Can I change my phone from regular Android to LineageOS using root, without a PC?

I’ve had this question for a while, but I don’t really understand this stuff. I’m afraid of messing something up and ending up with a phone that won’t turn on anymore.

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ICastFist@programming.dev · 11 pts · 21d

The most likely answer is no, and whether you even can install lineage depends a lot on the phone you have

aim4harmony@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 21d

Probably not, but maybe this would work with two phones.

halm@leminal.space · 4 pts · 21d

The only way I've ever heard of and used (as outlined on the LineageOS knowledge base) involves connecting a computer via ADB. You will also need this when upgrading between major versions.

Buage_@piefed.social · 2 pts · 21d (1 reply)

I don't think that's possible, but if that can reassure you, if you follow guides carefully, you shouldn't brick your device

If you do a small mistake, I think that a soft brick is the most common problem, and you can fix it

I already did some mistakes, and I never hard bricked my device, just follow the guides carefully!

Hope this can help!

gatitaQwQ@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 21d

Almost nowhere can anyone teach how to do this for my cell phone anymore. I've seen YouTube videos where people taught how to make ROMs without a PC, but I never find anything for my phone.

pr06lefs@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 21d (4 replies)

part of the process is formatting your SD card and putting lineageos on it. I don't think that's possible with just your phone. maybe if you had two SD slots.

Lemmchen@feddit.org · 8 pts · 21d (1 reply)

Formatting the SD card to flash a custom ROM to a phone that doesn't boot from SD card?? What are you talking about?

pr06lefs@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 21d

Where was anyone talking about a phone without an SD card

technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 21d (1 reply)

I think they're saying that the phone doesn't boot from the SD card. It boots from internal storage.

pr06lefs@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 21d

I think they were saying they don't have a PC.