Samsung’s Galaxy Express was a budget oriented smartphone. The device shipped with Jelly Bean out of the box and like countless other Samsung devices, never saw the light beyond Android 4.1.2.
But thanks to the hard working devs over at XDA and other Android communities we now have our hands on an unofficial build of Lineage OS 14.1. Lineage OS brings Android 7.1.1 Nougat to your device increasing performance and allowing you to experience the best that Android has to offer with the added bonus of being a custom ROM at the same time.
The unofficial build of the ROM may have a few bugs. But they shouldn’t affect day to day performance and should disappear over time with future updates
The official release should be out pretty soon once the Lineage team have fully completed the transition from CyanogenMod to Lineage OS.
Samsung Galaxy Express Lineage OS
Downloads
- Official build: Not yet available.
- Unofficial builds: Available, check the download links below:
- Lineage OS 14.1: Download link
- Gapps: You need this to get Google Play Store app, Play Services App, and other Google apps.
- Lineage OS 14.1 Gapps: Download link
Note: You must have a custom recovery like TWRP installed on your device to be able to install Lineage OS.
How to Install Lineage OS on Galaxy Express
- Download and transfer the Lineage OS ROM zip file and Gapps package zip file that you downloaded above to your Galaxy Express .
- Boot your Galaxy Express into TWRP recovery.
- Select Wipe from TWRP main menu and do a Swipe to Factory Reset on the bottom of screen.
- Go back to TWRP main menu, tap on Install and select the Lineage OS .zip file that you transferred to your Galaxy Express in Step 1.
- After selecting the .zip file, do Swipe to Confirm Flash on the bottom of screen to begin the custom ROM installation process. This may take some time.
- Once your ROM is successfully flashed, you’ll see Wipe cache/dalvik option, select it and then do Swipe to wipe on bottom of screen.
- Now flash the Nougat Gapps file similarly, just the way flashed the ROM file.
- After flashing both Lineage OS and Gapps, reboot your Galaxy Express .
That’s it. Lineage OS is installed on your Samsung Galaxy Express.
