[UNOFFICIAL][ROM] LineageOS 14.1 for Galaxy Tab E [SM-T561/SM-T560]

[SeeDoubleYous]

[B][U]Disclaimer:[/U][/B]
I am not responsible for any damage to you your device. Everything you do, you do on your own risk!

Last year I got a Galaxy Tab E (SM-T560) from Samsung for free as gift to my new mobile phone.
Unfortunately the ROMs for SM-T560NU tabs are not working on that device, but I found a working ROM of LineageOS 14.1 (Android Nougat 7.1.2) on the following page:

How to install Android Nougat on the Galaxy Tab E (SM-T561)

Original source (Russian language)

LineageOS 14.1 (formerly known as CyanogenMod) ROM is based on the Android stock ROM released by Google, which the LineageOS team modifies.

Credits go to the LineageOS team for making this ROM available to many devices and to independent developers like Ma3a_XaTa for porting this ROM to the Tab E SM-T561.

Just installed it to my tab and it seems working well!

I used the instructions from a comment at the bottom of the page:

Downloads:
ROM: LineageOS 14.1
Gapps: The Open GApps Project
Boot Image: boot.img
SoftKeyFix: KeyFix
Recovery: TWRP Recovery for Tab E
Root: SuperSU

Prerequisites:
1. Make sure you have TWRP 3 installed (HowTo)
2. Move the downloaded files to your Micro SD Card (>4GB recommended)
3. >50% battery charge
4. Some patience.

Installation:
1. Boot to TWRP 3 (Power + Home + Volume Up) and Swipe to allow modifications
Note: Make sure to Backup EFS and Modem to Micro SD Card in TWRP.
2. Wipe > Advanced Wipe > (Select Dalvik Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage, Cache ONLY) > Swipe to WIPE
3. Install > Select Storage > Micro SD Card > Select lineage-14.1-20180419-UNOFFICIAL-gtel3g.zip
4. Add More Zips > open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-2018xxxx.zip
5. Add More Zips > keys.zip
6. Swipe to confirm flash and wait for 5-10 mins
7. After the Flash process DO NOT restart system.
8. Go back to Install > Install Image > boot.img > Select Boot Partition > Swipe to confirm flash
9. After the boot.img has been flashed DO NOT restart system IF you want Root.
10. Go back to Install > Install Zip > SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244.zip > Swipe to confirm flash
11. Now Restart System.
12. Wait 10-15 mins, it will take some time.
13. Enjoy Lineage OS!

Known bugs:
- Charging while the device is off works, but does not show battery charge indicator animation.

Good luck and enjoy!

[B][U]Miscellaneous:[/U][/B]
[URL="https://www.hardreset.info/devices/samsung/samsung-t560-galaxy-tab-e-96-wifi/download-mode/"]HowTo bring the Tab to DownloadMode[/URL]

 

[SeeDoubleYous]

Hints & Tips:
1. To improve the speed of the tablet, turn of animations inside Developer Options.
2. You can also install an app freezer called "Icebox" to temporarily disable RAM hungry apps like Facebook, Chrome etc.
3. To ensure longer battery life, disable “double tap to wake” hidden somewhere in the settings (use the app called "Kernel Adiutor" from the Playstore).
4. If you don’t plan to put a SIM on this thing or if you are having a SM-T560 only, put it in airplane mode and then turn on your WiFI when needed. Turn of GPS/location or even sync when not necessary.
5. Disable "Adaptive Display" in the settings. It seems to make the tablet slower.
6. Improve the battery life of the tab by using an app called “L Speed“ (available in Playstore).

 

[mimuta]

Hello, great post. I used this ROM before, but after some time it just stops working. You can't boot it anymore.

How long do you use it already?

 

[SeeDoubleYous]

Hello, great post. I used this ROM before, but after some time it just stops working. You can't boot it anymore.

How long do you use it already?

I'm using it now for approx. 3 weekswithout any problems. How long did you use it?

BR, See

 

[V3rdeV1ntage]

I'm using it now for approx. 3 weekswithout any problems. How long did you use it?

BR, See

I was wondering what version are you running? Everytime j download one it fails to flash through TWRP? You got a link to a download ??

 

[silver9990]

I was wondering what version are you running? Everytime j download one it fails to flash through TWRP? You got a link to a download ??

What version of TWRP are you using & what error do you get?

 

[lukyrys]

Have someone passed safetynet check ? Can you help me with pass?

 

[s5minimalist]

The ROM is running ok so far on my T560, but I noticed some problems:

* If the tablet runs out of battery with Wifi activated, charging and booting it up causes a boot loop until Wifi is turned off. Something like that... it sometimes gives you the time to open the settings and turn off Wifi before it reboots.
* The Tablet's battery is drained by "Mobile Standby" in approx. two days, regardless of power save, battery saver and/or flight mode. When the Tab is idle all the time, the battery graph runs down in a straight diagonal line until the battery is empty, approx. 2 % per hour. Did not find a way to disable Mobile Standby on my T560 which doesn't even have a modem (maybe that's the problem).
* The system is a bit laggy given that it's a quad core, but turning off Animations helped. I suspect hardware acceleration does not work.

I'd switch to a better rom if I find one. But thanks anyways for the information and work! Better than nothing, I guess

 

[aribetty]

Problems of ignition and charge of battery

Hello friends, I need a help I have a Samsung Tab E 9.6 = SM.T561, I installed Roon Custom Lineage 14.1 with TWRP, but the Tablet was downloaded and I can not charge it or turn it on, I searched everywhere and nobody gives me answers . I appreciate the help given. Thank you

 

[Rittachi]

Hi, I hope someone who has tried this rom can give me some feedback on it. My main concern its if this is stable and faster than ron. Any idea?

 

[SeeDoubleYous]

The ROM is running ok so far on my T560, but I noticed some problems:

* If the tablet runs out of battery with Wifi activated, charging and booting it up causes a boot loop until Wifi is turned off. Something like that... it sometimes gives you the time to open the settings and turn off Wifi before it reboots.
* The Tablet's battery is drained by "Mobile Standby" in approx. two days, regardless of power save, battery saver and/or flight mode. When the Tab is idle all the time, the battery graph runs down in a straight diagonal line until the battery is empty, approx. 2 % per hour. Did not find a way to disable Mobile Standby on my T560 which doesn't even have a modem (maybe that's the problem).
* The system is a bit laggy given that it's a quad core, but turning off Animations helped. I suspect hardware acceleration does not work.

I'd switch to a better rom if I find one. But thanks anyways for the information and work! Better than nothing, I guess

I have my T560 all the time in airplane mode with Wifi on. Battery drain is no problem at all.
It is also written in my second post:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78977223&postcount=2

Hello friends, I need a help I have a Samsung Tab E 9.6 = SM.T561, I installed Roon Custom Lineage 14.1 with TWRP, but the Tablet was downloaded and I can not charge it or turn it on, I searched everywhere and nobody gives me answers . I appreciate the help given. Thank you

I had a similar problem in the beginning. Seemed as the tab was in a bootlooporsomething similar with black screen.
The only solution I found was to wait some days until the battery was empty, charge the tab and directly started to download/recovery mode and flash it again.
Now it is working fine with this ROM.

Hi, I hope someone who has tried this rom can give me some feedback on it. My main concern its if this is stable and faster than ron. Any idea?

I am using it now for ~2.5 months and I am quite happy with it.
It is much better then the stock ROM.

 

[Fabiano_BR]

Hi @SeeDoubleYous and guys. I was reading the Forum and decided to share with you my experience with this ROM. Well, I'm owner of a SM-T560 (in US and Canada this model is T560NU I don't know why it's different just in these two countries ). Anyway....
I made all the steps described on the step-by-step Instructions. (TWRP Recovery via ODIN, Root, ROM, GAPPS, etc etc etc).
I'll be honest with you. My t560 turned in a piece of sh... Very Slow, Apps Stucking all the time, sometimes bootlooping too... i used the Tab for almost 3 weeks. After that I decided to reset the device and I did all steps again using the same ROM (I reinstalled the TWRP RECOV via ODIN, proceeded a Factory + Internal Memory Wipe, Installed the LINEAGE 14.1 OS, etc, etc, etc) But this time I choose the "Micro" GAPPS option instead "PICO". Installed Root SU, etc, etc exactly as the directions wrote in the top page.

For my surprise, It's perfect Now!!!! ROM is great.... No problems of RAM, Bootlooping, Stucking, APP crashing... Absolutelly Nothing!

I don't know why, but it seems that the secret is install for first time and use for some weeks even its is not working fine. And After that, proceed All the step-by-step again from the very beggining. (Reinstall TWRP, ROM, GAPPS, Keys, "Boot Image" and ROOT SU). It will work fine on SM-T560 just from the second Install on.....

All Best guys

 

[Username1000]

I need help. My screen is stuck on boot again
Am I bricked?

 

[SpawNyK]

Hi guys, I've got a T560 tablet with the official ROM and I'm researching to upgrade it's software.

Currently I'm away off-shore for work but as soon as I get home I'll try this ROM.
I've been a fan of CyanogenMod since the early days and I'm eager to try it so I can bring some new life into my old tablet.

Since this ROM is for the SIM card variant T561 I was searching for a way to disable the Radio altogether and I found this:
https://android.stackexchange.com/q...le-radio-signal-in-a-phone-without-a-sim-card

Basically it disables the RIL with a simple Terminal Command:

su -c "setprop persist.radio.noril 1"

Can someone try this and see if its working properly? (OFC after a Back-up is done) Its persistent through reboots so you don't need to use Airplane Mode anymore and maybe it will help with the battery draining problem.

Also one question for the guys who are currently using this ROM:
Is Magisk working? After everything is set-up can we uninstall SuperSU and install Magisk for root?

Thank you,
Have a nice day!

 

[davideakc]

su -c "setprop persist.radio.noril 1"

I've tried the command and it worked, no reboots even if the airplane mode is off and no problem so far.
I don't know if the battery life is better now because I've just done it.

For the other question, I haven't tried because I like SuperSu, but I think there's no problem.

 

[davideakc]

And what do you think about it.
https://mega.nz/#!49QXRIAb!7FtqWknBNzIe5-Ak-Jgmq7N71JB4TcGEi-MjuQCuvhw

Can you please provide a guide for flashing this?
Like which GApps version should I use, etc...

 

[MarcoSXE]

I get in red, does something affect ROM? e: unknown command [log]

 

[CaganSeven25]

Hey,

does this rom works with SM-T562??? (3G)

 

[shreejalm]

Is there any updated ROMs like LOS 15 or 16 for SM-T561 (gtel3g), I tried to Port LOS 16 but I get error 7 while flashing in TWRP(V3).

 

[SeeDoubleYous]

And what do you think about it.
https://mega.nz/#!49QXRIAb!7FtqWknBNzIe5-Ak-Jgmq7N71JB4TcGEi-MjuQCuvhw

I found it here .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4h_3qDRiv8

Why should you use the old version, if this thread offers a newer one?

---------- Post added at 11:33 ---------- Previous post was at 11:13 ----------
Something else. Maybe it will be useful to someone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JpUomQs2ok

I think that's the same version as offered here...

Is there any updated ROMs like LOS 15 or 16 for SM-T561 (gtel3g), I tried to Port LOS 16 but I get error 7 while flashing in TWRP(V3).

I did not find any new version. The ones available are only working with the SM-T560NU....
Sorry!