Download and install Lineage OS 18 on OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T (Android 11)

OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T (codename: cheeseburger / dumpling) were launched in June and November 2017 respectively. The phone was released with Android 7.1.1 Nougat. In this tutorial, we will show you how to download and install Lineage OS 18 on OnePlus 5 / 5T device (cheeseburger / dumpling).

One of the main strengths of Android devices are the unlimited customization possibilities that it brings with it as a launcher, custom ROMs, Mods etc. Google released the Android 11 update which came out with great new features like media controls, chat and bubbles, screen recorder, power button menu, new emojis, temporary app permissions, Android Auto wireless, notification history and more. yet.

About a month has passed since the introduction of Android 11 and the developers have started working on custom ROMs, in this article we explain how to install Lineage Os 18 on OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T.

The device has seen all major Android updates thanks to a wide variety of custom ROMs available. Now the new Lineage OS 18 based on Android 11 has also been made available for the device, below we will share the steps to download / install Lineage OS 18 on OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T (Android 11).

Download / install Lineage OS 18 on OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T (Android 11)

Requirements

That’s all. You can now proceed with the installation steps.

Instructions to install Lineage OS 18 on OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T

1. Transfer the downloaded ROM and GApps file to the internal memory of your device.
2. Now connect your phone to the PC via USB cable. Make sure USB debugging is enabled.
3. Go to the platform-tools folder on your PC, type CMD in the address and press Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt window.
4. Run the following command in the CMD window to boot your device via TWRP Recovery

   adb reboot recovery

5. Now that your device is booted via TWRP, go to the Wipe section and tap Advanced Wipe.
6. Then, select the System, Vendor, Data and Cache partition and swipe right to format the selected partitions.
7. Next, go to the Install section of TWRP. Navigate to the downloaded LineageOS 18 ZIP file, select it and swipe right to install it.
8. The process may take a few minutes. When the installation is complete, go back to the Install section and this time select the GApps package. Swipe right to install this file as well.
9. Similarly, you should also wipe the cache partition. You can use the Wipe Cache button which you will only be able to see after installing the GApps. If not, go to Wipe, select the cache partition and swipe right to clear it.
10. You can now reboot the device with the newly installed operating system. For this, go to Reboot and select System.

With this, we conclude the guide on how to install Lineage OS 18 on OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T device. Let us know your thoughts on this ROM in the comment section below.