WundermentOS 18.1 Progress Update
Work on Wunderment 18.1 is moving along well, with successful builds for the OnePlus 5T, OnePlus 8T, and Pixel 4 complete. Testing of each is underway and releases for all three should happen well in advnace of the May security release. One important note with the update to LineageOS 18.1 is that the Mail application has been dropped from the OS. Mail was removed due to lack of updates from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) to the application. This has been a trend with the AOSP applications as Google focuses on their internal apps (like GMail). If you’re using Mail you will want to look for a replacement application before upgrading, K9 Mail is a good open source alternative or you can use GMail or Outlook if you are tied in to those ecosystems.
LineageOS 18.1 and other devices
Offical LineageOS 18.1 was released today, with support for the OnePlus 5T on lanuch. The OnePlus 6T should be supported shortly, with the offical OxygenOS Android 11 release incoming as well. As such, work has been started on porting WundermentOS to 18.1. The 5T will be the first device to receive it, hopefully by the May security update. Once the 5T is support, the 6T should follow closely behind. In addtion, work on supporting the OnePlus 8T as well as the Pixel 4 has been started and will appear sometime after updates to LineageOS 18.1 for the 5T/6T are complete.
Released: WundermentOS 17.1 for the OnePlus 6T
WundermentOS is now available for the OnePlus 6T! After a lengthy development process, this release is now ready for deployment. This is not a beta, but you should take care as always when deploying custom OS’s to your phone as this is still early days in supporting the A/B partion scheme used by the 6T and the updated security with the relocking of the bootloader. Head on over to the installation page for detailed instructions!
Released: WundermentOS 17.1 for the OnePlus 5T
After extensive testing the update for Wunderment OS to LineageOS 17.1 is now avaialble from the download server! Like all major version updates for LineageOS, this requires a manual update via the adb command from your computer. As always, make sure to backup any data you have on your phone before performing the update and as an extra precaution you may want to enable the OEM unlock feature in developers options in case something goes wrong and you need to restore to a previous operating system via TWRP. Lineage 17.1 has lots of new features you may want to checkout, but perhpas the best new feature in the integration of SeedVault, a backup solution for Android that is now built in! You can see more about it if you go to Settings->System->Advanced->Backup. Make sure SeedVault is selected as the provider and the click on “SeedVault Backup” to set your options.…
Lineage 17.1 for the 5T
The official release of Lineage 17.1 for the 5T is now available and the WunderementOS build based on it is being tested now. This will require a manual update using “adb sideload” but should be a smooth transition otherwise. Look for the 17.1 update sometime later this month.
Beta for OnePlus 6T coming soon.
Significant work has been done on delivering WundermentOS for the OnePlus 6T, including support for LineageOS 17.1! Currently builds are successful and the bootloader locking process has been tested. Builds included all required firmware and updates as are included with the official OxygenOS releases.