Questions tagged [lineageos]
For questions and issues on the usage and installation of LineageOS.
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Pixel phones: good Google Camera app algorithm and LineageOS support
Pixel phones (both older Qualcomm and newer Google Tensor) are known for very good camera algorithm. What I have heard the camera chipset (hardware) is similar to other phones, but the algorithm is ...
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"Phone is starting..." won't disappear and apps don't mount (LineageOS)
Phone: Google Pixel 3a XL
OS: LineageOS 18.1 nightly bonito
Android version: 11
Problem:
When booting OS, screen message says "Phone is starting..." ["Smartphone wird gestartet..."]...
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Full Android 13 backup
I have a Samsung S9 phone running lineageos with root
I want to make a full backup of apps, config, SMS, etc. (Basically a byte-to-byte image of the disk).
This is to wipe it and install only the ...
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How to decrypt user data on Android / LineageOS via bootloader / TWRP / adb?
Phone: Google Pixel 3a XL
OS: Lineage
Goal: Retrieve personal data like photos
Problems: Forgot password pattern; user data encrypted
I forgot the password pattern to my Google Pixel 3a XL and want to ...
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How to create full backups on LineageOS 21.0?
I am running LineageOS 21.0 and want to create full backups of partitions on the device, including the system partition, and restore them at any time without relying on the functionality of the Google ...
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LineageOS and /e/OS fail to detect SIM card in 2 Xperia XZ2c devices
For my Sony Xperia xz2 compact I used the LOS builds for years. At June 28th, the GSM stopped working caused by missing sim.
I went back to lineage-21.0-20240621-nightly-xz2c
I ordered a new SIM card ...
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Automate Launch of Several Android Applications
Recently, I learned about Android Automatization (e.g., with Tasker, LLamaLab, and MacroDroid). However, several hours of Googling have not led to the desired automatization routine. Perhaps somebody ...
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LineageOS 21.0 Build for SONY z3c
There are no new builds for SONY z3c since LineageOS 21, so I tried this manual meant for <18.1 in order to build a new version for z3c.
The breakfast-command leads to:
build/make/core/...
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LineageOS with automatic full disk backups?
Is it possible to set up LineageOS on a Smartphone in a way that it:
Can do OTA updates.
Doesn't lose root (Magisk) after every OTA update.
Can do full disk backups (E.g. using sth. like Open ...
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TWRP: Failed to mount '/rca' (invalid argument)
I just installed LineageOS 18 on a Sony Xperia X Compact. It was working fine except that I could not download apps from Play Store (they always stay on pending).
I saw a guy on the internet who said ...
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How to redirect DNS traffic to dnsmasq on Android
I’m trying filter all DNS traffic using dnsmasq on Android (LineageOS). Here is what I did (thanks to the help of @IrfanLatif):
I installed it using termux:
pkg i root-repo && pkg up &&...
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Is there any persistent root method for LineageOS 20?
The gist of it is that I use LineageOS for the Samsung S9 and I use Magisk. Every time the system updates the root is removed, so my question is - does anyone know of any persistent way to get a ...
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Reset settings when the screen is broken
My device runs on my own android build based on LineageOS 19.1
Not so long ago, I accidentally turned on an experimental feature for my phone and the entire screen went blank.
When turned on, the ...
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Samsung Galaxy S21 : Lineage Recovery: Failed to mount dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/cache
tree
kernel
CLO fstab.qcom
samsung ode fstab flag
ERROR: recovery:inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directly
ERROR: recovery: [libfs_mgr] skipping mounting ' /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/...
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Unpack boot.img and add "androidboot.selinux=enforcing" to boot.img-cmdline not work on Samsung
After flashing Android 13 of LineageOS to Galaxy Note 10+, I'm trying to set SELinux permissive following the steps.
Unpack boot.img and add androidboot.selinux=permissive to boot.img-cmdline
use ...
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How can I retrieve WiFi passwords via (rooted) ADB on a Pixel 4a with LineageOS?
I have a Pixel 4a with LineageOS (Android 13) that can connect to various WiFi networks. Not all passwords can be viewed through the WiFi page in settings, e.g. those with WPA Enterprise or those ...
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Xperia XZ1 - impossible to access bootloader after factory reset
I have this Xperia XZ1 which I unlocked the bootloader in the past to install custom Lineage through TWRP. As the distro wasn't working correctly with my carrier I reseted it to an official one.
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Error when running dnsmasq executable on Android
I am trying to build dnsmasq DNS filter on Android (LineageOS). This is what I am doing:
I download the code from here:
https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/
I downloaded the Android NDK. Then I export ...
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/e/ OS location service jumps between correct and fixed wrong location
I have /e/ OS 1.18 installed on my phone.
Ever since I've started using /e/ OS, occasionally my phone would pick a semi-random* fixed location and then alternatingly pass on either my real location or ...
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Samsung S10e with LineageOS 19.1 won't boot anymore
This morning I rebooted my phone cause battery usage was too high. No update was applied before, just a regular reboot.
Since then the phone only shows the LineageOS bootscreen and after 2 tries it ...
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AOSP: What makes LineageOS Setup Wizard run in LockTask mode?
I have noticed that when you flash a device and run it for the first time you get into the setup wizard. I assume that application is being run in so called LockTask mode (Kiosk mode for dedicated ...
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How do you sync from one calendar account to another?
I am trying to migrate from a broken calendar account (no remote sync access, but the phone has all the data cached locally) to a self-hosted CalDAV calendar (connected to by DAVx). Both calendar ...
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How to change input device for Android Voice Access (Accessibility)?
I am running Lineage OS v20, my device is rooted OnePlus 7.
I want to use my Bluetooth device as an input for the Voice Access, but it doesn't work.
I tried changing audio_policy_configuration.xml by ...
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How do I force reboot my phone when the lock/side key is broken?
is there anyway for me to force reboot my phone when the lock/side key is broken? Well the situation here is:
I flashed a module
It made SystemUI broken
I wanted to force reboot but the side key was ...
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How to enable landscape mode for lockscreen in LineageOS 20 on Samsung Tab S6 Lite?
LineageOS has been a huge improvement in terms of responsiveness and customization compared to Samsung OneUI. However on Samsung Tab S6 Lite (which mostly is set horizontally on table) the lockscreen ...
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In LineageOS, how to remove the redundant navigation bar line?
I flashed NikGApps on LineageOS 20 on my Samsung Tab S6 Lite, with Pixel Launcher replacing Trebuchet. I get double lines in the navigation bar.
The upper larger line seems to come from Google Pixel ...
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android wifi hotspot custom ip not working
if i add a ip address on my wifi hotspot interface with ip a add 192.168.20.1/24 dev wlan1 (in a root shell), i then can't ping it (or connect to it in any way) from my laptop that is in the same ...
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Getting /sbin/sh: parted: not found error
So I am trying to resize my system partition on my Huawei P10 because the ROM I want to use is bigger than the current partition. I pushed gdisk and parted with ADB, but for some reason I can't run it ...
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Issue in Lineage OS 20 : OmxStore: omx common prefix: no nodes
I am not able to screen record in lineage 20 and i am getting error with OpenMax component. Omx (OpenMAX) Component Node not initiating that's why not getting "OMX" as an omx common prefix ...
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Is there a way to enable ADB from the phone's terminal
I'm stuck at trying to install LineageOS on my Pixel: unfortunately adb cannot see my phone and I have flashed the bootloader and wiped the previous system.
How can I activate USB debugging ...
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App not working in LineageOS because "device is rooted or jail broken"
I have a Pixel 4 XL that I just installed LineageOS on. One app is telling me it won't work because my device is rooted or jailbroken.
I'm guessing that this is related to the device being OEM ...
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Access Pixel 2 XL "taimen" through ADB (while in the process of installing lineageOS)
I followed this guide until fastboot flash boot boot.img included and OK
Then reboot in recovery mode
Then "Now tap Factory Reset, then Format data / factory reset" included and OK
/!\ BUT ...
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LineageOS doing factory reset after each boot
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (hlte)
LineageOS: 18.1-20230923-nightly-hlte-signed
Gapps: Open GApps arm 11.0-micro
Recovery: TWRP 3.7.0_9-0
The phone boots until the welcome screen. Then an error ...
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7S on LineageOS 20 auto-restarting
My Xiaomi Redmi Note 7S is running on LineageOS 20, but it keeps restarting itself before it can boot.
Also, sometimes if it boots to LineageOS, touching the power button (not even pressing it), wakes ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 running Lineage OS not rebooting properly after `adb reboot` unless USB disconnect
I am currently facing an issue with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet running Lineage OS. Whenever I attempt to reboot the device using the adb reboot command through adb, it enters a strange hanging ...
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Continous mode on netstat
I tried to run netstat on Android (specifically LineageOS) and I saw that it has only these options:
-r Routing table
-a All sockets (not just connected)
-l Listening server sockets
-t ...
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Phone keeps returning GPS coordinates of a place I haven't been in years
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this kind of question, so please let me know if this thread should be moved to another SE board.
The problem
For about two years now, I keep getting very ...
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Can't restore /data (non-gsi)
Redmi 7A (Pine). Some LineageOS ROM was working for years, but I decided to update Magisk via the app, that was a big mistake...
The system failed to boot so I backed up only /data without /data/media ...
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Cast on LineageOS 20
LineageOS 20, which is based on Android 13, has settings for some screen cast technology, even without having GApps installed. They settings can be found at Settings > Connected devices > ...
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Help: LineageOS 20.0 stuck in boot animation
I have LineageOS on Google Pixel 4A.
Yesterday I restarted it, and it was stuck in the boot animation!
I tried upgrading my LOS 19.1 to LOS 20.0 using instructions here https://wiki.lineageos.org/...
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Screens wakes up right after timeout for no apparent reason
There's a strange situation on my new phone where as soon as the screen turns off due to inactivity, it wakes up again by itself after a couple of seconds. (However, if I turn it off manually, it ...
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How to disable "Your phone is getting warm" warning?
I'm using Lineage 20, Android 13 on a Pixel 4A and often when I'm using the hotspot feature while charging I get a notification with the message "Your phone is getting warm".
It then ...
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File does not be sent in KDE connect
I have galaxy J7 and lineageOS 17.1. When I send a file with KDE connect from my phone to another device (another phone or a laptop) I am successfull, but in reverse not. For example when I try to ...
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App tries to open an URL with a custom protocol/scheme, browser protests
This app tries to handle logins through the browser with a custom "protocol"/scheme in the URI, i.e. instead of https://..., it tries to open dbnavigator://idm_auth/login?..., but the ...
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Fastboot flash Pixel 4a device corruption
I tried out lineage on my pixel 4a and it went south
Right now I'm trying to flash with ADB the original sunfish IMG but now there is no recovery image. It just says the device is corrupt
The boot ...
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How do I disable the huge rounded corners on the bar splitting apps on Android 12?
If I split the screen to see two apps, the splitting bar has huge rounded corners covering the apps. Below is a screenshot showing that. There, the bar covers parts of the video and parts of the ...
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keeping apps and data through LineageOS upgrade
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and I am in process of upgrading LineageOS from 16 to 18. The instructions indicate to wipe the data partition in step 8. Will this remove my installed apps and data? ...
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Cannon receive SMS messages sending works
I have this error with receiving sms and mms messages on a phone running LineageOS 20. The problem started after a migration from another phone which I think was running a different version of ...
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Chrome tabs flicker and appear blank
I'm using chrome 106 on Lenovo tb3-710i android 6.0.1 LineageOS custom rom. Chrome tabs at the top flicker constantly and appear in a white blank block shape. How can I solve this problem?
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How to regain lost access to encrypted data, known lock pattern
My S10e is running LineageOS 19.1, rooted with Lygisk.
After one specific reboot after changing the SIM card, it entered a boot loop where it showed the Lineage boot animation for a few minutes, then ...
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