Huawei launched the Huawei Y6 smartphone in July 2015. The smartphone came out of the box with Android 5.1 Lollipop. Currently, Huawei stopped the official support to release any new update. Now we have a good news for all Huawei Y6 (scale) users. Now you can enjoy the Lineage OS 15 for Huawei Y6.

Google released the latest Android 8.0 Oreo for Pixel and Nexus supported device. If you still wondering whether your device will receive Android Oreo update, then check the full list of officially supported device from the manufacturer. In case if your phone has currently outdated and you want to upgrade to latest Android Oreo, then here are the list of an official and unofficial version of Android 8.0 Oreo developed by LineageOS team. In this post, we will guide to install Lineage OS 15 For Huawei Y6. This update is under development. Currently, we haven’t tested this ROM yet.

This ROM is developed by XDA Senior member Runner85sx. So full credits go to him for his hard work on this project. We glad that he could bring a stable version of Android 8.0 based Lineage OS 15. Check the full differences between Stock and Custom ROM here.

Recently released Android is known as Android 8.0 Oreo. This is a successor of Android Nougat and comes with many new features such as Picture in Picture mode, New Android O Emoji style, New Notification UI, Settings Overhaul changes, etc. So today we will guide to install the Lineage OS 15 for Huawei Y6. LineageOS 15 is based on Android 8.0 Oreo. Find the list of all LineageOS 15 Supported device. 

Download And Install Lineage OS 15 For Huawei Y6

Check out the Top 10 features of Android 8.0 Oreo.

If you love custom ROM, then LineageOS is one of the most popular custom OS in Android history. As we know, Lineage is maintained by Lineage team, the people behind Cyanogen.inc company. Recently LineageOS has reported being achieved 1 million installations of the OS. From the earlier LineageOS 14 based Android Nougat, they have developed the OS for over 160 devices. Here are the list of LineageOS 14.1 Supported devices. 

LineageOS 15 is based on the latest upcoming version of Android 8.0 Oreo. Android Oreo is been currently released only for the Google Pixel and Nexus device and we can expect the official roll out of Android Oreo for most of the other devices in the end of 2017 or before June 2018. In this guide, we will guide to install Lineage OS 15 For Huawei Y6. Download and Install Lineage OS 15 For Huawei Y6 (scale).

What Is Lineage OS?

LineageOS is a continuation of what CyanogenMod was. After the death of CyanogenMod, due in part to internal conflicts within Cyanogen Inc. Don’t worry, though: A new form of CyanogenMod called Lineage OS is taking up the mantle, and it will keep most of what you loved about CyanogenMod. Lineage OS (Another open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet, based on the Android mobile platform) will be a continuation of what CyanogenMod was, However, Lineage OS is still information phase. The success of this project.

LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restores the Google parts. LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

What is Android O aka Android 8.0 Oreo?

Android 8.0 Oreo is the latest iteration of Android Operating system. This is the 8th major version of the Android mobile operating system after the release of Android Nougat. The latest features of Android Oreo includes New app notifications, notification dots on app icons, picture-in-picture mode, Android Instant App compatibility, Auto-fill (like on Chrome), Better copy and paste, Faster Android behind the scenes, Better battery life with more advanced Doze mode, and more.

  • Notifications Channels – This feature provides the ability to group notifications from numerous apps into one channel. This means you can group notifications for certain apps together and make it easier for the management of notifications. This is overall a nice addition to what Google started with Android Nougat.
  • Picture In A Picture – Videos will switch to smaller, minimized versions when you navigate to other apps. This feature is similar to what a YouTube video does in the YouTube mobile app when you drag it to the corner.
  • Multi-Display Support – This feature would provide you with the ability to launch an activity, say, Chrome, on a remote display like your HDTV or PC display. The potential applications for this feature are endless.
  • Keyboard Navigation – This feature would bring to you the ability to use keys to navigate apps.
  • Background Limits – This feature will let you set a limit to what an app can do while it’s operating in the background. You can use this to conserve power and in turn get more battery life.
  • New Wi-Fi Features – This new Android version would Include more Wi-Fi features like Neighborhood Aware Networking (NAN), which makes it easy for devices to connect with one another without an internet access point or internet access at all.
  • Better Icons – Google has made icons in Android O to be adaptive. This means that they will take different shapes depending on the system they’re used on. This is a cool feature, isn’t it?

 

Supported Models:

SCL-L01 VA SCL-L01 VB SCL-L02 VA SCL-L02 VB SCL-L03 VA SCL-L03 VB SCL-L04 VA SCL-U31 VA

  • This will work on Huawei Y6 (Don’t Try this on Any other device):
  • Charge your phone up to 80% or 70%.
  • You will loose the original ROM or any CUSTOM ROM if you already installed on your phone. So make sure to Backup your phone using TWRP before doing this step using TWRP or CWM or any Custom Recovery.
  • You can also backup all your apps using Titanium Backup or you can Backup without any Root
  • You must install TWRP or any Custom Recovery on your phone.
  • Watch Full Video on How to Install TWRP on any Android Phone.
  • Download all the Zip files from below and Place it in your phone’s root of internal memory.

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Steps to Install Lineage OS 15 For Huawei Y6

  • First of all, you need to Unlock Bootloader on Huawei Y6
  • Now install TWRP Recovery for Huawei Y6. Watch Full Video on How to Install TWRP on any Android Phone.
  • Download the below Lineage OS 15 ROM on to your smartphone.
  • Now boot into TWRP Recovery, Here is the method to boot into Recovery.

Lineage OS 15.0 (Link Broken)

Download Lineage 15 Gapps

Guide to Flash Custom ROM using TWRP Recovery

Guide to Root any Custom ROM

That’s it! I hope you have installed the Lineage OS 15 For Huawei Y6. Leave a comment or feedback down below. Thank you!.

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