Samsung Galaxy A6+ 2018 (samsung-a6plte)

Features
Flashing It is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.	Works
USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).	Works
Battery Charging and battery level reporting works	Works
Screen Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Broken
Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.	Works
Camera	Broken
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Works
GPS	Untested
NFC Near Field Communication	Broken
Modem
Calls	Untested
SMS	Untested
Mobile data	Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.	Works
USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching	Works
Sensors
Accelerometer Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile	Works
Magnetometer Sensor to measure magnetism	Broken
Ambient Light	Broken
Proximity	Broken
Hall Effect Also known as flip cover sensor	Works

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 The version the device was shipped with.	8.0.0 (Samsung Experience 9.0)
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	10 (One UI 2)
postmarketOS
Category	testing
Pre-built images Whether pre-built images are available here.	no
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.	yes
Unixbench score Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.	3754.4

Users owning this device

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.

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.

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.

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.