Download LineageOS 16 for Huawei Mate 9

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  • #47190
    shibaa987
    Moderator

    Good news. You can now download and install LineageOS 16 for Huawei Mate 9. Here is how to install LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9, with a step-by-step guide. This LineageOS 16 build is brought to you by developer micky387.

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

    DONATION TO DEVELOPER(S)/PROJECT:

    If you like this ROM then do consider for a contribution to micky387 and LineageOS project:
    Donate to micky387
    Donate to LineageOS project
     

    Download LineageOS 16 for Huawei Mate 9
     

    DISCLAIMER:
    THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD OF LineageOS 16 FOR Huawei Mate 9, WHICH MAY HAVE MANY BUGS.
    MAKE SURE TO BACKUP ALL DATA OF YOUR PHONE.
    FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK.

    Installing a custom ROM requires an unlock bootloader on Huawei Mate 9, which has been abandoned now by Huawei.
    Because of the above said fact, devices with already unlocked bootloader can only flash this LineageOS 16 for Huawei Mate 9.
    You are the only person doing changes to your phone; neither the developer nor I can be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.

    Status of the Huawei Mate 9 LineageOS 16 ROM:

    WHAT’S WORKING:
    – Unknown

     

    KNOWN ISSUES:
    – Unknown

    REQUIRED GUIDES AND DOWNLOADS TO INSTALL LineageOS 16 ON Huawei Mate 9:

    HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL LineageOS 16 ON Huawei Mate 9 – Android 9 Pie CUSTOM ROM:


    Following are the two sub-sections of this Huawei Mate 9 LineageOS 16 guide:

    1. First time installation of LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9
    2. Upgrading LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9 from a previous build of LineageOS 16 ROM

    Flashing LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9 for the first time:


    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.

     

    1. Download and Copy the Huawei Mate 9 LineageOS 16 ROM and GApps ZIP file to your phone.
    2. Boot into the TWRP custom Recovery to install this LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9.
      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 any other recovery)

      – Installing TWRP recovery requires an unlocked bootloader on Huawei Mate 9
    3. 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
    4. First flash the LineageOS 16 for Huawei Mate 9
      – Here is a post explaining how to install recovery flashable zip file
    5. Then install the MindTheGapps for LineageOS 16 package.
      – Here is a post explaining how to install GApps using TWRP recovery.
    6. Reboot and Enjoy the Android 9 Pie LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9.

    Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9 (hi3660):

    1. Copy the latest ROM zip file of LineageOS 16 for Huawei Mate 9, LineageOS 16 GApps and/or Magisk ROOT package to the phone
    2. Boot into Recovery.- Make sure you have a latest custom Recovery that should be able to flash the LineageOS 16 ROM update.
    3. Format or wipe the system partition from the custom recovery menu.
    4. Install the LineageOS 16 for Huawei Mate 9.
      – Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS
    5. 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.
    6. If you don’t have GApps after upgrading the LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9, then flash the GApps.
      – Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
    7. If you don’t have ROOT after upgrading the LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9, then flash the SuperSU or Magisk or the Lineage SU binary.
      – Here is a post explaining How to Enable ROOT on LineageOS 16 ROM
    8. Once everything is done, reboot and Enjoy the LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9.

    Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android 9 Pie with LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9.

    After installing LineageOS 16 on Huawei Mate 9 you may want to install Google Camera (GCam) or enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:
    How to ROOT LineageOS 16
    GCam Download for Android Pie (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 rooting guide to enable ROOT access.

    Stay tuned or Subscribe to the Huawei Mate 9 (hi3660) LineageOS forum For other Android Pie, Android Oreo ROMs, Nougat ROMs, or other ROMs and all other device specific topics.

    ? Google Camera APK | Mod APK

    #54221
    tal hakmon
    Member

    hi,

    can’t install this package …

    keep getting “This package is for device mha,hi3660 this device is .”

    #61710
    OriginCode
    Member

    Does it support any other hi3600 devices?

    #61873
    Siba
    Keymaster

    Hi @tal_hakmon

    The issue seems to be with the TWRP that you are using.
    Can you try installing the TWRP from the below link and let me know if that allows you to install the LineageOS 16 ROM on Mate 9?
    https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=284789&sort_by=date&sort_dir=DESC


    ? <a href="https://cyanogenmods.org/google-camera/">GCam APK</a> | <a href="https://cyanogenmods.org/">Mod APK</a>

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