How to Install Android 8.0 Oreo Lineage OS 15 ROM on Moto X Play

How to Install Android 8.0 Oreo Lineage OS 15 ROM on Moto X Play

 
Moto X Play users have a reason to celebrate today. Thanks to Android development community, you can install the Android 8.0 Oreo update on the Moto X Play, thanks to release of an unofficial build of the LineageOS 15 ROM for the device.

With the LineageOS 15 ROM, which is based on Android 8.0, you can run the latest OS on your Moto X Play. On Android 8.0, you get to play with new features in Oreo like Autofill, new Settings app, picture-in-picture, new notifications center, notification snooze, etc. stuff.

What is Android O aka Android 8.0 Oreo?
Android 8.0 Oreo is the latest iteration of Android Operating system. This is the 8th major version of the Android mobile operating system after the release of Android Nougat. The latest features of Android Oreo includes New app notifications, notification dots on app icons, picture-in-picture mode, Android Instant App compatibility, Auto-fill (like on Chrome), Better copy and paste, Faster Android behind the scenes, Better battery life with more advanced Doze mode, and more.

Features of Android Oreo:
Notifications Channels – This feature provides the ability to group notifications from numerous apps into one channel. This means you can group notifications for certain apps together and make it easier for the management of notifications. This is overall a nice addition to what Google started with Android Nougat.

Picture In A Picture – Videos will switch to smaller, minimized versions when you navigate to other apps. This feature is similar to what a YouTube video does in the YouTube mobile app when you drag it to the corner.

Multi-Display Support – This feature would provide you with the ability to launch an activity, say, Chrome, on a remote display like your HDTV or PC display. The potential applications for this feature are endless.

Keyboard Navigation – This feature would bring to you the ability to use keys to navigate apps.

Background Limits – This feature will let you set a limit to what an app can do while it’s operating in the background. You can use this to conserve power and in turn get more battery life.

New Wi-Fi Features – This new Android version would Include more Wi-Fi features like Neighborhood Aware Networking (NAN), which makes it easy for devices to connect with one another without an internet access point or internet access at all.

Better Icons – Google has made icons in Android O to be adaptive. This means that they will take different shapes depending on the system they’re used on. This is a cool feature, isn’t it?

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Download Lineage OS 15 ROM for Moto X Play
Download LineageOS 15 ROM for Moto X Play– Download (Development Page)
Lineage OS 15 Gapps For Moto X Play – Download
Magisk for Moto X Play – Download

How to Install Android 8.0 Oreo on Moto X Play
First, download and install a custom recovery. If you already had a custom recovery installed on your device then skip this step.

Download Andriod 8.0 ROM and Gapps from above and save it on your device.

Now Boot your device into Recovery mode.

Now in TWRP, create a Nandroid backup (Recommended) of your device for safer side, if anything goes wrong.

Now do a Factory Reset by Goto Wipe>Advanced Wipe>Select Wipe cache, Dalvik cache, System, and data and swipe to confirm it.

Now, Go to Install and locate the ROM zip file & swipe to Install the ROM file. After the process completes, Flash the GApps zip file.

Now wipe cache & Dalvik cache again and Reboot your device.

Done!

This is the complete guide to Download and Install Android 8.0 Oreo on Moto X Play. Let us know how’s your experience with Lineage OS 15 update for Moto X Play by comments below.