1mo ago

I would like to install on my cellphone but it doesn't have support :'c

I would like to install @lineageos on my cellphone but it doesn't have support :'c

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Are you able to unlock the bootloader on your phone? What version of Android does it run? If it can be unlocked, it's relatively recent, and you're in for a moderate challenge, there is the option of installing a LineageOS Generic System Image (GSI). The caveats are a lack of automatic updates and the possibility it does not include the correct firmware for your phone.
- @monovergent
  Yeah, I am! It is actually running Android 12 and the phone is a MotoG31.
  I searched a lot around the web but I definitely didn't find anything related with an alternative OS to it!
  
  The Moto G31 supports Project Treble, so there's a good chance it'll take a GSI. However, it does have a MediaTek chipset, which doesn't always play well with GSI. So it might boot, but lose the ability to make calls and texts. Alongside the small risk of bricking, I wouldn't do this if it were my main phone, but if you'd like to take a chance:
  LineageOS GSI: https://sourceforge.net/projects/andyyan-gsi/files/ Go for lineage-21-td since it's based on the TrebleDroid GSI, which tries to support as many devices as possible. You may also want to try just the plain TrebleDroid GSI if the LineageOS one doesn't work too well.
  Guide to install: https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-install-gsi-android/
  Speaking from having experienced the misery of installing a GSI on a budget Samsung tablet with no custom ROM support. Also, if you run into completely unintelligible posts on XDA forums, that's not your fault. It's the only source for some very niche information, but very few people there can write a coherent tutorial from first principles.
Offer your phone for sale and buy used one that is suported
- @sunisra This could be a good idea!
You have the options of:
Cry over their forum about it, which you should never do
Port it yourself, which you most probably lack the knowledge or the time and energy to do
Buy a supported one, which you may have enough money to do
It's like a girl you can't have. Beat it.
- @racketlauncher831 hahs, I posted it on lemmy without knowing! But tbh, I would like to try the second option, but I'll need to learn and to have time. But it should be a good option! How can I start it?
  
  Here is a great guide.
  https://wiki.lineageos.org/faq#where-are-guides-so-i-can-port-lineageos-to-my-unsupported-device

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