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Prepare Upgrade
On your computer
- Download and install adb & fastboot
- Windows
- Download adb & fastboot
- It may be necessary to install USB-Drivers by windwos update see
- For Linux do
sudo apt install adb fastboot
- Windows
- Download LineageOS .img and .zip files
- For the Fairphone 3
Upgrade LineageOS on Fairphone
1. Check your prerequisites on your computer
[ ] adb and fastboot are installed on your computer?
[ ] you downloaded LineageOS (zip)?
[ ] you have an usb cable ready?
[ ] your phone has at least 70% battery?
2. Enable USB Debugging
- Navigate to "Settings - About phone"
- Tap on “Build number” 7 times to enable developer mode
- Navigate to "Settings - System – Advanced – Developer options"
- Enable USB Debugging
3. Connect via usb
For upgrade your Fairphone, it needs to be connected to your pc.
- Connect your computer & Fairphone via usb
- On your Fairphone allow the usb connection
- Type
adb devices
on your computer (for Windows users: open the terminal in the directory containing adb&fastboot.exe and use the.\
prefix. The resulting command will be:.\adb devices
).
The result should show something likeList of devices attached <SerialNumberOfYourPhone> device
4. Upgrade LineageOS
This step is not very dangerous. You will loose your desktop layout but your data should stay safe. The LineageOs boot-loader will verify your binaries.
- Allow adb to become root:
adb root
- Now reboot to recovery image:
adb reboot sideload
. - Now upgrade to new LOS version:
adb sideload /path/to/zip
- tap on reboot now.
5. Post upgrade settings
After upgrade you should check some switches and settings.
- Setup your desktop layout again.
- Reactivate Adress- & Calendar-Sync
- Deny networking without NetGuard to being active