Keep Your Old Android Phone Running Longer With LineageOS

Click your device to open the instructions for installation. I can't overstate how important it is to keep those instructions open throughout the setup process so you can follow them exactly—the steps to install the OS really are going to vary depending on the device, and it's possible to brick your phone if you're not paying close attention. I'd like to first take a moment to explain how to set up your computer for installation. You are going to need to make sure two command line tools are installed: adp and fastboot. These are the tools you will use throughout the setup. This is simplest on Linux: Just install the two applications using your package manager (you're a Linux user—you already know how to do this). Mac users should set up Homebrew, which is a package manager for Apple's operating system that makes it really easy to install software like this. I could write many articles about how to set this software up—actually, I have—but the summary is that you need to open the Ter ... Read full article.