How to Install Android 7.1.2 Nougat for Samsung Galaxy S6 (Edge) via Resurrection Remix 5.8.3, Lineage OS 14.1

Considering the popularity of the stunning Samsung Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge devices, unfortunately, there is no official support from the Lineage OS, or the Resurrection Remix v5.8.3 based on the latest Android 7.1.2 Nougat for either. Itย is still stuck on the LOS v13 for the two phones. However, with the latest build from Team Nexus7420, the 7.1.2 Nougat update comes to Galaxy S6 (Edge) variants via Lineage OS 14.1, Resurrection Remix 5.8.3, and AOKP custom ROMS. All these three ROMS are initial builds, but they are quite stable.

The Lineage OS and Resurrection Remix are considered to haveย smoothย user interface, high performance, and a very good battery life. Moreover, it bringsย Android 7.1.2 for almost all the S6 and S6 Edge variants.

Downloads forย Samsung S6 (Edge)

How to update Galaxy S6 (Edge) to Android 7.1.2 Nougat via Lineage OS 14.1, Resurrection Remix 5.8.3+, AOKP ROM?

These are custom ROMS so you need to have TWRP and root on your Galaxy S6 Edge device. Moreover, your device must be running on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow or above like the stock official Android 7.0 Nougat. Follow the steps to flash Lineage OS 14.1 on S6 and S6 Edge.

  • Download the desiredย 7.1.2 Nougat ROM from above for your device.
  • Now transfer all the files from the download section and transfer it to your device storage. This includesย one of the custom ROMS, SuperSU, Gapps.
  • Now, reboot S6 device into TWRP recovery.
  • Tap on Backup and take a bull Nandroid backup of previous ROM.
  • Tap on Wipe and format the partitions includingย Cache, Dalvik-Cache, Data, System.
  • Tap on Install option and select the ROM from storage. Swipe to installย ROM.
  • Similarly, Install Google Apps (Gapps) by selection it.
  • Forย Rooting Lineage OS 14.1 on S6, flashย the SuperSU 2.79 SR3 orย download the extrasย packageย addonsu-arm64-signed.zip v14.1.
  • Wipe the cache and reboot your device to system.

The developer has also provided additional packages like the HTC Camera 8.50. Enjoy 7.1.2 Nougat firmware on your S6 Edge devices.

Thanks to: Team Nexus7420


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