Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus LineageOS 14.1, Android Nougat 7.1 ROM

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Android Nougat 7.1 ROM, Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus Lineage 14.1 has now arrived via an UNOFFICIAL build. Also, here is the LineageOS 15 for Zuk Z2 – Lenovo Z2 Plus, which you can try. If you want some more Lineage ROM builds for other devices then stay tuned the LineageOS 14.1 ROM collection page. In addition to this we also had the CM14.1 for Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus. This Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus Lineage 14.1 ROM is brought to you by developer ontherunvaro.

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– Donate to ontherunvaro

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 Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus requires the bootloader to be unlocked on the Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus 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 Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus Lineage 14.1 Nougat 7.1 Custom ROM:

WHAT’S WORKING:
– Not Known

KNOWN ISSUES:
– Not Known

 

REQUIRED LINKS AND FILES FOR Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus LINEAGE 14.1 NOUGAT CUSTOM ROM:

• TWRP recovery link for Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus

  – Here is theTWRP update guide for the Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus. This TWRP recovery guide requires the bootloader to be unlocked on the Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus.

• ROM Download link of Lineage 14.1 for Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus [by ontherunvaro]
• ROM Download link of Lineage 14.1 for Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus [by harsha]
• Nougat Gapps for Lineage 14.1 download link for Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus LineageOS 14.1 Nougat 7.1 ROM

By default su binary is disabled for App access, so you need to flash it manually if you want ROOT access on Lineage 14.1 ROM. 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 LINEAGE 14.1 FOR Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus NOUGAT CUSTOM ROM:

1. Follow this if you are flashing LineageOS 14.1 for Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus 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 Mi5s Lineage 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 Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus (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 Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus Lineage 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 Lineage 14.1 ROM package.
     – Here is a post explaining how to flash GApps using TWRP recovery.
   • Reboot and Enjoy the Nougat 7.1 Lineage 14.1 ROM for Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus.

2. Upgrading from earlier version of Lineage 14.1 for Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus:

   • Copy the latest Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus Lineage 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 Lineage 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 Lineage 14.1 for Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus. After the installation of Lineage 14.1 for Zuk Z2/Lenovo Z2 Plus 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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