How to Install LineageOS 15.1 for Honor 9 Lite

If you are looking to install/update LineageOS 15.1 for Honor 9 Lite, then it’s now available via a development build. This LineageOS 15.1 for Honor 9 Lite (leland) is brought to you by developer AndropaX.

Follow the links to get LineageOS 16 and Android Pie ROM builds.

DONATION TO DEVELOPER(S):

If you like this ROM then do consider for a small contribution to AndropaX and LineageOS project:
– Donate to AndropaX
– Donate to LineageOS project

If you want the OFFICIAL LineageOS 15.1 then here is the OFFICIAL LineageOS 15.1 supported devices list or the Android Oreo ROMs devices list page.

Status of LineageOS 15.1 for Honor 9 Lite (leland) Android 8.1 Oreo ROM:

REQUIRED LINKS AND FILES FOR THIS LineageOS 15.1 for Honor 9 Lite ANDROID 8.1 OREO CUSTOM ROM:

HOW TO INSTALLLineageOS 15.1 FOR Honor 9 Lite; ANDROID 8.1 OREO CUSTOM ROM:

1. Follow this if you are flashing LineageOS 15.1 on Honor 9 Lite 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.

   • Download and Copy the GApps and Honor 9 Lite LineageOS 15.1 ROM ZIP files to your phone.
   • Boot into the custom Recovery.
     – 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 the Custom Recovery Installation Guide (it’s a generic guide which will work for TWRP as well as CWM recovery or any other recovery)
   • Wipe the data partition (or do a factory reset), Cache partition, Dalvik Cache or ART cache and Format the System partition.
     – Here is a guide explaining how to wipe 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

   • First install the Honor 9 Lite LineageOS 15.1 ROM file that you have copied into the phone.
     – Then install the Oreo 8.1 ARM64 GApps zip from your phone memory.

     – Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS

   • Then reboot into recovery (don’t skip this) and install the Oreo Gapps for LineageOS 15.1 package.
     – Here is a post explaining how to install GApps using TWRP recovery.
   • Reboot and Enjoy the Android 8.1 Oreo LineageOS 15.1 on Honor 9 Lite.

2. Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 15.1 on Honor 9 Lite (leland):

   • Copy the latest Honor 9 Lite Lineage 15.1 ROM ZIP file to your phone.
   • Boot into Recovery.
   • Install the latest LineageOS 15.1 ROM ZIP that you copied on your phone.
     – Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS
   • Then install the Lineage 15.1 GApps package.
     (Mostly the GApps is kind of self sustainable across ROM updates. You may need to follow this only If you don’t have Gapps after updating to the latest LineageOS 15.1 on your device.)

     – Here is a post explaining how to install GApps using TWRP recovery.

   • Done. Reboot and Enjoy

Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android 8.1 Oreo with LineageOS 15.1 on Honor 9 Lite. After the installation of LineageOS 15.1 for Honor 9 Lite you may want to enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:
– LineageOS 15.1 ROOT.