For those of you who need Android 8.0/8.1 Gapps, you can use these Gapps here. These gapps are “minimal” and give you just the Play Store for any Android custom ROMs based on Android 8.0 or 8.1 Gapps. These Android 8.0/8.1 Gapps are 100% compatible with custom ROMs like Resurrection Remix ROM v6.0 (which is based on Oreo) and many others.
Samsung has officially stopped Android updates for Galaxy S4. If you are user of Galaxy S4 waiting for any official Android updates, LineageOS ROM is for you.
LineageOS is one of the best Android Oreo ROMs available for Samsung Galaxy S4. LineageOS is based on Stock Android which makes it stable and reliable for daily usage. The current ROM of LineageOS for Galaxy S4 is in Beta stage. So, we don’t suggest this firmware for non-technical Android users. As the firmware is custom developed, the device is to be rooted and further risks might be involved in installation process. If you are ready to update Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 to Android 8.0 Oreo, do follow the prerequisites below to safeguard your personal data and to ensure successful installation.
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It is vital to check device model number before rooting/unlocking/flashing process to ensure flashing compatible files on the device. The device model name/number should be Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505. If your device model number doesn’t match with mentioned one in the link, do not attempt the tutorial.
Samsung Galaxy S4 USB Drivers
To transfer firmware packages, it is to be connected with PC. For the PC to detect the device, it should have installed Samsung USB drivers. If you’ve not installed previously, download them form below source and install manually.
Steps To Be Considered
Are you sure you completed all the above steps? Yes, you can now get started with the Android Oreo installation process.
Disclaimer: Rooting/Unlocking/Installing custom ROMs and Kernels are not official methods. So, neither device manufacturer nor Droid Word team is responsible if anything goes wrong with your device during the process. This article is only for educational purpose. You can continue with the implementation at your own risk.
Step 1: Download Android 8.0 Oreo ROM and Google Apps packages from downloads section to your PC. Do not unzip the packages.
Step 2: Connect Samsung Galaxy S4 to PC using an USB cable.
Step 3: Transfer the downloaded packages into the root of phone/SDcard memory.
Step 4: Once the transfer is done, disconnect the USB and turn off the Galaxy S4.
Step 5: Enter custom recovery mode on Galaxy S4. Don’t know how? Do follow the simple step below.
Turn on the device by holding Volume up+Home+Power buttons together until you see the recovery mode.
Step 6: In custom recovery mode, you can view a list of options which are not available in Stock recovery. Among them, find and select wipe data/factory reset(In recovery mode the touch interface will not work. You can use Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to select).
Step 7: Now perform a complete data wipe by selecting wipe cache partition.
Step 8: Once done, enter advanced options in recovery mode and select wipe dalvik cache.
Step 9: If you are done with all the above steps, you can flash the firmware package now. Select install zip from sdcard, navigate and choose the previously copied Android 8.0 Oreo ROM package. Confirm the installation and do not interrupt the process.
Step 10: After completion follow Step 9 again and choose Google apps package in this case.
Step 11: Once the packages installation is completed, select reboot system now option.
That’s it! Your device now boots up running Android 8.0 Oreo. You have successfully updated Samsung Galaxy S4 to Android 8.0 Oreo via LineageOS ROM. If you face any issues while following the above guide, do let us know through the comments section. We may help you out.
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