The Lineage OS team has updated LineageOS (both LineageOS 15.1 and 14.1) with support for more devices and new features. The most important changes for builds are March 2018 security patch and LineaGenuine – a new tool that warns users if use an uncertified build and take some measures in order to guarantee users the device’s resources are not being misused.
After being released LineageOS 15.1 nightly build for the first batch of devices, the Lineage OS team now starting to release the official build for the second batch of devices, which include OnePlus 2. If you own an OnePlus 2 and want to taste Google’s chocolate-milk cookie-flavored OS (Android 8.1 Oreo) on it, then you can download and install LineageOS 15.1 right now.
Recently Lenovo rolled out Android 7.1.1 Nougat update for Vibe P2 (P2a42). However, if you unlocked Vibe P2’s bootlaoder and replaced the stock recovery with custom TWRP recovery, then there is good news. The Lineage OS team has released official LineageOS 14.1 build for Lenovo Vibe P2 that brings Android 7.1.1 Nougat and many value added features to the handset.
It seems that the Lineage OS team will not release LineageOS 15 we are all expected. The team is now setting up to release LineageOS 15.1 based on Android 8.1 Oreo, as Google has released stable builds of Android 8.1. In a recent post about changes to the latest official builds, the Lineage OS team informed that they are moving straight to the LineageOS 15.1 builds by skipping the 15 builds.
Lineage OS team has released the first official LineageOS 14.1 build for Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (mido) Snapdragon variant. Users can now experience Android 7.1.2 Nougat, stock Android UI, and several value added features of Nougat and LineageOS on their device. This is the first LineageOS build for Redmi Note 4, so minor bugs are expected. If you are interested, read on to know prerequisites and how to flash the custom ROM on Redmi Note 4/4X.
The 2nd Gen Moto G 2014 owners can enjoy latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat and its new features via official LineageOS 14.1. Read on to know how to install Android 7.1.1 Nougat based official LineageOS 14.1 on Moto G 2014 code named titan (XT1068, XT1069, XT1063 and XT1064), pre-requisites for installing the ROM, and what features Nougat offers.