LineageOS 14.1 for P8 Lite (alice) Nougat 7.1 ROM

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September 3, 2024 at 12:56 PM #18232
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Android Nougat 7.1 ROM, Huawei P8 Lite LineageOS 14.1 has now arrived via an UNOFFICIAL build. If you want some more Lineage ROMs or wanna taste the OFFICIAL LineageOS build then stay tuned the LineageOS 14.1 ROM collection page. This LineageOS 14.1 for Huawei P8 Lite (alice) is brought to you by developer surdu_petru.
DONATION TO DEVELOPER:
If you like this ROM then please consider a donation to surdu_petru.
DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD WHICH MAY NOT BOOT AT ALL. HAVE A BACKUP BEFORE FLASHING THIS AND TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Installing a custom ROM on a Huawei P8 Lite (alice) requires the bootloader to be unlocked on the Huawei P8 Lite (alice) 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 LineageOS 14.1 for Huawei P8 Lite (alice) Nougat 7.1 ROM:
WHAT’S WORKING:
– Not Known
KNOWN ISSUES:
– Not Known

REQUIRED LINKS AND FILES FOR Huawei P8 Lite LineageOS 14.1 NOUGAT CUSTOM ROM:
- TWRP recovery link for Huawei P8 Lite (alice)
  – Here is theTWRP update guide for the Huawei P8 Lite (alice). This TWRP recovery guide requires an unlocked bootloader on the Huawei P8 Lite (alice).
- ROM Download link of LineageOS 14.1 for P8 Lite (alice)
- LineageOS Nougat GApps download link for Huawei P8 Lite LineageOS 14.1 Nougat 7.1 ROM
Root binary is inbuilt in LineageOS 14.1, so you don’t need a separate ROOT binary 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 Huawei P8 Lite NOUGAT CUSTOM ROM:
1. Follow this if you are flashing LineageOS 14.1 for Huawei P8 Lite (alice) 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 Huawei P8 Lite 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 Huawei P8 Lite (alice) (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 Huawei P8 Lite 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 Huawei P8 Lite (alice).
2. Upgrading from earlier version of LineageOS 14.1 for Huawei P8 Lite (alice):
  - Copy the latest Huawei P8 Lite 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 Huawei P8 Lite (alice). After the installation of LineageOS 14.1 for Huawei P8 Lite (alice) 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 Huawei P8 Lite (alice) forum For other Android Nougat ROMs, LineageOS 14.1 ROMs, other ROMs and all other device specific topics.
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