How to Install LineageOS 16 on Honor 4

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Good news for Honor 4 users, as you can now download and install LineageOS 16 on Honor 4. Here is how to install LineageOS 16 on Honor 4, with a step-by-step guide. This LineageOS 16 build is brought to you by developer dianlujitao.

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 dianlujitao and LineageOS project:
– Donate to dianlujitao
– Donate to LineageOS project
 

 

[su_note note_color=”#F9D9D9″ text_color=”#AA4343″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD OF LineageOS 16 FOR Honor 4, WHICH MAY HAVE MANY BUGS.
MAKE SURE TO BACKUP ALL DATA OF YOUR PHONE.
FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK.[/su_note]

[su_note note_color=”#FBF4DD” text_color=”#A38C68″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]Installing a custom ROM requires an unlock bootloader on Honor 4, 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 Honor 4.
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.[/su_note]

Status of the Honor 4 LineageOS 16 ROM:

WHAT’S WORKING:
– Unknown

 

KNOWN ISSUES:
– Unknown

REQUIRED GUIDES AND DOWNLOADS TO INSTALL LineageOS 16 ON Honor 4:

• TWRP download (cherry) for this Honor 4 LineageOS 16 ROM
• How to install TWRP recovery
• Honor 4 unlock bootloader – required to install TWRP recovery
• ROM download link of LineageOS 16 for Honor 4
• MindTheGApps for LineageOS 16 / GApps for LineageOS 16
• How to root LineageOS 16

WHERE TO DOWNLOAD AND HOW TO INSTALL LineageOS 16 ON Honor 4 – Android 9 Pie CUSTOM ROM:

[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]
Following are the two sub-sections of this Honor 4 LineageOS 16 guide:

1. First time installation of LineageOS 16 on Honor 4
2. Upgrading LineageOS 16 on Honor 4 from a previous build of LineageOS 16 ROM

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How to Install LineageOS 16 on Honor 4 for the first time:

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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.

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1. Download and Copy the Honor 4 LineageOS 16 ROM and LineageOS 16 GApps ZIP file to your phone.
2. Boot into the TWRP custom Recovery to install this LineageOS 16 on Honor 4.
   [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 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 Honor 4[/su_note]
3. Wipe the data partition (or do a factory reset), Cache partition, Dalvik Cache or ART cache and Format the 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 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[/su_note]
4. First flash the LineageOS 16 for Honor 4
   [su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining how to install recovery flashable zip file[/su_note]
5. Then install the MindTheGapps for LineageOS 16 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]
6. Reboot and Enjoy the Android 9 Pie LineageOS 16 on Honor 4.

How to Upgrade or Update Latest LineageOS 16 on Honor 4 (cherry) from earlier version of LineageOS 16:

1. Copy the latest ROM zip file of LineageOS 16 for Honor 4, 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 Honor 4.
   [su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]- Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS[/su_note]
5. 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]
6. If you don’t have GApps after upgrading the LineageOS 16 on Honor 4, 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]
7. If you don’t have ROOT after upgrading the LineageOS 16 on Honor 4, 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 How to Enable ROOT on LineageOS 16 ROM[/su_note]
8. Once everything is done, reboot and Enjoy the LineageOS 16 on Honor 4.

[su_note note_color=”#D8F1C6″ text_color=”#769958″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android 9 Pie with LineageOS 16 on Honor 4.[/su_note]

After installing LineageOS 16 on Honor 4 you may want to install Google Camera (GCam) or enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:
– LineageOS 16 ROOT
– Google Camera for Android Pie (this page contains a huge list of GCam for all available devices)

[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]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.[/su_note]

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