Lenovo A6000/Plus LineageOS 14.1, Android Nougat 7.1 ROM

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Android Nougat 7.1 ROM, Lenovo A6000/Plus LineageOS 14.1 has now arrived via an UNOFFICIAL build. If you want some more Lineage ROMs or wanna taste the OFFICIAL Lineage build then stay tuned the LineageOS 14.1 ROM collection page. This LineageOS 14.1 for Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000) is brought to you by developer Dev_Harsh1998.

DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD WHICH MAY HAVE MANY BUGS THEN YOU CAN EXPECT. HAVE A BACKUP BEFORE FLASHING THIS AND TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Installing a custom ROM on a Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000) requires the bootloader to be unlocked on the Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000) phone, 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 doing changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.

Status of Lenovo A6000/Plus LineageOS 14.1 Nougat 7.1 ROM:

WHAT’S WORKING:
– Not Known

KNOWN ISSUES:
– Not Known

 

REQUIRED LINKS AND FILES FOR Lenovo A6000/Plus LineageOS 14.1 NOUGAT CUSTOM ROM:

• TWRP recovery download link for Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000) [TWRP by sevenmaxs].
  – Follow this guide: How to Install TWRP on Lenovo A6000/Plus using Fastboot (This requires an unlocked bootloader).
• ROM Download link of LineageOS 14.1 for Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000)
• LineageOS 14.1 Nougat GApps download link for Lenovo A6000/Plus LineageOS 14.1 Nougat 7.1 ROM

Root binary is inbuilt in LineageOS 14.1, so you don’t need a separate SuperSu package to install to gain ROOT access. Here is How to Enable ROOT on LineageOS 14.1
If there is no in-built ROOT or it does not work for some reason then you can try flashing SuperSU zip using recovery to gain ROOT access.

HOW TO INSTALL/DOWNLOAD/FLASH/UPDATE LineageOS 14.1 FOR Lenovo A6000/Plus NOUGAT CUSTOM ROM:

1. Follow this if you are flashing LineageOS 14.1 for Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000) 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 Lenovo A6000/Plus LineageOS 14.1 ROM ZIP to your phone.
   • Boot into Recovery. Make sure to have a Custom recovery like CWM or TWRP or any other custom recovery. If not then follow the Custom Recovery Installation Guide for Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000) (it’s a generic guide which will work for TWRP as well as CWM recovery or any other recovery)
   • Wipe data factory reset, Cache partition, Dalvik Cache and Format the System partition.
     – Here is a guide explaining how to wipe data 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 flash the Lenovo A6000/Plus LineageOS 14.1 ROM ZIP from device. Then flash the GApps zip from your device memory.
     – Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS
   • Then reboot into recovery (don’t skip this) and flash the Nougat GApps for LineageOS 14.1 ROM package.
     – Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
   • Reboot and Enjoy the Nougat 7.1 LineageOS 14.1 ROM for Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000).

2. Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 14.1 for Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000):

   • Copy the latest Lenovo A6000/Plus LineageOS 14.1 ROM ZIP file to your phone.
   • Boot into Recovery.
   • Flash the latest LineageOS ROM ZIP from your phone.
     – Here is a post explaining how to install LineageOS
   • Then flash the LineageOS 14.1 Nougat GApps package.
     – Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
   • Reboot and Enjoy

Complete the initial setup and enjoy Android Nougat 7.1 with LineageOS 14.1 for Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000). After the installation of LineageOS 14.1 for Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000) you may want to enable ROOT access on your phone and here is how you can do that:
How to Enable ROOT on LineageOS 14.1.

Stay tuned or Subscribe to the Lenovo A6000/Plus (a6000) forum For other Android Nougat ROMs, LineageOS 14.1 ROMs, other ROMs and all other device specific topics.

 

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