeding further you may consider backup all data on the phone. Understand that you are the only person making changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.Content structure:
Status of LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus Oreo 8 ROM:
WHAT’S WORKING:
– UnknownKNOWN ISSUES:
– Unknown
REQUIRED LINKS AND FILES FOR LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus OREO ROM:
- TWRP recovery for Moto E4 Plus
– Here is the TWRP update guide for Moto E4 Plus. This recovery guide requires an unlock bootloader for Moto E4 Plus Mediatek device
- LineageOS 15 Download link for Moto E4 Plus (nicklaus)
- GApps for LineageOS 15 Oreo ROM
Root binary is NOT inbuilt in LineageOS ROM, 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 THE LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus:
Follow this if you are flashing LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus 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 download the recovery for Moto E4 Plus from above link and follow the Custom Mediatek Recovery update Guide (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.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
– How to backup all data on your Android Device
– how to take NANDROID backup using TWRP recovery - Download and extract the boot.img file to your pc. Boot the phone in fastboot mode and execute the following to flash the boot image file:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
This requires Fastboot to be installed on your PC:
– here is 15 Seconds ADB Installer or Minimal ADB and Fastboot for Windows
– and how to install Fastboot on Linux or MAC - Then download and Copy the Oreo GApps and the LineageOS 15 ROM ZIP to the phone.
- First flash the LineageOS 15 ROM ZIP file from device. Then flash the GApps zip from your device memory.
– Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS - Then reboot into recovery (don’t skip this) and flash the Gapps for LineageOS 15 package.
– Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery. - Reboot and Enjoy Android Oreo with LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus.
Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus (nicklaus):
- Copy the latest LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus Oreo ROM ZIP file to the phone.
- Boot into Recovery.
- Flash the ROM ZIP that you copied.
– Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS - Then flash the LineageOS 15 GApps package.
– Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery. - Reboot and Enjoy
Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android Oreo 8.0 with LineageOS 15 for Moto E4 Plus. After the installing the LineageOS 15 ROM, 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 ROM.Stay tuned or Subscribe to the Moto E4 Plus (nicklaus) forum For other Android Oreo, Nougat ROMs, LineageOS 15 ROMs, other custom ROMs and all other device specific topics.I think yes you can use this firmware on your xt1733 model.
- TWRP recovery for Moto E4 Plus
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