Android 10 is the latest version of the Android operating system family. Google unveiled the 17th version of the mobile operating system in September 2019 with a long list of new and improved features. Well, with the all-new Android 10, the creators of LineageOS, Custom ROMs based on Android 10 are rolling out the latest version of LineageOS. The latest version of LineageOS is named as LineageOS 17.1.
A wide range of Android 10 based smartphones supports the LineageOS. And the latest LineageOS can be easily installed on the supported devices. And if your device also supports the LineageOS, you can also install the custom OS. Also, you should have a Google service, framework, and Google apps on your device. But, if the above-mentioned ingredients are not available on your device, you won’t be able to get most out of the LineageOS.
If your device doesn’t come with preloaded GApps file like the custom OS-based devices launching these days. You need to install the GApps manually on your device. Well, here we will mention the detailed steps for how to download and install LineageOS 17 / 17.1 Gapps on any Android device.
What are GApps? And what’s the need?
First of all, GApps is nothing but the acronym for Google Applications. And what’s the need? Well, as mentioned earlier, if your device features a custom OS based on Android 10, you won’t be able to install Google Apps on LineageOS.
So, to use the basic Google services and Google Apps you need to manually install the Google Apps on the LineageOS. Of course, an Android device without Google Playstore is of no use!
Hence, you need to download the GApps package, which comes with basic but important Google apps like Google Play Store, Gmail, Google Calendar, Phone, Messages, YouTube, Maps, and install the package on your device.
How to Download LineageOS 17 Gapps
You have to download the GApps package from the links mentioned below. Just visit the link and download the file on your device.
How to Install LineageOS 17 Gapps
STEP 0 –
Before you start following the below-mentioned steps to install LineageOS 17 Gapps make sure to consider the below-mentioned steps carefully.
– Make sure to take a backup of important data on your device. Just in case.
– Make sure to install TWRP or CWM Custom Recovery on your device
– Make sure that your device has enough battery juice.
STEP 1 –
First things first, download the package and move the LineageOS 17 GApps package to the internal storage [root folder].
STEP 2 –
After moving the GApps package to the root folder. You just need to boot your device into TWRP Recovery.
STEP 3 –
After this, hit the Install button to continue.
STEP 4 –
Search for the downloaded Gapps zip file in the internal storage and select it to continue the process.
STEP 5 –
Now you to confirm the flash. To do this, simply swipe to confirm to continue.
STEP 6 –
After flashing, you are almost done, just reboot the device.
And we are done. Your device, which is running on LineageOS 17 nows supports all GApps. If you have down the steps correctly, you are down with the steps for how to Download and Install LineageOS 17 Gapps.
