Download Xiaomi Mi 5s Official Lineage OS 15.1 ROM
Download Xiaomi Mi 5s Official LineageOS 15.1 nightly ROM. Finally it took too long for the official lineageOS 15.1 build for their regular roll out, the official nightly builds have been released for the supported devices in which Xiaomi Mi 5s is among them. Team LineageOS earlier promised to release LineageOS 15.1 instead of LineageOS 15.0 and finally they released it now, first nightly official Lineage OS 15.1 ROM for Xiaomi Mi 5s has been released and is available to download as well. In this guide we are going to demonstrate the whole process to download and install official Lineage OS 15.1 ROM on Xiaomi Mi 5s.
The LineageOS 15.1 ROM is based on Android 8.1 Oreo that retains stock 8.1 Oreo interface just like any Nexus device, you can access every features that you were previously using on stock Oreo ROM. The release of official lineageOS 15.1 ROM is a great moment for all those Xiaomi Mi 5s owners who wish to install Android 8..1 Oreo on their device. So if you are a custom ROM lover then Lineage OS ROM is the best choice.
In fact official LineageOS 15.1 for Xiaomi Mi 5s is pretty simple and light with more customizable feature that are not available on stock ROMs. So if you wish to install official Lineage OS 15.1 Nightly on Xiaomi Mi 5s then you can follow the complete guide below.
Note: If you are new to the custom ROM installation process then we recommend you to carefully follow the whole process in sequence.
What’s new in Official Lineage OS 15.1 [Features and functions]
Download Xiaomi Mi 5s Official Lineage OS 15.1 ROM
As you know we are going to install Lineage OS 15.1 official nightly on Xiaomi Mi 5s so custom ROM will replace the stock firmware. We advice you to think twice before proceeding to the LineageOS 15.1 installation process, performing custom operation with Android is always risky so Team at Droidvendor will not held responsible for any damage. If you think you are all set to go then just start the following the instruction to download and install LineageOS 15.1 custom ROM on Xiaomi Mi 5s.
Make sure you met all these requirements:
Your device battery should be in good health (70%) to avoid the shutting down while in flashing process.
You will need to connect your device to PC multiple times so for a smooth connection we recommend you that you own a PC with latest USB drivers installed on it. Don’t worry if you haven’t, you can download latest Xiaomi Mi 5s USB drivers on PC from here
Sometime the PC doesn’t recognize your phone until you enable USB debugging on your device. To enable them just head to Settings > Developer options > USB debugging.
Note: If you can’t see the Developer options in settings menu, then you need to enable them. Go to Settings > About device > Tap the build number 7 times until it says ‘You are now a Developer’.
To install LineageOS 15.1 ROM on Xiaomi Mi 5s you will need to install the latest TWRP custom recovery on your phone, then follow these instructions to install it.
Now it sounds like you are all done with the pre-requisites section, just head to the download and install section below.
Downloads section:
Download official LineageOS 15.1 ROM for Xiaomi Mi 5s “capricorn” [Pick up the latest build]
Download LineageOS 15.1/Android 8.1.x Google Apps
Now transfer both file on your device storage.
Install official Lineage OS 14.1 on Xiaomi Mi 5s
Download Xiaomi Mi 5s Official LineageOS 15.1 ROM
Turn off your device and reboot into TWRP recovery. To do so, press and hold Volume down + Power button at the same time.
Once your device boots into recovery mode then follow this guide to flash official LineageOS 15.1 on your Xiaomi Mi 5s via TWRP recovery.
Solution to a failed boot issue.
Follow this guide to solve the bootloop issue. [If you think your device stuck at boot animation for quite a long time]
Also see: How to Enable root access for Apps on LineageOS 15.1 ROM
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That’s it! If you have successfully installed the ROM on your device. Give us your feedback about official LineageOS 15.1 ROM on your Xiaomi Mi 5s and stay tuned for more updates.
