General LineageOS 20.0 Official (Bluejay / 6a)

[batp]

LineageOS now has a changelog available for BlueJay: https://download.lineageos.org/bluejay/changes/

And although no downloads are listed at https://download.lineageos.org/bluejay you can download an official build here:

https://mirrorbits.lineageos.org/full/bluejay/20230103/lineage-20.0-20230103-nightly-bluejay-signed.zip

I have not tested the build as I am satisfied with GrapheneOS and don't want to go on an adventure.

 

[charly30]

thank you
installation steps?

 

[Lada333]

installation steps?

Probably very similar to other Pixel devices.
You can find flashing instructions on LineageOS' downloads page for each device.

 

[beanaman]

I thought they always included the boot image with the downloads?

 

[c_lon]

thank you
installation steps?

Install LineageOS on bluejay | LineageOS Wiki

lineage.youd.dev

 

[mmead1143]

I can try this in a bit - what Gapps package would work - thoughts?

 

[c_lon]

I can try this in a bit - what Gapps package would work - thoughts?

Codefire - Downloading /jdcteam/javelinanddart/gapps/MindTheGapps-13.0.0-arm64-20221025_100653.zip

 

[mmead1143]

Okay got this up and running. Here's the link I used for everything:

https://lineage.youd.dev/340458/41/devices/bluejay/install

This page has all the download links on it - I used the vendor_boot - add custom recovery method. Note - in fastboot I did add the vendor_boot to both slots, and then booted into the custom recovery.

Here's the vendor_boot and other downloads (some you won't need):

Index of /pub/lineageos/full/bluejay/20230103

Keep that in mind. They also have a link to the recommended mindthegapps and everything here:

https://lineage.youd.dev/340458/41/gapps.html

Again - all the download links are on the first page but you kind of have to look for it...but they are there lol.

GL - I'll let you know how it goes. I'll say this - wifi download and install is pretty damn fast. I'm not rooting or anything just yet - just getting a sense of how this operates out of the box.

 

[mmead1143]

Quick update for those following - keep in mind the link I have above is to the lineage - dev version, so this isn't even a "nightly" much less a stable build.

That mentioned - it's was about 99% there for the features I use. The only bug I found was sometimes, unprovocted my screen would just turn on lol. I turned off all features in settings, notifications etc. including turning off the lock screen etc - but it'd still happened.

Even with this the battery life was really good for the way I use the device and standby was like .5%/hr. -that's about as good as I ever get.

Once they publish this out as a nightly it should be good for the masses.

 

[calsurferpunk]

Seeing as how official support seems to be delayed/in hiatus, I decided to give it a go and build it myself (successfully). I'm going to test it and try adding a tweak to allow OTA from a private source so that it can be updated without a computer later. Otherwise I'll be leaving it at stock so that the switchover (if the day comes) is easy.

In the past I've built unofficial lineage ROMs for the Droid Turbo/Moto Maxx, Pixel 2XL, and Oneplus 8 Pro. This seemed to go just as easily, so wish me luck in the build working . I'll be sure to share it if all goes well.

 

[jmcandrews83]

What are the benefits of this lineage build over stock? Been a while since rooting and really want to go back to it

 

[mmead1143]

Better battery - snappier performance - quicker wifi/download - less bloat and a few more features.

For me - everything is like 10-25% better on a rom (really any rom) over stock. The only issue you have to look out for - sometimes because a dev "cuts" out the bloat - you don't have some of the stock features you actually like lol. There's usually workarounds for that too but that's about it imo.

For me - stock battery is a good 24-26 hours, most rooms 32-38 hours for both usage and standby. It's that kind of thing.

 

[ghanipradita]

Better battery - snappier performance - quicker wifi/download - less bloat and a few more features.

For me - everything is like 10-25% better on a rom (really any rom) over stock. The only issue you have to look out for - sometimes because a dev "cuts" out the bloat - you don't have some of the stock features you actually like lol. There's usually workarounds for that too but that's about it imo.

For me - stock battery is a good 24-26 hours, most rooms 32-38 hours for both usage and standby. It's that kind of thing.

What about camera & video quality? Is it really on par with stock?

 

[mmead1143]

What about camera & video quality? Is it really on par with stock?

I'm probably not the best guy to ask. Honestly - I kind of don't care that much lol - not my bag. Anything that takes a quick-crisp picture or video is good enough for me.

So - it's a low bar but it's good enough

That said, most roms I've ever been on can use the pixel camera - and there's a ton of mods out there if you are interested...most of those work when I've checked them out.

 

[mmead1143]

What about camera & video quality? Is it really on par with stock?

Just remembered - there was a self-reported poll (not scientifically the best) of like 100k camera folks - fans essentially - and the 6a was voted the "best" out there over iPhone, the Pixel 7 pro, etc. That was like 2 months ago.

Even given my concern above, devs cutting out bloat - I'd think you'd have the exact same experience.

So you should be good, especially at the 6a price point. GL

 

[ghanipradita]

Just remembered - there was a self-reported poll (not scientifically the best) of like 100k camera folks - fans essentially - and the 6a was voted the "best" out there over iPhone, the Pixel 7 pro, etc. That was like 2 months ago.

Even given my concern above, devs cutting out bloat - I'd think you'd have the exact same experience.

So you should be good, especially at the 6a price point. GL

Thanks for the reply. I'm waiting for the official LOS support to comeback so I can flash it

 

[calsurferpunk]

Thanks for the reply. I'm waiting for the official LOS support to comeback so I can flash it

Just in case you wanted to know, the unofficial build I'm supporting is stock and the Google camera app works perfectly when you flash the google apps package. I'm leaving everything stock so that it's identical to what official would be (other than letting the updater work with unofficial updates as well).

 

[ghanipradita]

Just in case you wanted to know, the unofficial build I'm supporting is stock and the Google camera app works perfectly when you flash the google apps package. I'm leaving everything stock so that it's identical to what official would be (other than letting the updater work with unofficial updates as well).

Noted! I'll give it a try then

 

[maelopam]

https://download.lineageos.org/bluejay now seems to have nightly builds and instructions.

I'm thinking of giving it a try. This is my first pixel - to get future pixel firmware updates, would I just somehow flash the binary package as it comes it out? Or does the lineage updates include the updates from google?

 

[absan]

im suggesting if can include weather on next update