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Upgrade LineageOS on
Google Pixel C

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Codename Migration

As of LineageOS 20, support for this device was migrated to sphynx builds. This means that this device is supported on the afformentioned version, just under this newer codename, please see sphynx’s page for more information.

Basic requirements

  1. Read through the instructions at least once before actually following them, so as to avoid any problems due to any missed steps!
  2. You actually want to upgrade your device to the newest version - if you wish to downgrade to an earlier version of LineageOS, follow your device’s instructions for installing LineageOS the first time.

Manually upgrading LineageOS

The updater app does not support upgrades from one version of LineageOS to another, and will block installation to any update for a different version. Upgrading manually requires similar steps to installing LineageOS for the first time.

  1. Verify your device is using the latest Lineage Recovery. Simply download the latest recovery file, named recovery.img. Follow your device’s installation guide to see how you can update your recovery image.
  2. Build a LineageOS install package.
  3. Make sure your computer has working adb. Setup instructions can be found here.
  4. Enable USB debugging on your device.
  5. Additionally if you are on LineageOS 16.0 or below, open Settings, then “System”, then “Developer Options”, then select “Root Access Options”, and finally “ADB Only”. Now, run adb -d root
  6. Run adb -d reboot sideload.
  7. Run adb -d sideload /path/to/zip (inserting the path to your LineageOS package).
  8. (Optionally): If you want to install any add-ons, click Apply Update, then Apply from ADB, then adb -d sideload /path/to/zip those packages in sequence.

  9. Once you have installed everything successfully, click the back arrow in the top left of the screen, then “Reboot system now”.