There are a multitude of devices with the Android platform, the problem is that practically the majority of these devices are stuck in time on obsolete versions of Android.
What many people don't know about is the possibility of updating these phones and installing a newer version like 7.0 - 7.1 Nougat, using a ROM called LineageOS that is easy to install and is super stable, often surpassing even standard Android.
How to update Android to the latest version?
In order to install the latest Android, you must first have a Custom Recovery on your Smartphone, if you don't know what custom recovery is, we'll explain. Every standard cell phone has the option of a recovery, but it is the default one that comes with the cell phone and has the options of doing a Hard Reset, installing updates manually, among others. When you install Custom Recovery, it allows you a multitude of functions, one of which is the installation of Roms.
Well, if you don't have a custom recovery, just search on the internet: “how to install custom recovery 'Your cell phone model'” and you will find several tutorials. Well, once you have the recovery installed, just follow the next steps below:
- Entre no site cyanogenmod e selecione o seu dispositivo, em seguida baixe a versão mais recente da rom, para achar seu dispositivo, existe uma barra na lateral esquerda com os nomes dos Smartphones, basta procurar pelo seu e clicar, em seguida baixar a versão mais recente. Acesse o site: LineageOs (If you can't find it on the official website, just type in Google for example “Lineageos J7”, in place of j7 put the name of your cell phone, and then you will find the ROMs as unofficial ones to download, most of them are usually on the xda forum).
- The next step is to download the Google applications, which must be downloaded in zip format, to be installed by the recovery right after the ROM has been installed. To do this, simply access the OpenGapps website and select the platform, which in this case would be: ARM - 32-bit cell phones, ARM 64 - 64-bit cell phones, X86 - Intel processors. Also select the Android version and select the type of GApps, which in this case the first ones are the ones with the most applications and as you go down, there are fewer applications. It is recommended to download the nano, but if you want you can download the Full one, which comes with several Google applications in addition to the Essentials. Access the website: OPENGAPPS DOWNLOAD
- Once you have downloaded both files, you will move the files to the root of your phone with a USB cable.
- After that, just enter recovery mode and do a Wipe: Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data
- Then go to Install, and select your room and install, after that go to Install again and select the GApps and install
- Then just restart the cell phone
- And now just enjoy your Android 7.1, sometimes the first Bot can take a while, so don't despair!
If you want to see more details on how to do the process, watch the video below:
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