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Upgrade LineageOS on
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Upgrade LineageOS on
Motorola edge 20 pro
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Basic requirements
- Read through the instructions at least once before actually following them, so as to avoid any problems due to any missed steps!
- 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.
Warning: Before following these instructions please ensure that the device is currently using
Android 13 firmware.
If the vendor provided multiple updates for that version, e.g. security updates, make sure you are on the latest!
If your current installation is newer or older than Android 13, please upgrade or downgrade to the required version before proceeding (guides can be found on the internet!).
This requirement is already met when you are upgrading from LineageOS 20 or newer!
If the vendor provided multiple updates for that version, e.g. security updates, make sure you are on the latest!
If your current installation is newer or older than Android 13, please upgrade or downgrade to the required version before proceeding (guides can be found on the internet!).
This requirement is already met when you are upgrading from LineageOS 20 or newer!
Manually upgrading LineageOS
Note: Following these instructions will not wipe your data. It is, however, recommended to save important data before doing so, anyway!
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.
- Download the LineageOS install package that you’d like to install or build the package yourself.
- Make sure your computer has working
adb. Setup instructions can be found here. - Enable USB debugging on your device.
- Run
adb -d reboot sideload.Important: The device may reboot to a blank black screen, fear not, this is a known bug on some recoveries, proceed with the instructions. - Run
adb -d sideload /path/to/zip(inserting the path to your LineageOS package).Tip: Normally, adb will reportTotal xfer: 1.00x, but in some cases, even if the process succeeds the output will stop at 47% and reportadb: failed to read command: Success. In some cases it will reportadb: failed to read command: No errororadb: failed to read command: Undefined error: 0which is also fine. -
(Optionally): If you want to install any add-ons, click
Advanced, thenReboot to Recovery, then when your device reboots, clickApply Update, thenApply from ADB, thenadb -d sideload /path/to/zipthose packages in sequence.Note: Add-ons aren’t signed with LineageOS’s official key, and therefore when they are sideloaded, Lineage Recovery will present a screen that saysSignature verification failed, this is expected, please clickContinue. - Once you have installed everything successfully, click the back arrow in the top left of the screen, then “Reboot system now”.