Oneplus ended the software support for the Oneplus 5 and the Oneplus 5T in late 2020. The last official system update for the handsets brought September 2020 security patches and some fixes for the buggy Android 10 update that was rolled out earlier that year.
Two years after the last official Android update, users of Oneplus 5 and Oneplus 5T can still experience the current latest version of Android, thanks to the newly released Android 12-based LineageOS 19 custom ROM.
Third-party software is not meant for everyone. Because users have to deal with the installation process, which can be confusing for most.
But if you are one of those who are used to custom ROMs, you should probably install the official LineageOS 19 ROM on your Oneplus 5 or Oneplus 5T to bring a new life into them.
These devices were launched in 2017. So most likely they are sitting idle or being used as a secondary smartphone. Hence, they can be a perfect opportunity for the users to try custom ROM for the first time since there won’t be any harm if anything goes wrong.
The Oneplus 5 and the Oneplus 5T hit the markets with Android 7.1.1 Nougat. They received three official Android updates throughout their lifetime — Android 8.1 Oreo, Android 9.0 Pie, and Android 10.
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