Not only Android smartphones or tablets but also Android TV Box devices are capable to install custom firmware (aftermarket) that runs on Amlogic chipset out of the box. Now, if you’re using a G12 or SM1 device that runs on Amlogic SoC then you can follow this full guide to Download and Install LineageOS 18.1 for Amlogic G12/SM1 TV Box. We’ve shared the installation instructions for your specific device model.
A big thanks to npjohnson (XDA Recognized Developer) for sharing this guide and download links so that you can easily follow the steps one by one. Here we’ve provided a couple of device models such as deadpool – Google ADT-3, dopinder – Walmart Onn UHD Box, sabrina – Chromecast with Google TV, wade – Walmart Dynalink 4K Box. XDA has also included development boards like m5 and odroidc4.
LineageOS 18.1 – Overview
It seems that one and only LineageOS is a top contender when it comes to custom firmware. To recall, it was previously known as CyanogenMod based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) that offers plenty of on-device customizations that are possible on stock firmware whatsoever. It’s also quite stable so that users can prefer it as a daily driver apart from a few drawbacks or bugs that we can’t deny.
The LineageOS 18.1 is purely based on Android 11 that offers most of the native Android 11 features out of the box and includes some additional customizations or visual tweaks too. You can check out the features of Android 11 here. Well, there are a couple of known bugs or issues present on LineageOS 18.1 (device-specific) that you can check below.
