# Android deg00gling with lineageos

More than a hundred devices are supported by LineageOS including old ones, you don't need to buy a g00gle's Pixel phone to then degoogle it. 😲

I've been using S3 ([i9300](https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/i9300)) with the release date as May 2012 along with lineageos for almost 10 years. This guide is for HTC One ([M8](https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/m8)) though, but the process is _nearly_ the same for your model as well. Both devices are still one of the most popular used models according to [stats.lineageos](https://stats.lineageos.org), m8's release date is March 2014, check if your phone is supported [here](https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices), check "Show discontinued devices" if you're okay to run the outdated version. 

The [wiki](https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/m8) page is more than enough but it's better to have everything in one place rather than following a lot of external links. 

# Pre-Requirements

Enable USB Debugging: Settings -> Developer options, click "Yes" and check if USB Debugging is marked.<br>
You might need to enable OEM unlock: Setting -> About -> System -> More -> Click on Build Number a few times.

# Download the build file and its hash.

Find yours on [download.lineageos.org](https://download.lineageos.org)

```
wget https://mirrorbits.lineageos.org/full/m8/20211203/lineage-17.1-20211203-nightly-m8-signed.zip 
sha256sum lineage-17.1-20211203-nightly-m8-signed.zip 

wget https://mirrorbits.lineageos.org/full/m8/20211203/lineage-17.1-20211203-nightly-m8-signed.zip?sha256 
cat lineage-17.1-20211203-nightly-m8-signed.zip\?sha256 
```

# Get unlock bootloader token for HTC devices

__Only for HTC devices! You might want to skip this section!__ 😰

- Go to [htcdev.com/bootloader](https://www.htcdev.com/bootloader), choose your device or select "All Other Supported Models"
- Register on their website, download and `unzip fastboot-linux.zip`. 
- Power off the device, then press `Volume Down` + `Power`.
- Get your token with `sudo chmod +x fastboot` and then `fastboot oem get_identifier_token` 
- Remove all `(bootloader) ` strings, with the the space after `(bootloader)`. It should look like this:
```
<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
...
85A67172B8004AACF1585CC87C724F17
624915F26A53E4C1C023ACA2E186B28B
2983FB1F050F19CBA419F60B14EE2FC5
C8BDD07B189D49109D33BF486A152C73
...
...
...
<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
```
- Paste your token on [htcdev.com/bootloader/unlock-instructions/page-2](https://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/unlock-instructions/page-2)
- You will get `Unlock_code.bin` via e-mail.
- Run `fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin` 
- On your phone select "Yes", and you finally unlocked the bootloader.

# Install LineageOS

- Download a custom recovery with [TWRP.me](https://dl.twrp.me/m8), replace `m8` with your model, for example for me it's `dl.twrp.me/m8`.
- `adb reboot bootloader`, once the device is in fastboot mode run: ```fastboot flash recovery <recovery_filename>.img```
- Power off your device, hold `Volume Down` + `Power`, select "RECOVERY".
- Tap `Wipe`, then `Format Data`.
- Go back to select `Advanced Wipe`, select `Cache` and `System`, then `Swipe to Wipe`.
- Go back to select `Advanced`, then `ADB Sideload`.
- On the host machine, run `adb sideload filename.zip.` 
- Once you have installed everything successfully, run `adb reboot`.