[GUIDE/TUTORIAL/HOWTO] Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F Stock to Android 11
[GUIDE/TUTORIAL/HOWTO] Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F/zerofltexx Any version to Android 11 R / LineageOS 18.1
This detailed step-by-step guide helps you transform your Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F/zerofltexx to a powerful one with Android 11.
Make sure your phone is SM-G920F before going further: in Android, go to Settings > About > Check model is SM-G920F.
If not, quit this tutorial.
### You won't be able to use Banking apps with a custom ROM
CHANGELOG
v7. Upgrade to Android 11
v6. Move to MindTheGapps
v5. Improved tutorial thanks to @g3rrydanc3
v4. Alternative ROM LineageOS 17.1, updated Magisk, reworked tutorial
v3. Change ROM for PixelExperience, latest Magisk zip, added GPU optimizations.
v2. Link to latest build
v1. Initial release for Android 10
1) DOWNLOAD
- djibe Galaxy S6 zerofltexx pack (57 Mo): https://bit.ly/djibe-galaxys6-pack
(contains Samsung tweaked Odin 3.13.1 + Samsung USB drivers + TWRP 3.3.1-0 official recovery + Magisk Root). Unzip files.
+ ROM LineageOS 18.1 Unofficial: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-g920-5-f-i-s-k-l-11-0-unofficial-lineageos-18-1.4266447/
Download latest @enesuzun2002 build: https://github.com/enesuzun2002/lineageos-ota/releases
+ MindTheGapps 11 ARM64: http://downloads.codefi.re/jdcteam/javelinanddart/gapps
+ Charge phone to 100%
2) BACKUP DATA
Install Samsung drivers (you unzipped earlier).
Then plug phone to PC in File transfer mode.
Collect all .jpg or .mp4
Use Google built-in cloud backup and apps like SMS Backup & Restore to backup texts, contacts, etc.
Backup your WhatsApp messages in Google Drive.
Everything else: podcasts, Authenticators,
Then copy the backup on your PC.
Make sure you have latest official updates for your phone:
Connect to Wifi and go to Settings > About device > Software update > Update now
3) FLASH TWRP 3.3 RECOVERY
Shut down phone.
Boot in Download Mode : hold Home + Power + Volume- until you see Samsung's logo and release all buttons.
Confirm access to Download mode by pressing Volume+.
Phone now displays: Download mode, do not turn off target.
Connect phone in USB, wait for bootloader drivers installation.
Then launch Odin.exe (included in my archive) and wait for Odin indicator ID:COM to become blue.
In options: Verify re-partition and Auto Reboot are NOT ticked while F. Reset Time is ticked.
In AP > select twrp-3.3.1-0-zeroflte.img.tar
### Warranty will be Void after next click ###
Click Start.
Wait until flash Success message appears.
Unplug phone.
Restart phone to recovery :
- hold Power + Home + Volume- until phone screen becomes black.
- and immediatly switch from Volume- to Volume+ (still holding Power + Home) to land in TWRP recovery.
### If Android launches, hold 3 buttons until phone restarts and Samsung logo appears.
4) BACKUP IMEI PARTITION AND SYSTEM (Nandroid backup)
Boot in Recovery Mode : Hold Home + Power + Volume+ until you see Samsung's logo then release and wait a few seconds for TWRP recovery to boot.
Recovery asks for Keep System Read Only ? > Swipe to Allow Modifications.
Go to Backup > you can select the partitions you want to save.
Select at least EFS partition to backup your IMEI. If a flash fails and partition is damaged you will still be able to restore this partition and use the phone.
If IMEI is lost during a flash, phone won't be able to reach cellphone networks.
I prefer to backup EFS, Boot, Data and System partitions. In case of problem, you will have your phone in its original state.
Swipe to Backup and wait during process.
Go to Home screen and continue with next chapter.
Save backup: still under TWRP recovery, connect phone to PC.
Go to Mount menu and check Data partition is checked and MTB button is on "Disable MTP" state.
From Windows explorer, access phones memory and copy-paste the TWRP folder (located in root folder, beside DCIM and Music folders) somewhere safe on your computer.
5) FORMAT PARTITIONS
### Make sure you copied TWRP backup from internal memory to somewhere safe.
Go to Wipe, tap on Format data.
Type yes and confirm with bottom right button (check icon)
Now go to Wipe > Advanced wipe,
select Dalvik, Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage (if you really made a backup from step 2), then Swipe to Wipe.
### Don't try to format to F2FS, it won't work.
Back to TWRP home screen, go to Reboot > Recovery and swipe to reboot.
On next launch, check the checkbox to remember choice and swipe to allow modifications.
6) FLASH ROM, GAPPS
Back to TWRP main menu, go to Mount menu.
Check Data partition
Bottom right button shows Disable MTP. If not, tap on button.
Connect phone to PC and use Windows explorer to copy files on phone's internal memory.
Copy files of ROM + GApps + Magisk on phone.
Go back to TWRP Home menu. Then tap on Install > choose lineage*.zip,
then Add more Zips > mindthegapps*.zip
then Swipe to confirm Flash.
Wait for operation to end.
### Don't flash Magisk now
Then tap Wipe cache/dalvik, swipe to confirm,
then Reboot System and on Install TWRP App? menu, tap on button Do Not Install
Let Android start and configure it at first launch.
Don't try to set fingerprints at first setup. It will crash.
Optional for root: Then restart to Recovery once again.
Back to TWRP, go to Install, select Magisk and swipe to flash.
then Reboot System and on Install TWRP App? menu, tap on button Do Not Install
7) ROOT ACCESS
No need for extra work to be root as Magisk launches with Android.
Superuser permissions can be managed from the Magisk Manager app.
Open Magisk app (v23+).
Go to Settings > go to App Rename app to Godmode to hide it.
Below, switch MagiskHide ON.
Now go to Magisk Modules tab > install liboemcrypto disabler and MagiskHide Props Config.
Connect to your Google account, download from Play Store Netflix and Disney+.
### If you are already connected to Google account.
Clear cache (Settings > Apps > All apps > Google Play Store > Storage > Clear storage) and restart tab.
Relaunch Play Store, Netflix and Disney+ will be available in SD.
8) TWEAKS
- Physical buttons illuminated too often ?
Go to System > Buttons > Backlight > Illuminate only when pressed
- Calibrate battery: https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Battery_Calibration
- Set dark Mode to improve battery by 30%: Settings > Display > Dark theme
- Activate Developer options
Go to Settings > About.
At bottom, tap 7 times on Build number. You activated Developer options.
Go to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer options.
- Change screen definition for low GPU/CPU usage.
Developer options must be activated.
In developer options: Set Windows animation scale, Transition animation scale and Animator duration scale to 0.5x.
Also switch On Terminal.
Now in apps list, open Terminal.
type
Grant superuser privileges.
then type
(original is 640),
then
(original is 1440x2560),
then
.
- To tweak overclocking and more, use SmartPack-Kernel Manager
play.google.com
Enjoy,
djibe
Thanks : @Exhigh, Pixel Experience team, JoshuaDoes, ananjaser1211, Lunarixus, ripee, xSil3nt, @BenLue, @enesuzun2002, lukasb06, u99dev, TeamNexus, LOS Team, TWRP Team
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Force Samsung Galaxy S restart
Hold Power + Volume down for 10-20 seconds
[GUIDE/TUTORIAL/HOWTO] Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F/zerofltexx Any version to Android 11 R / LineageOS 18.1
This detailed step-by-step guide helps you transform your Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F/zerofltexx to a powerful one with Android 11.
Make sure your phone is SM-G920F before going further: in Android, go to Settings > About > Check model is SM-G920F.
If not, quit this tutorial.
### You won't be able to use Banking apps with a custom ROM
CHANGELOG
v7. Upgrade to Android 11
v6. Move to MindTheGapps
v5. Improved tutorial thanks to @g3rrydanc3
v4. Alternative ROM LineageOS 17.1, updated Magisk, reworked tutorial
v3. Change ROM for PixelExperience, latest Magisk zip, added GPU optimizations.
v2. Link to latest build
v1. Initial release for Android 10
1) DOWNLOAD
- djibe Galaxy S6 zerofltexx pack (57 Mo): https://bit.ly/djibe-galaxys6-pack
(contains Samsung tweaked Odin 3.13.1 + Samsung USB drivers + TWRP 3.3.1-0 official recovery + Magisk Root). Unzip files.
+ ROM LineageOS 18.1 Unofficial: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-g920-5-f-i-s-k-l-11-0-unofficial-lineageos-18-1.4266447/
Download latest @enesuzun2002 build: https://github.com/enesuzun2002/lineageos-ota/releases
+ MindTheGapps 11 ARM64: http://downloads.codefi.re/jdcteam/javelinanddart/gapps
+ Charge phone to 100%
2) BACKUP DATA
Install Samsung drivers (you unzipped earlier).
Then plug phone to PC in File transfer mode.
Collect all .jpg or .mp4
Use Google built-in cloud backup and apps like SMS Backup & Restore to backup texts, contacts, etc.
Backup your WhatsApp messages in Google Drive.
Everything else: podcasts, Authenticators,
Then copy the backup on your PC.
Make sure you have latest official updates for your phone:
Connect to Wifi and go to Settings > About device > Software update > Update now
3) FLASH TWRP 3.3 RECOVERY
Shut down phone.
Boot in Download Mode : hold Home + Power + Volume- until you see Samsung's logo and release all buttons.
Confirm access to Download mode by pressing Volume+.
Phone now displays: Download mode, do not turn off target.
Connect phone in USB, wait for bootloader drivers installation.
Then launch Odin.exe (included in my archive) and wait for Odin indicator ID:COM to become blue.
In options: Verify re-partition and Auto Reboot are NOT ticked while F. Reset Time is ticked.
In AP > select twrp-3.3.1-0-zeroflte.img.tar
### Warranty will be Void after next click ###
Click Start.
Wait until flash Success message appears.
Unplug phone.
Restart phone to recovery :
- hold Power + Home + Volume- until phone screen becomes black.
- and immediatly switch from Volume- to Volume+ (still holding Power + Home) to land in TWRP recovery.
### If Android launches, hold 3 buttons until phone restarts and Samsung logo appears.
4) BACKUP IMEI PARTITION AND SYSTEM (Nandroid backup)
Boot in Recovery Mode : Hold Home + Power + Volume+ until you see Samsung's logo then release and wait a few seconds for TWRP recovery to boot.
Recovery asks for Keep System Read Only ? > Swipe to Allow Modifications.
Go to Backup > you can select the partitions you want to save.
Select at least EFS partition to backup your IMEI. If a flash fails and partition is damaged you will still be able to restore this partition and use the phone.
If IMEI is lost during a flash, phone won't be able to reach cellphone networks.
I prefer to backup EFS, Boot, Data and System partitions. In case of problem, you will have your phone in its original state.
Swipe to Backup and wait during process.
Go to Home screen and continue with next chapter.
Save backup: still under TWRP recovery, connect phone to PC.
Go to Mount menu and check Data partition is checked and MTB button is on "Disable MTP" state.
From Windows explorer, access phones memory and copy-paste the TWRP folder (located in root folder, beside DCIM and Music folders) somewhere safe on your computer.
5) FORMAT PARTITIONS
### Make sure you copied TWRP backup from internal memory to somewhere safe.
Go to Wipe, tap on Format data.
Type yes and confirm with bottom right button (check icon)
Now go to Wipe > Advanced wipe,
select Dalvik, Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage (if you really made a backup from step 2), then Swipe to Wipe.
### Don't try to format to F2FS, it won't work.
Back to TWRP home screen, go to Reboot > Recovery and swipe to reboot.
On next launch, check the checkbox to remember choice and swipe to allow modifications.
6) FLASH ROM, GAPPS
Back to TWRP main menu, go to Mount menu.
Check Data partition
Bottom right button shows Disable MTP. If not, tap on button.
Connect phone to PC and use Windows explorer to copy files on phone's internal memory.
Copy files of ROM + GApps + Magisk on phone.
Go back to TWRP Home menu. Then tap on Install > choose lineage*.zip,
then Add more Zips > mindthegapps*.zip
then Swipe to confirm Flash.
Wait for operation to end.
### Don't flash Magisk now
Then tap Wipe cache/dalvik, swipe to confirm,
then Reboot System and on Install TWRP App? menu, tap on button Do Not Install
Let Android start and configure it at first launch.
Don't try to set fingerprints at first setup. It will crash.
Optional for root: Then restart to Recovery once again.
Back to TWRP, go to Install, select Magisk and swipe to flash.
then Reboot System and on Install TWRP App? menu, tap on button Do Not Install
7) ROOT ACCESS
No need for extra work to be root as Magisk launches with Android.
Superuser permissions can be managed from the Magisk Manager app.
Open Magisk app (v23+).
Go to Settings > go to App Rename app to Godmode to hide it.
Below, switch MagiskHide ON.
Now go to Magisk Modules tab > install liboemcrypto disabler and MagiskHide Props Config.
Connect to your Google account, download from Play Store Netflix and Disney+.
### If you are already connected to Google account.
Clear cache (Settings > Apps > All apps > Google Play Store > Storage > Clear storage) and restart tab.
Relaunch Play Store, Netflix and Disney+ will be available in SD.
8) TWEAKS
- Physical buttons illuminated too often ?
Go to System > Buttons > Backlight > Illuminate only when pressed
- Calibrate battery: https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Battery_Calibration
- Set dark Mode to improve battery by 30%: Settings > Display > Dark theme
- Activate Developer options
Go to Settings > About.
At bottom, tap 7 times on Build number. You activated Developer options.
Go to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer options.
- Change screen definition for low GPU/CPU usage.
Developer options must be activated.
In developer options: Set Windows animation scale, Transition animation scale and Animator duration scale to 0.5x.
Also switch On Terminal.
Now in apps list, open Terminal.
type
Code:
suthen type
Code:
wm density 480then
Code:
wm size 1080x1920then
Code:
stop && start- To tweak overclocking and more, use SmartPack-Kernel Manager
SmartPack-Kernel Manager - Apps on Google Play
The ultimate tool to manage your kernel
Enjoy,
djibe
Thanks : @Exhigh, Pixel Experience team, JoshuaDoes, ananjaser1211, Lunarixus, ripee, xSil3nt, @BenLue, @enesuzun2002, lukasb06, u99dev, TeamNexus, LOS Team, TWRP Team
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Force Samsung Galaxy S restart
Hold Power + Volume down for 10-20 seconds
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