This post was last updated on March 27th, 2020 at 12:25 am

LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 is now available to download and install from a developer build. This article explains how to install Galaxy S9 LineageOS 17.1 ROM based on Android 10, with a step-by-step guide.

This Galaxy S9 LineageOS 17.1 build is brought to you by developer abtekk.

Follow the links to get other Android 10 builds such as: LineageOS 17.1 Download, or LineageOS 17 Download and Android 10 Download for supported devices.

DONATION TO DEVELOPER(S)/PROJECT:

If you like this ROM then do consider for a contribution to abtekk and LineageOS project:

– donation to abtekk

– Donate to LineageOS project

DISCLAIMER:

THIS IS AN INITIAL BETA BUILD OF LineageOS 17.1 FOR Galaxy S9, WHICH MAY HAVE MANY BUGS .

MAKE SURE TO BACKUP ALL DATA OF YOUR PHONE AND KEEP IT IN YOUR MIND THAT YOU ARE FLASHING AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Installing LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 requires an unlock bootloader on Galaxy S9 , 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 making changes to your phone; neither the developer nor I can be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.

What is working on this LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9?

WHAT’S WORKING:

– Everything except listed below

KNOWN ISSUES:

– Iris sensor does not work

– IMS services (VoLTE, VoWiFi, etc)

How to Install LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9?



Following are the two sub-sections of this Galaxy S9 LineageOS 17.1 update guide: First time installation of LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Upgrading LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 from a previous build of LineageOS 17.1 ROM

Download and Install LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 for the first time:

This ROM update process requires few guides to be followed and few files to be downloaded. Everything referred in the below guide is provided in the above downloads section.

Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 (starlte):

Boot into Recovery to flash the updated LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Wipe the system partition from the TWRP recovery menu. ADB Sideload the LineageOS 17.1 zip file for Galaxy S9.

– Here is a post explaining how to do ADB sideload using TWRP Reboot and see you have the GApps and ROOT access or NOT.

– Gapps is built in such a way that it will sustain across ROM updates. If you don’t have GApps after upgrading the LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9, then flash the GApps.

– Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery If you don’t have ROOT after upgrading the LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9, then flash the SuperSU or Magisk or the Lineage SU binary.

– Here is a post explaining LineageOS 17.1 Root Once everything is done, reboot and Enjoy the LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9.

Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android 10 with LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9.

Some Screenshots of LineageOS 17.1

After installing LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9 you may want to install Google Camera (GCam) or enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:

– LineageOS 17.1 Root

Where to Download Google Camera for Galaxy S9 LineageOS 17.1?

GCam 7.2 and GCam 7.0 are compatible with LineageOS 17.1 or any Android 10 ROM in general.

In case you won’t get your device in the above lists, you can always look into the big list of Google Camera for Android 10 (this page contains a huge list of GCam for all available devices)

If there is no ROOT access for some reason even after installing the LineageOS SU binary, then you can try SuperSU Zip to enable ROOT access.

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