Install LineageOS on h850

Basic requirements

1. Make sure your computer has working adb and fastboot. Setup instructions can be found here.
2. Enable USB debugging on your device.

Unlocking the bootloader

1. Visit LG’s official unlocking website, where you’ll be asked to login.
2. Follow the instructions and get your unlock file.
3. Connect your device to your PC via USB.
4. On the computer, open a command prompt (on Windows) or terminal (on Linux or macOS) window, and type:

   adb reboot bootloader
   

   You can also boot into fastboot mode via a key combination:

   • With the device powered off, hold Volume Up + Power.
5. Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC finds it by typing:

   fastboot devices
   

   Tip: If you see no permissions fastboot while on Linux or macOS, try running fastboot as root.
6. Now type the following command to unlock the bootloader:

   fastboot flash unlock unlock.bin
   

   Where unlock.bin is the bootloader unlock file you received in the email.

7. Wait for the bootloader unlocking process to complete. Once finished, you can check if bootloader is successfully unlocked by typing:

   fastboot getvar unlocked
   

   Verify that the response is unlocked: yes. In that case, you can now install third-party firmware.

8. Since the device resets completely, you will need to re-enable USB debugging to continue.

Installing a custom recovery using fastboot

1. Download a custom recovery - you can download TWRP. Simply download the latest recovery file, named something like twrp-x.x.x-x-h850.img.

2. Connect your device to your PC via USB.
3. On the computer, open a command prompt (on Windows) or terminal (on Linux or macOS) window, and type:

   adb reboot bootloader
   

   You can also boot into fastboot mode via a key combination:

   • With the device powered off, hold Volume Up + Power.
4. Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC finds it by typing:

   fastboot devices
   

   Tip: If you see no permissions fastboot while on Linux or macOS, try running fastboot as root.
5. Flash recovery onto your device:

   fastboot flash recovery twrp-x.x.x-x-h850.img
   

   Tip: The file may not be named identically to what stands in this command, so adjust accordingly.
6. Now reboot into recovery to verify the installation:
   • With the device powered off, hold Volume Down + Power until the LG logo appears, then release Power for a second and hold it again until the recovery comes up.

Installing LineageOS from recovery

1. Download the LineageOS install package that you’d like to install or build the package yourself.

   • Optionally, download 3rd party application packages such as Google Apps (use the arm64 architecture)
2. If you aren’t already in recovery, reboot into recovery:
   • With the device powered off, hold Volume Down + Power until the LG logo appears, then release Power for a second and hold it again until the recovery comes up.
3. (Optional, but recommended): Tap the Backup button to create a backup. Make sure the backup is created in the external sdcard or copy it onto your computer as the internal storage will be formatted.
4. Go back to return to main menu, then tap Wipe.
5. Now tap Format Data and continue with the formatting process. This will remove encryption as well as delete all files stored on the internal storage.

6. Return to the previous menu and tap Advanced Wipe.

7. Select the Cache and System partitions to be wiped and then Swipe to Wipe.

8. Place the LineageOS .zip package, as well as any other .zip packages on the root of /sdcard:
   • Using adb: adb push filename.zip /sdcard/
   • You can use any method you are comfortable with. adb is universal across all devices, and works both in Android and recovery mode, providing USB debugging is enabled.
9. Go back to return to main menu, then tap Install.
10. Navigate to /sdcard, and select the LineageOS .zip package.

11. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the package.

12. (Optional): Install any additional packages using the same method.

    Note: If you want any Google Apps on your device, you must follow this step before the first boot into Android!
13. (Optional): Root the device by installing the LineageOS su add-on (use the arm64 package) or using any other method you prefer.
14. Once installation has finished, return to the main menu, tap Reboot, and then System.

Get assistance

If you have any questions or get stuck on any of the steps, feel free to ask on our subreddit or in #LineageOS on freenode.