Install official Lineage OS 14.1 on Xperia V (tsubasa)

Team Lineage OS are now seeding their official Lineage OS 14.1 build for Sony Xperia devices. This tutorial is about installing official Lineage OS 14.1 ROM on Xperia V ‘tsubasa‘. Lineage OS ROM 14.1 is based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat that lets you experience the goodies and cool features of latest version of Android on your device. As you know CyanogenMod is closed now and users have are relying on Lineage OS builds for their devices. Lineage OS ROM is based on AOSP source code along contribution from the Android developers community. Lineage OS 14.1 for Xperia V is a nightly build but it is stable to be used for everyday use.

The process to flash official Lineage OS 14.1 on Xperia V is very easy all you need to do is just follow the below instructions as mentioned in the sequence. If you have a custom recovery like TWRP recovery installed on your device already then all you need to do is just flash the ROM zip from recovery along latest Lineage OS gapps and that’s it. For your ease we also mentioned the guide to install TWRP recovery on your device as well. The process to install Lineage OS 14.1 ROM on all devices is almost the same so we use the same process for Xperia V as well.

You can also: Download the last CyanogenMod 11 upto 14.1 builds from this guide.

Process to install official Lineage OS 14.1 on Xperia V

Some pre-requisites before you begin:

Your device battery should be in good health (70%) to avoid the shutting down while in flashing process.

A TWRP custom recovery must be installed on your device, if you haven’t, follow this guide to install it.

Create a Nandroid back up of important data including complete System with all apps and messages, follow this guide to create a Nandroid backup via TWRP recovery.

Upgrade latest USB drivers for your device on PC. Download latest Sony USB drivers here [For a stable PC-phone connection].

Downloads section:

Download Lineage OS 14.1 ROM for Xperia V [Pick up the latest build]

Download Lineage OS 14.1/Android 7.1.x Google Apps

Now transfer both file on your device storage.

Install Section.

Turn off your Xperia V and reboot into TWRP recovery.

Once your device boots into recovery mode then follow this guide to flash Lineage OS 14.1 on your Xperia V 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]

Enable Root Access for Apps.

How to enable root access for Apps on Lineage OS 14.1 ROM

That’s it! If you have successfully installed Android 7.1.1 Nougat based official Lineage OS 14.1 ROM on your Xperia V, give us your feedback and stay tuned for more updates.