LineageOS 15 downloads and release date [LOS15]

With the release of Android Oreo update by Google, all eyes are set towards release of one of the most anticipated custom ROMs out there that will be based on Android 8.0, the LineageOS 15. The LineageOS team is yet to acknowledge the LineageOS 15.0 as the official name of their ROM that will be based on Android 8.0, let alone announce its release and supported device list, but given the past naming scheme, we can be sure that is would be called LineageOS 15 only.

So, when is LineageOS 15 gonna release. What devices LineageOS 15 will support? When will it become available for download? Why you should install LineageOS 15 ROM (after all, you have a struggle here)? And why you should be bothered by LineageOS 15 ROM? Well, these are questions that we seek to answer in the sections to follow.

Gone are the days of CyanogenMod ROM — as the team collapsed, it pave the way for the LineageOS ROM, which continued the custom ROM tradition in all its glory, taking off right where CM14.1 left off with the starting of LineageOS 14.1 ROM. We won’t see a CM15 ROM this time around, as the CM project is totally dead, and LOS15 is what we’re gonna look forward to to satisfy our custom ROMs needs — and see the Android 8.0 running on a device that is no longer supported by the OEM.

Read: Android Oreo update for Galaxy S7 | Galaxy S7 Edge | Galaxy S8

We love to customize nifty little bits in the Android OS on our phones, but we have to pass through the cumbersome process of unlocking the bootloader, installing custom recovery, flashing ROM and Gapps, and such. But it’s worth it, right? After all, when you r device was abandoned by the OEM already, perhaps on Marshmallow or even Lollipop, if a custom ROM gets you a chance to play the Android 8.0 OS on it, why the hell would you not bow and take this opportunity.

And then there is a thing called customization. Hell lot of it. Exciting, adorable, and I-own-this-thing-ish.

Will my device get LineageOS 15 (LOS15) ROM?

There is no defined criteria about which devices would be up and running on the LOS15 ROM, and which won’t? The LineageOS 15 ROM availability will basically depend on whether the device’s drivers have been shared by the OEM or not, and if shared to what extent, and whether there is a developer interested in developing the ROM for the device.

But here’s a simple trick to know which Android devices will get LineageOS 15 ROM. To find whether you Android device smartphone will be supported by LOS15 ROM or not, just look for a LOS14.1 ROM for your device. If a LOS14.1 ROM is available, this means that development of LineageOS ROM is active on the device, and thus porting the Android 8.0 code is what remains to be done — which is not an easy task by all means, and may take due time.

Based on the above, we can be have our device list as shown in the below section.

Read: ‘Android Oreo root‘

LineageOS 15 ROM device list

Well, below is the expected list of devices on which we expect the LineageOS 15 ROM to release sooner or later.

Note: The device list below is not to be taken as a list of which LOS15 ROM is available, rather, these are devices on which we expected the ROM to become available soon.

ARK

• Benefit A3 (peach)

Asus

• ZenPad 8.0 (Z380KL) (P024)
• Zenfone 2 (1080p) (Z00A)
• Zenfone 2 (720p) (Z008)
• Zenfone 2 (Z00D) (Z00D)
• Zenfone 2 Laser (720p) (Z00L)
• Zenfone 2 Laser/Selfie (1080p) (Z00T)

BQ

• Aquaris E5 4G (vegetalte)
• Aquaris M5 (piccolo)
• Aquaris X5 (paella)

Google

• Android One 2nd gen (seed)
• Galaxy Nexus (GSM) (maguro)
• Galaxy Nexus (Sprint) (toroplus)
• Galaxy Nexus (VZW) (toro)
• Nexus 10 (manta)
• Nexus 4 (mako)
• Nexus 5 (hammerhead)
• Nexus 5X (bullhead)
• Nexus 6 (shamu)
• Nexus 6P (angler)
• Nexus 7 2013 (4G) (deb)
• Nexus 7 2013 (Wi-Fi) (flo)
• Nexus 9 (LTE) (flounder_lte)
• Nexus 9 (Wi-Fi) (flounder)
• Pixel C (dragon)

HTC

• 10 (pme)
• One (GSM) (m7)
• One (VZW) (m7vzw)
• One 2014 (m8)
• One 2014 Dual SIM (m8d)
• One A9 (GSM International) (hiaeuhl)
• One A9 (GSM US) (hiaeul)
• One M9 (GSM) (himaul)
• One M9 (VZW) (himawl)
• One Max (t6)
• One Max (VZW) (t6vzw)

We don’t anticipate the LineageOS 15 to become available for the HTC U11, HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play anytime soon.

Huawei

• Ascend Mate 2 (mt2)
• Honor 5C
• Honor 4/4x (cherry)
• Honor 4x (China Telecom) (che10)
• Honor 5X (kiwi)
• Honor 6X
• Honor 7
• Honor 8
• Honor 8 Pro
• Honor 9
• P9
• P9 Lite
• P8
• P8 Lite
• Y6
• G8

LG

• G Pad 7 LTE (v410)
• G Pad 8 (v480)
• G Pad 8.3 (v500)
• G Pad X 8.0 (TMO) (v521)
• G2 (AT&T) (d800)
• G2 (Canada) (d803)
• G2 (Intl) (d802)
• G2 (TMO) (d801)
• G2 Mini (g2m)
• G3 (AT&T) (d850)
• G3 (Canada) (d852)
• G3 (Korea) (f400)
• G3 (Sprint) (ls990)
• G3 (TMO) (d851)
• G3 (Unlocked) (d855)
• G3 (VZW) (vs985)
• G3 Beat (jagnm)
• G3 S (jag3gds)
• G4 (Intl) (h815)
• G4 (TMO) (h811)
• G5 (Intl) (h850)
• G5 (TMO) (h830)
• G6 (EU) (h870)
• G6 (US) (us997)
• Optimus L70 (w5)
• Optimus L90 (w7)
• V20 (AT&T) (h910)
• V20 (GSM Unlocked) (us996)
• V20 (Sprint) (ls997)
• V20 (TMO) (h918)
• V20 (VZW) (vs995)

LeEco

• 1S
• Le 2 (s2)
• Le Max 2 (x2)
• Le Pro 3 (zl1)

Lenovo

• Vibe K5 / K5 Plus (A6020)
• Vibe Z2 Pro (kingdom)

Meizu

• M2
• M2 Note
• Mi Mini
• Pro5

Motorola

• Droid 4 (maserati)
• Droid Bionic (targa)
• Droid Razr (spyder)
• Moto E (condor)
• Moto E (2015) (otus)
• Moto E LTE (2015) (surnia)
• Moto E3
• Moto G (falcon)
• Moto G (2015) (osprey)
• Moto G 2014 (titan)
• Moto G 4G (peregrine)
• Moto G 4G 2014 (thea)
• Moto G3 Turbo (merlin)
• Moto G4 Play (harpia)
• Moto G4
• Moto G4 Plus (athene)
• Moto G5
• Moto G5 Plus
• Moto X 2013 (ghost)
• Moto X 2014 (victara)
• Moto X Play (lux)
• Moto X Pure (2015) (clark)
• Moto X Style (Moto X3)
• Moto Z (griffin)
• Moto Z Play (addison)
• Photon Q (xt897)
• Razr (umts_spyder)

Nextbit

• Robin (ether)

Nvidia

• Shield Android TV (foster)
• Shield Portable (roth)
• Shield Tablet (shieldtablet)

OPPO

• Find 7a (find7)
• Find 7s (find7s)
• N3 (n3)
• R5/R5s (Intl) (r5)
• R7 Plus (r7plus)
• Oppo F1

OnePlus

• OnePlus 2 (oneplus2)
• OnePlus 3 / 3T (oneplus3)
• OnePlus One (bacon)
• OnePlus X (onyx)
• OnePlus 5

Samsung

• Galaxy A3 (2015, 2016)
• Galaxy A5 (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Galaxy A7 (2015, 2016)
• Galaxy J3
• Galaxy J5
• Galaxy J7
• Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 (LTE) (lt03lte)
• Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 (Wi-Fi) (n1awifi)
• Galaxy Note 3 (International 3G) (ha3g)
• Galaxy Note 3 LTE (N9005/P) (hlte)
• Galaxy Note 3 LTE (N900T/V/W8) (hltetmo)
• Galaxy Note 4
• Galaxy Note 5
• Galaxy Note 8 (GSM) (n5100)
• Galaxy Note 8 (LTE) (n5120)
• Galaxy Note 8 (Wi-Fi) (n5110)
• Galaxy Note II (GSM LTE) (t0lte)
• Galaxy Note II (Korea) (t0ltektt)
• Galaxy Note II (Korea) (t0ltekor)
• Galaxy Note II (SK Telecom) (t0lteskt)
• Galaxy S II (Intl) (i9100)
• Galaxy S III (AT&T) (d2att)
• Galaxy S III (GSM LTE) (i9305)
• Galaxy S III (Intl) (i9300)
• Galaxy S III (Sprint) (d2spr)
• Galaxy S III (TMO) (d2tmo)
• Galaxy S III (VZW) (d2vzw)
• Galaxy S4 (Intl) (jfltexx)
• Galaxy S4 (VZW) (jfltevzw)
• Galaxy S4 LTE-A (ks01lte)
• Galaxy S4 Mini (3G) (serrano3gxx)
• Galaxy S4 Mini (Dual SIM) (serranodsdd)
• Galaxy S4 Mini (LTE) (serranoltexx)
• Galaxy S5 (klte)
• Galaxy S5 (AU) (kltekdi)
• Galaxy S5 (China) (kltechn)
• Galaxy S5 (Korea) (kltekor)
• Galaxy S5 (Sprint) (kltespr)
• Galaxy S5 (USC) (klteusc)
• Galaxy S5 (VZW) (kltevzw)
• Galaxy S5 (Vodafone) (kltedv)
• Galaxy S5 Duos (klteduos)
• Galaxy S5 Duos (China) (kltechnduo)
• Galaxy S5 LTE-A (lentislte)
• Galaxy S5 Plus (kccat6)
• Galaxy S6
• Galaxy S6 Edge
• Galaxy S7 (herolte)
• Galaxy S7 Edge (hero2lte)
• Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 / 10.1 (GSM) (espresso3g)
• Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 / 10.1 (Wi-Fi) (espressowifi)
• Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (Sprint) (lt02ltespr)
• Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (Wi-Fi) (n2awifi)
• Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 (mondrianwifi)
• Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (Wi-Fi) (chagallwifi)
• Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (Wi-Fi) (klimtwifi)
• Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 2016 (Wi-Fi) (gts28vewifi)
• Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 (LTE) (gts210ltexx)
• Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 (Wi-Fi) (gts210wifi)
• Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 2016 (Wi-Fi) (gts210vewifi)

Sony

• Xperia L (taoshan)
• Xperia M (nicki)
• Xperia SP (huashan)
• Xperia T (mint)
• Xperia TX (hayabusa)
• Xperia V (tsubasa)
• Xperia Z
• Xperia ZR
• Xperia Z2
• Xperia Z3
• Xperia Z4
• Xperia Z5

Wileyfox

• Storm (kipper)
• Swift (crackling)

Xiaomi

• Redmi 2 (wt88047)
• Mi 3
• Mi 3w and Mi 4 (cancro)
• Mi 4c (libra)
• Mi 5 (gemini)
• Mi 5s (capricorn)
• Mi 5s Plus (natrium)
• Mi 6
• Mi MIX (lithium)
• Mi Max (hydrogen)
• Mi Note 2
• Mi Pad
• Redmi 1S (armani)
• Redmi 3/Prime (ido)
• Redmi Note 3 (kenzo)
• Redmi Note 4 (mido)

YU

• Yunique (jalebi)
• Yuphoria (lettuce)
• Yureka (tomato)

ZTE

• Axon 7 (axon7)
• Zuk
• ZUK Z1 (ham)
• ZTE
• Nubia Z9 Max (nx512j)

Why should I install LineageOS 15 ROM?

Well, if you device is one for which OEM software support has vanished with time, like the Moto G3, which you have a fully functioning LineageOS 15 ROM available too, then really, why not? If you are getting to check out Android 8.0 in its glory, with stock Android UI as Google designed it for you which you do not get to see on your device because your OEM tweaked it, well, you are simply gonna love the LineageOS 15 ROM.

Actually, if you have a LineageOS 15 ROM available for your device, then unless it’s buggy — which some ROMs easily can be — you can give LineageOS 15 a try for sure.

Read: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Oreo update | Redmi Note 5A Oreo update

Why I shouldn’t install LineageOS 15 ROM?

The major downside of installing the LineageOS 15 ROM is that you lose your device’s warranty. Because, a custom ROM requires TWRP recovery for its installation, and installing TWRP means breaking warranty.

Other than that, the ROM must be stable — otherwise, it’s just not worth the trouble, at least it can be your daily driver if it has issues with camera, GPS, etc. important stuff, which custom ROMs do have generally in their initial development period. And if there is a silent bug that causes reboots, then you can’t tolerate a ROM for long, be that LOS15 or any other ROM. However, you can wait out some time to let development continue and when ROM gets stable, with major features working, you can give it a try.

→ Android 8.0 update for Nokia 6 | Nokia 5

What’s new in LineageOS 15?

Well, it’s got the Oreo update. And that, is, enough, right?

Well, in case Android 8.0 wasn’t enough, well, LineageOS 15 also gets you tremendous other cool features that make you drool for it. You get themes support, advanced tweaking features and other customization stuff that makes it worthy of the time and effort.

While, Android 8.0 features itself are a good enough of a reason. Here’s what you get with Oreo update, something that LineageOS 15.0 brings to the table for your device.

• Customizable Theme Engine with Substratum
• New Emojis based on Android Oreo
• Improved battery life
• Fresh Stock UI and new Status Bar with Quick Tiles
• Notification Snoozing
• Notification dots
• Picture-in-picture
• Newly modified user interface for Settings
• New Emojis and much more

Read: ‘Oreo update for: Galaxy A5 | Galaxy A7 | Galaxy A8 | Galaxy A9‘

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