Download and install LineageOS 18 for Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge (Exynos)

In this tutorial, we will show you how to download and install LineageOS 18 on your Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge (Exynos) device. Once the fateful two years have passed, no OEM updates their devices anymore, and then you just have to install a custom ROM.

A custom ROM allows you to install the latest operating system released by Google on your phone for many years, in a nutshell it allows you to update your phone to the latest OS for at least 7 years, just see the recently released custom ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S3, a phone from 2013.

It is especially great when you have a phone that is no longer updated. To install a custom ROM on your phone you must meet two requirements, the first is to have the bootloader unlocked, the second is to have installed the custom TWRP Recovery, both guides can be found in the tutorial.

As we are about to install Lineage OS 18 based on Android 11 on Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge (Exynos), let’s see what this new Google OS offers us. Of all the custom ROMs available for our device, Lineage OS is one of the oldest custom ROMs.

Before it came out of the loop, it was known as CyanogenMod and now this “project” seems to have been rightfully carried forward. Based on the Android Open Source project, you will be able to have and use some handy and useful customization options on your device. ROM is not known to offer a plethora of features, rather it holds the balance to remain stable. Some of these features include:

• Improved dark theme
• Chat bubbles
• Improved transitions for animations
• Share to print
• 4GB video recording limit removed
• Better app permissions and privacy control
• Improved navigation gestures
• New multimedia controls

It will also be possible to see a number of new features added to Lineage OS 18. Users can also expect to see some very advanced customization options.

Download and install Lineage OS 18 for Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge (Exynos)

Prerequisites

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

Instructions to install Lineage OS 18 on Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge

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 Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge. Let us know your thoughts on this ROM in the comment section below.