Install google apps (Open GApps 12) on LineageOS 19.1 and install OTA (preserving GApps) A/B device

[@UnimatrixYoutube]

You put in good effort to explain everything very clearly and calmly (or maybe that's just a natural talent). I just want to say, thank you for video and the clear instructions. Very well done.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Thank you for the kind comment. I'm glad that it was pleasant for you.

[@alisr1235]

thought i was watching a video from a channel with over 100k subscribers, hope you succeed on here man

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Thank you for the kind comment. I hope you found the video useful.

[@box1047]

I didn’t follow your video but I did watch all your video so many times to get a understanding on what to do. I downloaded TWRP for enchilade, Lineage OS 19.1 and Gapps Android 9 on my oneplus 6. I install TWRP, then Lineage 19.1 and Gapps and Gapps crash and my device boot to Lineage OS. I know you’re the only video that said to install Gapps before letting Lineage OS boot up. I can factory reset to a new Lineage OS and how to install Gapps before letting Lineage OS boot up again.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Thanks for explaining more about the issue. It looks like you are using Gapps 9, but you will need Gapps 12L to work with LineageOS 19.1. RIght now there is only a test version of opengapps 12L (Link in description). But you would need to install it before first boot.

[@miro639]

you saved me... thank you very much

[@CyberPunkEdu]

You're welcome. I'm glad it worked for you.

[@apit78]

Thx

[@deersakamoto2167]

Awesome tutorial! You mentioned you are using Oneplus 6T, is there a way to know when OnePlus ended further support for your phone? (My phone is OP7)

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Thanks for the comment. It's not easy to follow, but there are official announcements on the OnePlus forums community.oneplus.com/home . They will probably announce the final support when it comes. OnePlus 6T final software update was announced earlier this year.

[@deersakamoto2167]

@@CyberPunkEdu Thanks, I'll check out the link you provided. I'm still on the fence whether to switch to LineageOS after watching Techlore's "I'm leaving custom ROMs" video, but it's still great to have options like this after my OP7 stopped getting any updates

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@deersakamoto2167 I think there's no rush to decide. I find LineageOS is a nice option if you don't want the google stuff. Or as you say, if support is dropped officially.

[@IisAisyah-om2nh]

Sir, please make a tutorial on the magisk module so that banking applications cannot detect root. I have practiced the previous tutorial and it worked, thank you

[@CyberPunkEdu]

It has been a long time sorry. I have been looking into this. I haven't had any problems with banking apps and magisk. Do you have a specific banking app?

[@JordiHermsen96]

Do you know of a ROM that prompts for an initial setup? Both with GApps and BitGapps, Google Setup is not starting. I need the initial setup to configure Android for use with Android For Work for our Endpoint Manager

[@CyberPunkEdu]

I'm not sure about the initial setup. As far as I have read, custom roms don't generally work with Endpoint Manager. It might require the company to use a different MDM software unfortunately.

[@JordiHermsen96]

@CyberPunkEdu thanks for your reply. I figured it out and it turns out NikGapps works better for me as it includes Google Setup. I have it working now.

[@p4radigm989]

what's the point of installing Open GApps? I installed LineageOS to have a more customizeable phone (not have a ton of crap apps that I can't delete) and less Tracking from Google, does Open GApps simply allow to run certain Apps that require the Google crap without getting tracked too much?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

You're right, gapps is unnecessary for the most part. The Open GApps and other gapps packages allow you to choose "how much" of the google stuff you want to be installed. Some people want some of the google apps while LineageOS still gives a "cleaner" Android experience. So, yes you can use some apps that require google bits with less of the other google apps installed. The bare minimum is microg which allows for push notifications without having to install play services.

[@AFCOE]

Samsung note2 android 12 . Please am confused help me check Model. GT-N7100

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Hello, try the Treble Check app to see if it allows for "seamless updates"

[@jayson3073]

where is the link of opengapps 12?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Sorry opengapps 12 isn't available anymore. There was a test version, but it never seemed to reach official release. However, the video still applies with the mindthegapps package. I recommend using Mindthegapps with LineageOS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIC8h6CaZ9eGoNU

[@tanvirhasan1597]

Can i update ota via Orange fox recovery. My device is currently running on Orange fox recovery.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

I have yet to try it myself with Orange Fox. Depending on the phone, you may have the option of doing the OTA without updating recovery. But typically, it will overwrite the recovery with lineage recovery. If you want to wait a bit, I can try it out for you.

[@tanvirhasan1597]

@@CyberPunkEdu OK, I will wait. I have a permanent orange fox recovery on my device named Redmi note 9 pro. I hope you will make a video.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@tanvirhasan1597 Sorry I didn't realize that orange fox only works on certain devices (which I don't have). But this post makes me think the LineageOS OTA updater won't work with Orange Fox (www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/m6uh76/ota_update/). You should be able to "dirty flash" the update in Orange Fox though.

[@twotpot10]

this link is deleted? that link give me a 404 error

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Thanks for pointing that out. The link was indeed removed by xda. I'm not recommending MindTheGapps for google apps as the packages are more up-to-date and supported: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIC8h6CaZ9eGoNU

[@CrociG]

Where do I download the 12L Gapps? I can't find the anywhere, also how do I get the command prompt thingy?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Hello, from the XDA forum link, I found you can try 12L OpenGapps here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/16NPPeuMiRQ0d2QDAEyxm8Gudjv83rtTz However, I might recommend now trying mindtheGapps (mindthegapps.com/download/), which has more supported versions. The installation process is the same (reboot to recovery BEFORE first boot of lineage). To find the command prompt: press the Windows key/icon and search "cmd" , and it will show the command prompt app.

[@Linda-oy4yf]

Do you have instructions on what you did? Cause I can't see the tiny writing on your screen.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Do you mean in the terminal or the device? the command is : adb sideload opengapps...zip the package name for gapps will be different depending on what you downloaded. Start typing "open" then press TAB to complete the file name.

[@box1047]

What can I do if I was not able to in Gapps after LineageOS booted up?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Could you please let me know more details about the issue? If you booted LineageOS before installing apps, you may be able to "factory reset" (you will lose user data) in recovery, reboot to recovery, and install gapps.

[@Linda-oy4yf]

What do I do if I already started lineage after installing it?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

You would have to factory reset then try again.

[@ecmthr]

Please share download links here.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Hello, the download thinks are in the description. Let me know if you need something else.

[@gezell7217]

Will this work with oneplus 8t? I'm on android 13 Lineage.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Oneplus 8t is an AB device, so I think it should work. However, I have not seen the opengapps package for Android 13. I'm sorry I cannot guarantee since I don't have the device myself.

[@yashjadhav6838]

hello i have ( NikGapps-android-12L-20220222-signed ) installed in my device with lineageOS 19.1 . Now I want to installed latest ( NikGapps-cara2706-arm64-12.1-20220822-signed ) I'm not sure how to update it should I just flash it with TWRP or format data then install new GApps . NikGApps website says "Seamless OTA Updates NikGapps comes with full addon.d support to provide you flash and forget experience " Please help

[@CyberPunkEdu]

I haven't tried nikgapps yet myself. I was going to suggest this forum or telegrm group, but it looks like you posted there already : ) forum.xda-developers.com/t/custom-gapps-nikgapps-android-10-12-1-arm64.3915866/

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Based on the FAQ the apps themselves should update to the newest versions automatically from the play store " Dirty flashing gapps aren't really necessary! If your current setup is in working state, you have no reason to dirty flash. The apps will automatically update from Playstore. You can choose to flash a newer update when you are clean flashing your Rom". For clean flashing the instructions are also on this page: nikgapps.com/faqs

[@yashjadhav6838]

@@CyberPunkEdu I contacted the dev he said wipe first then clean install is recommended

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@yashjadhav6838 Thanks for letting us know.

[@box1047]

Any suggestions on how to get Gapps installed? I wipe with TWRP, then it would not let me to sideload Gapps.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Assuming you have the correct gapps package, if it doesn't work to: factory reset, reboot to recovery (don't boot lineage), sideload gapps, boot to lineages. Then try reflashing lineage clean, reboot to recovery, sideload gapps, boot lineage.

[@stefansno4215]

OP6 LOS 19.1 w microg. Successful side load installation of open gapps arm64 12L nano 20220705. No google prompts on first boot and no gapps…? Thoughts?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Two thoughts: 1) Maybe a conflict with microg and gapps since gapps should basically include google push services. 2) Be sure to flash gapps before the first boot of LOS i.e. flash LOS, reboot directly to recovery, then flash gapps, and boot LOS.

[@stefansno4215]

@@CyberPunkEdu 1) do you use microg with gapps? 2) Have been flashing gapps before first boot as sideload cmd after LOS flash. Will try reboot to recovery after ROM flash Cheers🙏

[@stefansno4215]

@@CyberPunkEdu success...ish. Started google setup > set pin > accept terms > set pin > accept terms > loop

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@stefansno4215 Sorry to clarify I don't use gapps with LOSmicrog. So I would use the usual LOS from lineageos.org .

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@stefansno4215 That's interesting. If you are still using microg, then try with the regular LOS. Please let me know how it goes. Good luck!

[@Beautiful-Roses]

Sir in lineage no sim card detecting

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Which device do you have? 1) Try clearing cache from recovery mode. 2) See if it makes calls even if "no sim detected" 3) Did you do "copy partitions" before installing? 4) Try factor reset

[@box1047]

I was able to and got a adb sideload error 21. What I have a lineage os with google app, what do you think about doing a reinstall?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

I assume that the bootloader is unlocked otherwise it wouldn't boot lineage at all. error 21 is supposedly a signature error, but usually when flashing it should ask you if you accept it anyway. Reinstall and starting completely clean is work a try.

[@box1047]

Yes my bootloader is unlocked, I was able to reinstall TWRP into B partition , then flash lineageos and not able to install gapps with error code 20. Then I found that lineageos remove the TWRP.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@box1047 You could try things with lineage recovery and then install twrp later.

[@sai2996]

waste of time..no perfect downloads on gapps. Only shows android 11. Where is 12???

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Gapps 12 hasn't been officially released yet, but if you look in the description, there is a link to the test version.

[@legendaryqlef]

I am using lineage-19.1-20220814-UNOFFICIAL-arm64_bvS, can i install android 12L gapps?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

It should be ok. Lineage 19.1 goes with 12L gapps.

[@RetiredFan]

Will Google Pay work properly after doing this?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

It looks like it will take other steps to get google pay working forum.xda-developers.com/t/q-gpay-on-lineage-19-1.4442787/

[@RetiredFan]

@@CyberPunkEdu Thank you so much for helping and giving the link for the post. It worked for me! 😀😀😀

[@AnwarF_]

What about Anbox?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Do you mean installing gapps on Anbox? I found this, but I'm not sure that it's still valid www.linuxuprising.com/2018/07/anbox-how-to-install-google-play-store.html

[@AnwarF_]

@@CyberPunkEdu I mean installing anbox on ubuntu touch. Do you think it's possible?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@AnwarF_ Yes, it is but I think Waydroid is replacing it. Waydroid works on only a certain number of devices right now. See here for an example kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn-ZcmyJeayko68

[@sdfjsd]

What was the command that you did?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

To sideload the apps is: adb sideload PACKAGENAME.zip

[@sdfjsd]

@@CyberPunkEdu Ok. Also can this process be done after the first boot of Lineage OS?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@sdfjsd If you have already booted LineageOS, I believe you have to do a factory reset first (you will lose your user data), and then install gapps. wiki.lineageos.org/gapps

[@sdfjsd]

@@CyberPunkEdu How exactly do I factory reset it without going through the setup process? I was thinking I could let it boot up, then shut it down right away and install GAPPS through Lineage Recovery.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

You can boot to lineage recovery and factory reset from there.

[@unkennyvalley287]

i accidentally booted into lineageos before installing gapps. how to i factory reset without rebooting again? edit: found lineageos recovery, reinstalled gapps and magisk, but looks like its stuck on lineageos loading screen for a while, is that normal?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

It's normal for the first boot to take a while (5-10 mins), but any longer and it may need to be rebooted or reinstalled. Sometimes i can happen as a result of not clearing dalvik and cache, but it's hard to say. I hope that helps.

[@unkennyvalley287]

@@CyberPunkEdu now i got the error "cant load android system, your data may be corrupt". tried factory reset but does not help, will still stuck on bootloop. tried to fastboot into twrp, failed as well. any suggestion?

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@unkennyvalley287 I read some things here: forum.xda-developers.com/t/cannot-load-android-system-your-data-may-be-corrupt.3977295/ You may be able to reflash the factory or different image and then try again. In the worst event you would have to reflash using MSMTool kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnK4aWWgpsiin7M

[@unkennyvalley287]

@@CyberPunkEdu okay i have managed to go into download mode again, reflashed twrp. now i am able to go into lineageos, but it seems like all the google services are still crashing. how do i go on about solving this issue? i should add that it seems like all the previous attempts to factory reset did not remove the google services. either that, or something went wrong when i flash google services when in twrp

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@unkennyvalley287 Good to hear that you were able to reflash twrp. It sounds like something off with lineageos. Are you using lineage official or lineage for microg? If installing gapps then avoid microg. Then it may be better to do a complete clean install of lineage: format data, etc.

[@canalimpostor293]

boot loop ):

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Oh no. Is this the first install of Lineage?

[@canalimpostor293]

@@CyberPunkEdu no

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@canalimpostor293 It is difficult to tel what causes the bootloop. But see if you are able to boot lineage before installing gapps. You would then need to factory reset to install gapps before the first boot into lineage. Sometimes the first boot takes a long time though.

[@canalimpostor293]

Ok

[@box1047]

I was able to adb sideload open_gapps-arm64-12L-stock-20220705 UNOFFICAL_MOD with error code 70. I am use oneplus 6 with 256gb devices. Thank you for all your help and inspiration from your video.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

I'm glad that it sort of worked. "The primary reason which causes the error 70 while installing Gapps in TWRP is lesser space in the device system partition." So you could try getting the gapps "nano" or "pico" package first, and then install additional apps later.

[@box1047]

I was not able to adb sideload open Gapps 12L nano with error code 20.

[@CyberPunkEdu]

@@box1047 It sounds like this issues: android.stackexchange.com/questions/231143/flashing-gapps-from-recovery-getting-error-code-20 . You have to reboot to recovery first after flashing lineage. There should be a option in the TWRP "reboot" menu. 1) Flash Lineage 2) Reboot to Recovery (without booting llineage) 3) Flash opengapps

[@aljustiet]

gapps from video drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ae_5jUOVG-spr63T0jyBpj6n3Anh4xKL

[@CyberPunkEdu]

Thank you!