LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Plus is now available to download and install from a developer build. This article explains how to install Galaxy S9 Plus LineageOS 17.1 ROM based on Android 10, with a step-by-step guide.
This Galaxy S9 Plus 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
THIS IS AN INITIAL BETA BUILD OF LineageOS 17.1 FOR Galaxy S9 Plus, 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.[/su_note] [su_note note_color=”#FBF4DD” text_color=”#A38C68″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]Installing LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Plus requires an unlock bootloader on Galaxy S9 Plus, 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.[/su_note]
What is working on this LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Plus?
WHAT’S WORKING:
– Everything except listed below
– Everything except listed below
KNOWN ISSUES:
– Iris sensor does not work
– IMS services (VoLTE, VoWiFi, etc)
– Iris sensor does not work
– IMS services (VoLTE, VoWiFi, etc)
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Where to Download LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Plus?
- ROM Download link of Galaxy S9 Plus LineageOS 17.1
- Galaxy S9 Plus TWRP Download (star2lte) for this Galaxy S9 Plus LineageOS 17.1 ROM
- GApps for LineageOS 17.1
- How to Root LineageOS 17.1
- Download ADB to sideload the ROM
– 15 Seconds ADB Installer for Windows
– Minimal ADB and Fastboot for Windows
– ADB Fastboot for Linux and MAC
How to Install LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9 Plus?
[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””] Following are the two sub-sections of this Galaxy S9 Plus LineageOS 17.1 update guide:- First time installation of LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Plus
- Upgrading LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Plus from a previous build of LineageOS 17.1 ROM
Download and Install LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Plus for the first time:
[su_note note_color=”#D8F1C6″ text_color=”#769958″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]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.[/su_note]- Boot into the TWRP Recovery to install this Galaxy S9 Plus LineageOS 17.1 Android 10 based custom ROM.
[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Make sure to have a Custom recovery like a TWRP recovery or any other custom recovery.
– If not then download the TWRP recovery from Downloads link and follow how to install TWRP on Samsung using ODIN (it’s a generic guide which will work for TWRP as well as any other recovery)[/su_note] - Wipe the data partition, Cache partition, vendor partition and system partition.
[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a guide explaining how to wipe using TWRP recovery.[/su_note] [su_note note_color=”#FBF4DD” text_color=”#A38C68″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]This will delete all your data on your phone. You may consider taking a complete backup of your phone data or take a backup of all relevant partitions.
– How to backup data on Android
– how to take NANDROID backup using TWRP recovery[/su_note] - ADB Sideload the LineageOS 17.1 zip file for Galaxy S9 Plus.
[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining how to do ADB sideload using TWRP[/su_note] - Once done, reboot into the TWRP recovery again.
- Then install the LineageOS 17.1 GApps package.
[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining how to install GApps using TWRP recovery.[/su_note] - Reboot and Enjoy the Android 10 based LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Plus.
Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Plus (star2lte):
- Boot into Recovery to flash the updated LineageOS 17.1 for Galaxy S9 Plus
- Wipe the system partition from the TWRP recovery menu.
- ADB Sideload the LineageOS 17.1 zip file for Galaxy S9 Plus.
[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining how to do ADB sideload using TWRP[/su_note] - Reboot and see you have the GApps and ROOT access or NOT.
[su_note note_color=”#D8F1C6″ text_color=”#769958″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Gapps is built in such a way that it will sustain across ROM updates.[/su_note] - If you don’t have GApps after upgrading the LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9 Plus, then flash the GApps.
[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.[/su_note] - If you don’t have ROOT after upgrading the LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9 Plus, then flash the SuperSU or Magisk or the Lineage SU binary.
[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining LineageOS 17.1 Root[/su_note] - Once everything is done, reboot and Enjoy the LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9 Plus.
Some Screenshots of LineageOS 17.1
[rl_gallery id=”103801″]After installing LineageOS 17.1 on Galaxy S9 Plus 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 Plus 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)
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