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{Unofficial}Download Lineage OS 15 [Oreo] 8.0 Sony Xperia T(MINT) [Updated October 2017]

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LineageOS 15.0 ROM for Sony Xperia T(MINT) Android Oreo 8.0 

Today we will give you guide on Sony Xperia T(MINT). Official Lineage OS 15.0 ROM is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. You can install the Custom ROM without having need of Google Application Installed. Official LineageOS 15.0 ROM does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway. 


First Check Sony Xperia T Specification. 

The Smartphone carried out with an AMOLED of 4.55-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720 pixels by 1280 pixels. However, it has a PPI of ~323 pixels density per inch.
The Sony Xperia T model comes along with Dual-core 1.5GHz which packs up with Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 Plus. However, you can also upgrade via a microSD card slot upto 32GB. The Smartphone carries out with 1GB of RAM with 16GB of internal memory. Sony Xperia T model packs up with 13–Megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 1.3-megapixel of front shooter for selfies.
The Sony Xperia T runs on Android 4.3(JellyBean). The device comes with 1850mAh power non-removable battery. The Smartphone covers 129.4 x 67.3 x 9.4 mm dimensions (height x width x thickness) and weight 144.00 grams.
The Sony Xperia T is a dual SIM (GSM) smartphone that accepts a Nano-SIM. Wi-Fi, GPS, OTG, Bluetooth, 3G and LTE Networks these all are a lot of Connectivity options. The Sony Xperia T sensors include Compass, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyrometer, NFC as well. The Smartphones carries with non-breakable Shatter Proof Glass. The Smartphone also carries out the 50GB of Cloud storage as well. 
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS AN INITIAL BUILD WHICH MAY NOT BOOT AT ALL. YOU MUST FIRST BACKUP YOUR FULL DATA BEFORE FLASHING YOUR ANDROID DEVICE. TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THEREFORE, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOUR DEVICE GET DAMAGED OR BRICK. 
Installing a custom ROM on a Sony Xperia T(MINT) requires the bootloader to be unlocked on the Sony Xperia T(MINT) phone, which may VOID your warranty. However, it may delete all your data also. Before proceeding further you may consider backup all data on the phone. You are the only person doing changes to your phone. Hence, we cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.
Official Lineage OS 15.0 ROM Status for Sony Xperia T(MINT) Android 8.0 Custom ROM:
WHAT’S WORKING:
– Working
KNOWN PROBLEMS:
– Not Distinguished

Before Starting

Before getting started you must take care of the following task. Thus, it will help you flash your device without any interruption.
Step 1: Install USB drivers for your device on your PC.
Step 2: Be sure to backup your data including Contacts, SMS / MMS, APN & MMS Settings as well as photos and videos stored on your device’s internal or external storage.
Step 3: Make sure that your device must well charge. Ideally, the battery level should be around 60-80%. The more the better.
Step 4: USB Debugging should enable on your device.
Important: Most of the custom ROM will not have Google APPS in them. So, you will have to download and install GAPPS manually. Also, you must take the backup of nandroid before installing custom ROM. Done with preliminary precautionary steps? So, here’s the guide:
So, here’s the guide:
TWRP Recovery allows you to do a plenty of cool stuff. But the point of having any custom recovery is to be capable of flashing unsigned .zip files. These .zip files could be anything from a custom kernel, boot, recovery, MODs or full custom ROMs.
So, now let’s see how to flash a LineageOS ROM on Sony Xperia T(MINT) using TWRP recovery.

How to Install an official LineageOS on Sony Xperia T(MINT) Android Oreo 8.0

1. Download and transfer the official LineageOS ROM and GAPPS for Lineage os you wish to flash to your device’s storage.
2.Now boot your Android device into TWRP recovery.
3. Select “Wipe” from the TWRP main menu and do a “Swipe to Factory Reset” on the bottom of the screen.└ Note: This will factory resets your device. Simply Skip the step if your ROM does not need a factory reset.

4. Now, go back to TWRP main menu, tap on “Install” and select the official Lineage os  ROM .zip file and gapps for lineage os that you transferred to your device in Step 1.

  • After selecting the .zip file, do “Swipe to Confirm Flash” on the bottom of the screen to begin the custom ROM installation process. This may take some time.


  • So, finally, when your ROM successfully flashed, you’ll see “Wipe cache/dalvik” option. Thus, select it and then do “Swipe to wipe” on the bottom of the screen.
  • Hit the “Back” button once cache & dalvik wipe completes. Also, hit the “Back” button on-screen and then select “Reboot System” button.