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Download and Install Lineage OS 16 on Asus Zenfone Max (Android 9.0 Pie)

Updated on January 11, 2021 by Mohammed Huwais

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Asus Zenfone Max (Z010D) was launched in August 2015. The smartphone came out of the box with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop and later upgraded to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Finally, here is the big update. Now you can download and install Lineage OS 16 on Asus Zenfone Max (Z010D). Sakil_Mondal has started working on the next version of Lineage OS based on Android Pie called Lineage OS 16. But be careful, we are not responsible if you brick your device or do something wrong. This update may not be a stable update and we don’t even say when exactly the next version comes out. So be patient. If you want to try, then take a complete backup of data on your device or create a Nandroid backup using TWRP Recovery.

Download and Install Lineage OS 16 on Asus Zenfone Max

To install Lineage OS 16 on Asus Zenfone Max, your device should have Bootloader Unlocked and should be running on latest TWRP Recovery. If you have all this, then you are good to try the new Lineage OS 16 on your device. Follow our guide on how to upgrade, but before that. Let’s understand the features of Android 9.0 Pie and Lineage OS 16.

Table of Contents

  • 1 What’s on Android 9.0 Pie?
  • 2 Lineage OS 16 Based on Android 9.0 Pie
  • 3 Steps to install Lineage OS 16 on Asus Zenfone Max
    • 3.1 Pre-Requisite:
    • 3.2 Instructions to Install:

What’s on Android 9.0 Pie?

As we said, Lineage OS 16 is based on the latest OS, Android 9.0 Pie. Android 9.0 Pie is the 9th iteration and a major update of Google’s Android OS. The new Android Pie brings a couple of design changes to the successor Android Oreo but the most notable one is the gesture-based navigation system. Other features of Android 9 Pie are New Quick Settings UI design, Redesigned volume slider, Advanced Battery with AI Support, Notch Support, Improved Adaptive Brightness, Manual theme selection, Android Dashboard which Google calls Digital Wellbeing, and more other features.

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Watch The Video about What’s on Android 9.0 Pie.

Lineage OS 16 Based on Android 9.0 Pie

Watch The Video on Lineage OS 16 Android 9 Pie Full Review

Lineage OS 16 is the latest Stock Custom Firmware based on the official Android 9.0 Pie AOSP source code. Along with the official Android 9.0 features, the Lineage OS 16 also brings tons of features and customization option which allows using your phone beyond the Stock Firmware feature. Lineage OS one of the well-known aftermarket firmware built by the team behind cyanogen. In the Android world, Lineage OS is the currently best custom ROM built with many new features.

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Steps to install Lineage OS 16 on Asus Zenfone Max

Watch The Video on How to install Lineage OS 16

Follow this guide and download the TWRP recovery, drivers and things to start with.

Pre-Requisite:

  • Supported: Asus Zenfone Max  (Z010D)
  • Charge your phone up to 80% or 70%.
  • Download the latest Asus USB Drivers
  • Download ADB and Fastboot Drivers [Download ADB SDK Platform Tools]
  • Lineage OS 16 zip file: Download (Alpha)
  • Download latest Gapps file:
    • Android 9.0 Pie Gapps Package
    • Open Gapps for Android Pie
    • Gapps for Lineage OS 16
    • Mind The Gapps Package

Instructions to Install:

  1. First of all, You need to enable the developer option and activate the OEM unlock and USB debugging.
  2. Now you need to unlock the bootloader on your Asus Zenfone Max.
  3. Once you have unlocked, you must install the latest TWRP Recovery on Asus Zenfone Max.
  4. Now the guide will be easy, boot into TWRP Recovery
  5. You need to Decrypt and Re-Encrypt Data Partition on Asus Zenfone Max.
  6. You can now take a complete backup of your ROM using TWRP Recovery.
  7. Now you need Wipe System Data on TWRP Recovery
  8. Tap on Install option and look for the downloaded Lineage OS 16 zip file. [Guide to install Custom ROM using TWRP Recovery]
  9. Swipe to confirm the flashing.
  10. Now you need to install the Android Oreo Gapps file. (TWRP -> Install -> Select Gapps zip and swipe to flash)
  11. You can now reboot to enjoy Lineage OS 16 on Asus Zenfone Max (Z010D).
  12. If you want to root you can either try SuperSU root or you can try Magisk root.

That’s it! I hope you have installed the Lineage OS 16 on your device. Leave a comment or feedback down below. Thank you!.

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