Samsung Galaxy A6+ 2018 (samsung-a6plte)

Features
Flashing	Works
USB Networking	Works
Internal storage
SD card
Battery	Works
Screen	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Broken
Audio	Works
Camera	Broken
Camera Flash
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Works
GPS
NFC	Broken
Modem
Calls
SMS
Mobile data
Miscellaneous
FDE	Works
USB OTG	Works
HDMI/DP
Sensors
Accelerometer	Works
Magnetometer	Broken
Ambient Light	Broken
Proximity	Broken
Hall Effect	Works
Haptics
Barometer

Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018)
	; Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018) with Plasma Mobile
Manufacturer	Samsung
Name	Galaxy A6+ (2018)
Codename	samsung-a6plte
Released	2018
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (MSM8953)
CPU	Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 506
Display	1080 x 2220 (6.0", AMOLED)
Storage	32/64 GB
Memory	3/4 GB
Architecture	aarch64
Software
Original software	Android (Samsung Experience)
Original version	8.0.0 (Samsung Experience 9.0)
Extended version	10 (One UI 2)
postmarketOS
Category	testing
Pre-built images	no
Mainline	yes
Unixbench Whet/Dhry score	3754.4

Users owning this device

Bolilingmeng89006 (Notes: a6pltedx)
Colaur (Notes: Testing pmOS)
Lgh (Notes: Golden; Modem and Camera not working)
Soopyc
Ungeskriptet (Notes: Cracked glass)
WonderfulShrineMaidenOfParadise

How to enter flash mode

Recovery: Power on the device by holding Volume Up and Power.
Download: Hold Volume Up and Volume Down while plugging the device to a computer with a USB cable.
lk2nd: Power on the device by holding Volume Down and Power.

Unlocking the bootloader

Enable developer mode by tapping on the build number seven times in Settings → About phone → Software information
Return to the main settings page and go to the developer options
In developer options, enable OEM unlocking. Make sure you have an internet connection if it doesn't show up.

FRP Lock

WARNING: Logout / delete all of the accounts (especially Google ones) in Android first, before you wiping out or flashing pmOS to partition userdata.

Installation

Unlock the bootloader if not done.
Select the edge branch, then a6plte and your favorite UI with pmbootstrap init
Generate the rootfs with pmbootstrap install to install postmarketOS to the phone or pmbootstrap install --sdcard /dev/sdX to install it on an SD card.
Reboot into download mode
Flash lk2nd (alternative bootloader that provides a standard fastboot interface) with pmbootstrap flasher --method=heimdall-bootimg flash_lk2nd. The device should automatically boot into lk2nd afterwards.
Flash postmarketOS with pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs or pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs --partition userdata to flash it to the bigger userdata partition. Skip this step if you have installed postmarketOS to an SD card.
Reboot the phone with fastboot reboot or by selecting START in lk2nd with the power button.

Gallery

Plasma Mobile

Hardware details (`hwtest`) for A6PLTE

Category	Model	Path	Status	Value
framebuffer	msmdrmfb	/sys/class/graphics/fb0	working
drm		/sys/class/drm/card0-DSI-1	working	1080x2220
camera	sr556 20-0028	/dev/v4l-subdev17	broken
camera	s5k2x7sp 20-0010	/dev/v4l-subdev18	broken
camera	s5k2p6sx 21-002d	/dev/v4l-subdev19	broken
accelerometer	lsm6dsl_accel	/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device2	working
gyroscope	lsm6dsl_gyro	/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device1	working	0.01, -0.03, -0.0 rad/s
vibrator	gpio-vibrator	/dev/input/event4	working
input	gpio-keys	/dev/input/event0	working
input	s6sy761	/dev/input/event1	working
input	pm8941_pwrkey	/dev/input/event2	working
input	pm8941_resin	/dev/input/event3	working
input	samsung-a2015 Headset Jack	/dev/input/event5	working

Audio works with speakers, and with jack or bluetooth headset.