[Update: ROG Phone 2] LineageOS 17.1 adds support for the original Google Pixel, Pixel XL, and Nexus 6

Damien Wilde | Aug 6 2020 - 1:12 am PT

After recently seeing LineageOS 17.1 officially get announced, those with the original Google Pixel or the Nexus 6 can now get their fix of the third-party ROM based upon Android 10.

[Update 08/06]: Another week means another device is now supported by the most popular third-party ROM in existence today. If you are a ROG Phone 2 owner, you can jump on the LineageOS 17.1 bandwagon and get a far cleaner mobile OS experience. Asus isn’t exactly terrible at keeping devices updated but this might be a proper long term solution for the 2019 flagship far beyond Android 11. So here is another addition to the updated list:

Asus ROG Phone 2

[Update 07/27]: Three more devices have now gained support for LineageOS 17.1 with the original OnePlus One now getting a taste of Android 10 — albeit courtesy of a third-party ROM — and the Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact (h/t XDA).

If you are insistent on holding on to your Sony or OnePlus smartphone for a little while longer, then slapping on LineageOS 17.1 might be a decent decision to expand the device capabilities and performance. So here is the updated list:

OnePlus One
Sony Xperia XZ2
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

[Update 07/03]: Another month, another set of devices to add support for LineageOS 17.1. We saw a flurry of Motorola and Xiaomi devices gain support for the most popular third-party ROM back in June but now we have just a duo of handsets to add in July.

The latest additions are the Xiaomi Mi A1 and the Samsung Galaxy J7 from 2015 (via XDA). We’re not sure just how popular either of those additions might be, but are least you can get some Android 10 action on your devices.

One downside is that support for the Realme 3 Pro has since been removed, although it did not support LineageOS 17.1 — merely LineageOS 16. It’s not clear at this stage if it will come back in a future update. So here is the updated list:

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2015)
Xiaomi Mi A1
Realme 3 Pro [Removed]

[Update 06/10]: Some more handsets can now sideload LineageOS 17.1 and get a taste of Android 10 with these being “officially” added to the supported devices list (via Android Police). Some of the new recruits are a throwback to the Nougat and Oreo days of Android, which is testament to the people behind LineageOS.

The most notable new additions are the OnePlus 2 and original Moto G — probably the first “great” affordable Android. However, here’s the updated list:

Moto G4 Play
Moto X Play
Moto G3 Turbo
Moto G 2015
Moto E 2015
OnePlus 2
Redmi Note 5 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi 7
Lenovo P2

[Update 06/01]: You may have been aware of a recent attack on LineageOS servers, which meant that certain builds were understandably delayed. Any devices previously added below would return a code 500 “Internal Server Error” (via XDA-developers). However, it looks as though builds are now returning including a couple of new supported pieces of hardware. Here’s the updated list:

Essential Phone
Motorola Moto X (2014)
OnePlus
Samsung Galaxy A3
Samsung Galaxy A5
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Duos
Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo
Wileyfox Swift
Xiaomi Mi A2
Xiaomi Mi 6X
Xiaomi Mi Note 3
Xiaomi Redmi 2
Xiaomi Redmi 7
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

Happy sideloading!

[Update 05/14]: It looks like the OnePlus 7 (the ‘non-Pro’ model) is now gaining support for LineageOS 17.1 builds — although no builds appear to be available just yet. It hasn’t yet been announced by the team over on the official subreddit, but expect to see some updates over the coming days.

[Update 04/21]: A few more devices have now been supported by LineageOS 17.1 as per the official Lineage GitHub, including the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, and some weird and wonderful budget phones from across the globe (via Android Police). Here’s the updated device list:

Yandex Phone
LeEco Le Max2
BQ Aquaris X
BQ Aquaris X Pro
Nubia Z17

Happy sideloading!

[Update 04/15]: LineageOS 17.1 support is now available for the Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ and Note 9 after being officially confirmed by the LineageOS team in an announcement post over on Reddit. However, downloads will not be available until at least April 15, but may face delays as preparation is still ongoing before the full release.

FYI the Samsung Galaxy S9 (starlte), S9+ (star2lte) & Note 9 (crownlte) were added to the roster of official LineageOS 17.1 as you can see in this merged commit in the LineageOS Gerrit Code Review.

All 3 have the Samsung Exynos 9810 SoC. See the LineageOS Wiki links above for info about the exact models supported:

S9 starlte SM-G960F, SM-G960F/DS and SM-G960N

S9+ star2lte SM-G965F, SM-G965F/DS and SM-G965N

Note 9 crownlte SM-N960F, SM-N960F/DS and SM-N960N

If all goes well with the LineageOS automated builder, downloads should be available on 2020-04-15.

Given that we saw a whole flurry of handsets get support for the technically unofficial Android 10 build, if you have the original Pixel or even the big boy Nexus 6, you can join the LineageOS path and get your update fix. Support was confirmed with an official announcement over on the /r/LineageOS subreddit, with builds set to appear at some point today — for those that would like to install.

Good news, both Google Pixel sailfish & Google Pixel XL marlin are getting LineageOS 17.1 as you can see in this merged patch: hudson: Promote marlin/sailfish to 17.1.

Both are already in the LineageOS automated builder queue: marlin 20200409 and sailfish 20200409

If all goes well with the building process, the downloads should be available tomorrow on https://download.lineageos.org/

Thank you to the 2 devices’ maintainers u/razorloves and u/intervigil.

LineageOS 17.1 includes a ton of new features that are brand new for the updated ROM including a refreshed partial screenshot UI, support for in-display fingerprint readers, Emoji 12.0, an AOSP ThemePicker, plus tons more on top.

Considering that support for 2016’s Google Pixel and Pixel XL has now officially ceased, LineageOS might be a solid alternative update path for those still sticking with the former flagships. For those with 2014’s Nexus 6, you may remember that this behemoth of an Android phone was only officially updated to Android 7.1.1 Nougat. The jump from there to Android 10 is substantial, but it will definitely be welcome for longtime holdouts.

To download LineageOS 17.1 on your Google Pixel or Nexus 6, you can follow the download and installation instructions here.