[ROM][A5|7 2017][13] LineageOS 20 Unofficial

[Aman gee]

Download app play store "Mada pay " not work at NFC ....

 

[3GMASTER]

Think that's something we have to live with because we probably never will have a 4.9 kernel.

I use the Rise Kernel tho, and this issue was also there in lineage os 19 preview, can it be cuz sepolicy is permissive?

 

[nicksstech]

it wont install for me it says no digest file found

 

[SketchyXD]

is there any way i could install a custom font?

 

[lord_wolf7]

Google phone programs open very late, what could be the reason, as well as Google Messenger

 

[ardx812]

I can't share Spotify songs on Instagram. When I click to share, it just closes immediately

 

[3GMASTER]

Are there chances of this ever becoming an offical rom?

 

[SirRGB]

No, at least no lineage os since they require bpf and fbe (encryption) to work, which isnt backported to 3.18. Other custom roms such as crdroid and aicp dont require bpf tho

 

[francois77]

hello, great job, thank you very much.

for the gapps I used litegapps.

works great

thank you for following.

on my A8 2018, I couldn't find an updated rom. If you have a link I would appreciate it.

bravo lineageos

 

[brød]

Does it have OTA updates and does banking apps work? I'm using LOS 18.1 rn.

 

[anasslv]

LineageOS 20 Unofficial for Galaxy A5|7 2017

LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 13 (t), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/

LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.​

What's working?

• Audio
• Calls
• Wifi
• Hotspot
• Mobile data
• GPS
• Bluetooth
• Fingerprint
• Hardware composer
• OpenMAX (hardware encoding/decoding)
• Camera (photos + recording)
• NFC
• Sensors
• Vibration
• Double tap to wake
• Always on display

What's broken?

• FDE (full disk encryption) has been fully deprecated in android 13
• Network traffic monitoring
• Sepolicy is permissive

Supported variants

All variants of Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017). Dual SIM is also supported.

How to install

1. Make sure you had Samsung's Oreo firmware bootloader and modem before installing this.
2. Make sure you are using the latest official TWRP version.
3. Download the lineage build and optionally google apps.
4. In TWRP format data (if you still have stock rom encryption).
5. In TWRP wipe data and cache.
6. Flash LineageOS.
7. Optional: Flash Google apps (rightafter).
8. Reboot.

It's okay to dirty flash new updates.

Downloads

MEGA | google apps | changelog

Old builds:

Lineage 19.1 Unofficial: MEGA | androidfilehost | google drive | changelog | sources

Donations
If you find the work I do helpful, you can support me by donating via paypal or crypto.

Telegram
There's a telegram group made by A5|7 users where we hang out. Feel free to check it out.

Credits
Huge thanks to (a lot of people):

• RaymanFX for the original work on lineage 14.1 and thus making this possible.
• Forkbomb for contribution to original 14.1 sources.
• Simon1511 for contributing to these devices via patches uploaded to lineageos gerrit.
• Stricted, Danwood76, Fcuzzocrea, Ivan Meler and others for contribution to exynos platform.
• SGTPresticle, Jmackley, Simon1511, Arno and others for doing the testing.
• LineageOS Team
• Me, for the infinite hours spent on this project.

Kernel source: https://github.com/filiprrs/android_kernel_samsung_universal7880

ROM OS Version: Android 13
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.18.140
ROM Firmware Required: Samsung oreo firmware

Created 2022-11-12

this Rom is awesome it should be official, our devices still can support newer android versions

 

[BarisOzp]

I will follow this thread often for seeing the updates, maybe one day I will try this. Btw I really want to build my own but dont know the coding or devoloping part :/

 

[brød]

I will follow this thread often for seeing the updates, maybe one day I will try this. Btw I really want to build my own but dont know the coding or devoloping part :/

Same tbh

 

[eried1]

Does it have OTA updates and does banking apps work? I'm using LOS 18.1 rn.

Would also like to know about OTA. The disavantage with it not being official is that updates can stop at any minute.

 

[ardx812]

Which gapps do you guys recommend?

 

[eried1]

Which gapps do you guys recommend?

MindTheGapps. I sometimes remove velvet.apk from the zip as it feels a bit useless.

 

[internetzel]

I've got an A5 2017 (model A520F) and can't receive or make calls using this otherwise great ROM provided here.
The network is correctly changed to 2G (EDGE/GSM) both when trying to make a call and when being called, but there's no ringtone at all - just silence until timeout.
I've already tried two different bootloader and modem firmware versions but that didn't change anything.
SMS and mobile data seems to be working flawlessly, so no obvious general problem with the SIM card.

Any suggestions how to analyze the problem more in detail?

Edit: this seems to be a hardware issue since even with original Samsung firmware 2G connection can't be established.

 

[BarisOzp]

Vibrations are not working on my A520f

 

[ardx812]

Ok, well I'm gonna get a new phone next year, but I have to ask- how can i improve performance as it's best? It's so slow like I'm gonna freak out. Should I downgrade to 11? Also which Gapps is the litest? Thank you.

 

[BarisOzp]

Ok, well I'm gonna get a new phone next year, but I have to ask- how can i improve performance as it's best? It's so slow like I'm gonna freak out. Should I downgrade to 11? Also which Gapps is the litest? Thank you.

I have been using this since 5 days and these are my thoughts. I didn't expect Lineageos 20 ui to be fast and smooth like original oreo rom, maybe faster. Battery performance is the same as the original. New android features have made this device up to date. One thing that upsets me is that the vibrations don't work. You can try it yourself if you want but follow the instructions otherwise your device may be bricked lol