Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge China (hero2qltechn) receives unofficial Lineage OS 14.1

Samsung’s current flagship, the Galaxy S7 Edge may come with all the bells and whistles from Samsung. Featuring top of the line specifications and one of the best smartphone cameras in the world, you may think that there’s no need to flash a custom ROM. In all actuality a custom ROM will absolutely make your S7 Edge go over the edge (pun intended).

On that note, an unofficial build of Lineage OS 14.1 is out for the Galaxy S7 Edge. With this ROM you’ll be able to experience more than just what Samsung offers. You don’t have to stick with the mediocre themes present on the play store, with Lineage OS giving you full customization.

An unofficial build of Lineage OS 14.1 — the most popular custom ROM right now — is now available for the Galaxy S7 Edge, giving you the opportunity to experience Android 7.1.1 on your device.

The unofficial build may come with a few minor bugs which shouldn’t affect day to day performance. These bugs should eventually make its way out once the ROM is updated.

As for the official release, it should be out pretty soon once the Lineage team have fully completed the transition from CyanogenMod to Lineage OS.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Lineage OS

Downloads

• Official build: Not yet available.
• Unofficial builds: Available, check the download links below:
  • Lineage OS 14.1: Download link (SM-G9350)
• 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 S7 Edge

1. Download and transfer the Lineage OS ROM zip file and Gapps package zip file that you downloaded above to your Galaxy S7 Edge .
2. Boot your Galaxy S7 Edge into TWRP recovery.
3. Select Wipe from TWRP main menu and do a Swipe to Factory Reset on the bottom of screen.
4. Go back to TWRP main menu, tap on Install and select the Lineage OS .zip file that you transferred to your Galaxy S7 Edge in Step 1.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Now flash the Nougat Gapps file similarly, just the way flashed the ROM file.
8. After flashing both Lineage OS and Gapps, reboot your Galaxy S7 Edge .

That’s all. Lineage OS is installed on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge China (hero2qltechn).