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Lenovo Vibe K5

Phone · Lenovo

Partial Bootloader unlock + custom ROM

One source so far. Yes needs a second independent source.

Difficulty

Moderate

Brick risk

Medium

Legal risk

Low

Not stock root. Needs an unlocked bootloader and a custom ROM.

How-to

How to

Unlock the bootloader and install custom firmware (LineageOS and postmarketOS). postmarketOS status: testing.

Follow the specialist sources linked on this page. If this path is a jailbreak, unlock, or flash, the specialist wiki is the how-to — we do not copy those steps here.

Notes

pmOS uses independent kernel (mainline or msm8916-mainline).

LineageOS 14.1 is available. Install with fastboot.

SourcesNot yet verified

https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/A6020/ wiki.lineageos.org
https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/master/device/testing/device-lenovo-a6020a40 gitlab.com

Author canirootit research

Lenovo Vibe K5

How-to

How to

Notes

SourcesNot yet verified

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