Chinese giant Xiaomi, after seeing its success with the Mi 3, branched out their next flagship one of which a variant was the Mi 4c. The Mi 4c featured 3GB of RAM, Snapdragon 808, a 5-inch 1080p display and a modest 3080mAh battery to boot. The Mi 4c was also one of the first few smartphones to include the USB type C port.

Xiaomi isn’t that great for its updates, with older products receiving MIUI updates before newer ones much to the frustration of Mi fans worldwide. Now that Lineage OS 14.1 is out unofficially, you will be able to experience the latest that Android has to offer without having to rely on Xiaomi’s highly delayed update schedules.

Being unofficial, the custom ROM may come with a few bugs which can be mildly annoying but isn’t really a hindrance. These bugs should be ironed out over the course of a few weeks time with upcoming updates.

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

Xiaomi Mi 4c Lineage OS

Downloads

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 Mi 4c

  1. Download and transfer the Lineage OS ROM zip file and Gapps package zip file that you downloaded above to your Mi 4c .
  2. Boot your Mi 4c 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 Mi 4c 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 Mi 4c .

That’s all there is to it. Lineage OS is now installed on your Xiaomi Mi 4c (libra).