If you are a stock Android UI lover and own a Galaxy A5 2017 running TouchWiz ROM then we are here to show you, how to replace TouchWiz ROM with Stock Android UI on your Galaxy A5 2017. The process is simple, all we need to do is just flashing the LineageOS 14.1 nightly ROM on Galaxy A5 2017. LineageOS the re-branded version of CyanogenMod has already released it’s official LineageOS 14.1 ROM for Galaxy A5 2017 units, the ROM is based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat that brings stock Android UI to the device with smooth performance and theme support as well.
The Galaxy A5 2017 has already received Android 8.0 Oreo from Samsung but still LineageOS team hasn’t announced the LineageOS 15.1 ROM for it, we expect the release may happen soon. You can try third party Oreo ROM as well but we recommend you install this stable LineageOS 14.1 ROM on your device. The ROM is compatible with multiple Galaxy A5 2017 models. Just follow the guide below to download and install official LineageOS 14.1 on Galaxy A5 2017.
Download official LineageOS 14.1 ROM for Galaxy A5 2017
TWRP custom recovery must be installed on your device. Download TWRP recovery for Galaxy A5 2017 here and then follow the instruction over here to install it on your device.
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Downloads:
Download the official LineageOS 14.1 ROM zip for Galaxy A5 2017. Link (a5y17lte)
Download Android 7.1.2 Nougat Google Apps (Gapps): Mirror
Process to install official LineageOS 14.1 on Galaxy A5 2017
Move the above downloaded both files on the storage of your device.
Now head to the final process and follow the instruction to install official LineageOS 14.1 ROM custom ROM via TWRP on Galaxy A5 2017.
That’s it! If you have successfully updated official LineageOS 14.1 ROM on your device give us your feedback. If you want to ask any question just drop your comment below.