WARNING! (If you are updating from the 16/02/2025 update to the 21/02/2025 one) Even if you are already using the previous version of LOS 20 on your device, it is mandatory that this update be performed from scratch (this is because the new update uses dynamic partitions meaning that you need to install LOS on your device as if you were installing it for the first time).
Installation guide for the updates BELOW 21/02/2025:
Mate 20 Lite (Sydney):
Requirements (Available in the downloads on the main page):
- lineage-20.0-XXXXXXXX-RELEASE-sydney.zip
- boot.img
- recovery.img
- recovery_vendor.img
Installation:
First time installing:
- Unlock the bootloader
- Install LineageOS Recovery (execute these commands via ADB & Fastboot on your PC while the phone is on fastboot mode and connected to the PC):
fastboot flash kernel boot.img
fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk recovery.img
fastboot flash recovery_vendor recovery_vendor.img
- Reboot the device to LOS recovery (With the hardware combo: Volume Up + Power)
- Install the LineageOS ROM (while on LOS recovery):
- Factory reset → Format data/factory reset
- Then go back to the main menu
- Apply update → Apply from ADB
adb sideload lineage-20.0-XXXXXXXX-RELEASE-sydney.zip
Once it finishes, select Reboot system now
!!! Enjoy :P !!!
(If you wanna) Update the ROM (only from the update 19/01/2025 to the update 16/02/2025):
You can perform a dirty flash on each new update
- Reboot the device to Lineage OS Recovery
adb sideload lineage-20.0-XXXXXXXX-RELEASE-sydney.zip
Factory reset → Format cache partitions
Then go back to the main menu
Reboot system now
Installation guide for the updates ABOVE 16/02/2025:
Mate 20 Lite (Sydney):
Requirements:
- lineage-20.0-XXXXXXXX-RELEASE-sydney.zip
- boot.img
- recovery.img
- recovery_vendor.img
Installation:
First time installing:
- Unlock the bootloader
- Install LineageOS Recovery (execute these commands via ADB & Fastboot on your PC while the phone is on fastboot mode and connected to the PC):
fastboot flash kernel boot.img
fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk recovery.img
fastboot flash recovery_vendor recovery_vendor.img
- Reboot the device to LOS recovery (With the hardware combo: Volume Up + Power)
- Install the LineageOS ROM (while on LOS recovery):
- Factory reset → Format data/factory reset
- Then go back to the main menu
- Apply update → Apply from ADB
adb sideload lineage-20.0-XXXXXXXX-RELEASE-sydney.zip
Now it depends on you, if you don't want GApps then you can go back to the main menu and click on Reboot system now, but if you want them, continue to the next step without leaving to the main menu
Installing GApps (optional, available in the zips ABOVE 16/02/2025):
adb sideload MindTheGapps-13.0.0-arm64-20231025_200931.zip
!!! Enjoy :D !!!
(If you wanna) Update the ROM:
You can perform a dirty flash on each new update
- Reboot the device to Lineage OS Recovery
adb sideload lineage-20.0-XXXXXXXX-RELEASE-sydney.zip
Factory reset → Format cache partitions
Then go back to the main menu
Reboot system now
Installing Magisk (for root, optional):
- Install the latest update of Magisk from Github on your phone (Available in the downloads on the main page)
- Extract boot.img from lineage-20.0-XXXXXXXX-RELEASE-sydney.zip (or use the one above from the requirements/downloads)
- Patch this boot.img in Magisk
- Extract the patched boot.img from the device
- Flash the patched boot.img
fastboot flash kernel magisk-patched-xxxx.img