lineageos-fairphone/Guides/InstallationGuide.md
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Ungoogle Fairphone

Created friday 05 june 2021

Install LineageOS on Fairphone

1.1. Save you Data and Unlock Bootloader (on Your Fairphone)

  • Save all relevant data from you smartphone on your computer.
  • Find IMEI number (Settings - About phone)
  • Find serial number (Settings - About phone - Model and Hardware)
  • enter them here and get your unlock code.
  • enable Developer mode (press 7 times “Build number” (Settings - About phone))
  • enable OEM unlocking with unlock code (Settings - System Advanced Developer options)
  • enable USB Debugging (Settings - System Advanced Developer options)

1.2. Download and install dependencies (on Your Computer)

  • install fastboot and adb (sudo apt install adb fastboot)
  • Download LineageOS .img and .zip files here
  • connect Fairphone via USB with computer
  • Reboot bootloader (adb reboot bootloader)

1.2.1. Optional installation of GooglePlay Store

  • If you can't abstain from the Play Store there exist a minimum Google installation, (pico) Open GApps.
  • Download the favored version from here.

1.3. Prepare Phone (on Your Fairphone)

  • start phone in Recovery Mode
  • choose Factory Reset - Format Data/Factory Reset
  • apply update - Apply from ADB

1.4. Install LineageOS (on Your Computer)

  • adb sideload <lineagos.zip>
  • optional: adb sideload <gapps.zip>

1.5. Apply LineageOS (on Your Fairphone)

  • apply update

1.6. Lock the Bootloader again (on Your Computer)

  • adb reboot bootloader
  • fastboot flashing lock

Install Apps

2.1. Here you can download Apps which you can install via the computer on your phone (adb install example.apk).

2.2. Download F-Droid Store here.

2.3. Now you can install Apps like DeltaChat, NextCloud, Fennec, Tusky (...) through the F-Droid Store.

2.4. Dont forget to check again the predefined settings (additional install a privacy badger).

Remove Google-dependencies

3.1. enter new DNS: dns2.digitalcourage.de (Settings - Network and Internet - Advanced - Private DNS).

3.2. Check Privacy Settings and GPS (especially browser-settings from Fennec).

3.3. Switch off Print Service (Settings - Connected devices - Connection preferences - Printing).

3.4. Replace Google captive portal check with Kuketz. Therefore, connect your Fairphone with your computer and execute following adb commands:

In order to test the settings, if they were correctly adopted, you can type in:

  • adb shell 'settings get global captive_portal_https_url'