Warning: The Huawei Honor 5X is no longer maintained.
A build guide is available for developers that would like to make private builds, or even restart official support.
Important: An official method of unlocking the bootloader is not available, but there may be some unofficial methods available.
Unofficial methods are not recommended or supported by LineageOS, so use them at your own risk!
An unlocked bootloader is required to install LineageOS.
Guides
- Installation
- Build for yourself
- Update to a newer build of the same LineageOS version
- Upgrade to a higher version of LineageOS (e.g. lineage-16.0 -> lineage-17.1)
Special boot modes
- Recovery: With the device powered off, hold Volume Up + Power. Keep holding buttons until the “Honor” logo appears, then release all buttons.
- Bootloader/Fastboot/Download: With the device powered off, hold Volume Down + Power. Keep holding buttons until the “Honor” logo appears, then release all buttons.
Known quirks
Find help online
You can find assistance with LineageOS on our subreddit, or in #LineageOS on Libera.Chat.
