How to DeGoogle Android Phone in 15 Minutes (LineageOS 18.1 on OnePlus 7T)

REMEMBER: Before flashing, always update your device fully!

Please do not follow this guide unless you know what you are doing or want to destroy your device. Removing Google Android is part of my journey decoupling from Silicon Valley Dependence. There are good reasons to use SV services if they are available to you and cheap or free. Carrying around a tracking device no longer qualifies as "cheap" in my opinion.

*Resource Links*
- LOS recovery and "copy partitions" files are found on the instructions page

*Reference Video Links*

*Timestamps*
0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Files and software needed
4:05 - Unlock USB debugging and flash LineageOS recovery
6:25 - Enter LineageOS Recovery to flash supporting files & format the device
9:08 - Flash LineageOS
10:50 - Confirming the installation and MicroG function
12:10 - Conclusions and outro

[BlkInc]

You made this loot easy.... hopefully it's the same steps for the OnePlus 8 I just got. It's a TMobile phone also but my sim card is AT&T. I'll probably update the firmware as you suggested first just to be safe

[MGHOST]

Too easy. You made this process painless. Couple of real quick questions though: where you do get your app apk's and do you root (for adblocking purposes)?

[legateG]

Fantastic work!
One question here: My "General Mobile 5+" device is not listed in the LOS download page. Can I install regardless?

[robertclarkguitar]

I wonder if there is a rom for the 7t converted like yours and mine, that will work on Verizon ) Visible. So far I was so impressed with pixel experience but just like the 12 betas I tried OOS and Color OS, No cell Signal or Data.

[burhanbudak]

My EU version is a HD1903, after flashing the recovery and rom its HD1905. What happened?

[youtubeuser]

still works? i got the hawei redmi note 9, do you think it will work?

[mrddx]

It's the same with à one plus 5 ?

[garciamartinezerikmanuel]

"We are the cool kids running linux" Oh sir, that's correct. I already bricked one phone xD, so I'm not gonna try to flash my new one, better just going to wait for the pinephone pro public release and finaly say "auf wiedersehen" to google.