Lenovo K3 NOTE LineageOS 14.1, Nougat 7.1 ROM

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Android Nougat 7.1 ROM, Lenovo K3 NOTE LineageOS 14.1 has now arrived via an UNOFFICIAL build. Also, here is the latest LineageOS 15 for K3 NOTE, which you can try. If you want some more Lineage ROMs or wanna taste the OFFICIAL Lineage build then stay tuned the LineageOS 14.1 ROM collection page. Before this there was the CM14.1 for K3 NOTE. This LineageOS 14.1 for K3 NOTE (aio_otfp) is brought to you by developer Adeveloper79 and daniel_hk. If you like this ROM and want the developer to keep up this good work then please consider donating daniel_hk via PayPal and donate to Sandeep Sethi (Adeveloper79) using PayPal.

DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD WHICH MAY NOT BOOT AT ALL. IF AT ALL IT BOOTS IT MAY HAVE MANY MORE BUGS THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. SO HAVE A BACKUP BEFORE FLASHING THIS AND TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Installing a custom ROM on a K3 NOTE (aio_otfp) requires the bootloader to be unlocked on the K3 NOTE (aio_otfp) 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 K3 NOTE LineageOS 14.1 Nougat 7.1 Custom ROM:

WHAT’S WORKING:
– Not Known

KNOWN ISSUES:
– Not Known

 

REQUIRED LINKS AND FILES FOR K3 NOTE LineageOS 14.1 NOUGAT CUSTOM ROM:

• TWRP by daniel_hk | TWRP update guide for the Lenovo K3 NOTE
• ROM Download link of LineageOS 14.1 for K3 NOTE (aio_otfp) [by daniel_hk]
• ROM Download link of LineageOS 14.1 for K3 NOTE (aio_otfp) [by Adeveloper79]
• Lineage Nougat GApps download link for K3 NOTE 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 K3 NOTE NOUGAT CUSTOM ROM:

1. Follow this if you are flashing LineageOS 14.1 for K3 NOTE (aio_otfp) 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 K3 NOTE 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 K3 NOTE (aio_otfp) (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 K3 NOTE 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 LineageOS 14.1 Nougat GApps 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 K3 NOTE (aio_otfp).

2. Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 14.1 for K3 NOTE (aio_otfp):

   • Copy the latest K3 NOTE LineageOS 14.1 ROM ZIP file to your phone.
   • Boot into Recovery.
   • Flash the latest CM 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 K3 NOTE (aio_otfp). After the installation of LineageOS 14.1 for K3 NOTE (aio_otfp) 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.

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