List of custom Android distributions

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This is a list of aftermarket Android distributions (custom firmware, custom ROM) that have received independent coverage in notable Android-related sources. The list may include distributions that come preinstalled on a device (stock ROM) or modifications of them. Only official builds are listed.

Table of ROMs[edit]

Name Developer Development status Last updated on Open source?[a] Latest release Android version Year started Supported devices Notes
AliOS Alibaba Cloud Active 2018
Kernel Only
 2.0 2011 A forked but incompatible version of Android [1]
AOKP Team Kang Active ?
Yes
 Pie 9 2011 115[2] Based on LineageOS
Baidu Yi Baidu, Inc. Discontinued ?
Kernel only
 Un­known Un­known 2011 Un­known Discontinued in March 2015
CalyxOS[3] Calyx Institute Active 2021
Yes
 2.2.0 11.0 2019[4] 12[5] Privacy focused. Google and Xiaomi Smartphones.
ColorOS OPPO Active 2020
Kernel only
 11.0 11.0 2013 OPPO Android Smartphone Generally seen in OPPO Smartphones.
CopperheadOS Copperhead Security Active 2021
Kernel only
 2021.02.15 11.0[6] 2014 6[7] Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available.
crDroid crDroid team Active 2020
Yes
 7.2 11.0 2014[8] 56[9] Based on LineageOS.
CyanogenMod CyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen Inc Discontinued 2016
Yes
 14.1 Nightly 7.1.1 2009 571[10] CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS
/e/ e Foundation Active 2020
Yes
 0.15[11] 8-10[12] 2017 138[13] Privacy focused. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo".
Emteria.OS emteria GmbH Active 2020
Kernel only[14]
 1.2.34[15] 7.1 2017 Artista-IoT TFT Controller, ACME CM3-Panel, Raspberry Pi 3B, Raspberry Pi CM DevKit Based on AOSP.
EMUI Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Active 2019
Kernel only
 11.0 10.0 2012 Huawei and Honor devices
Fire OS Amazon.com, Inc. Active 2019
Partial[16]
 7.3 9.0 2011 Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire TV, Fire Phone, Amazon Echo Centered on content consumption, heavy ties to Amazon's store and content.
GrapheneOS GrapheneOS team Active 2021
Yes
 2021.03.06.00[17] 11 2019[18] 9 Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until he left. Project renamed from "Android Hardening."
HarmonyOS Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Active 2020
No
 1.0 9 2019 Huawei and Honor devices
Indus OS Team Indus OS Active ?
Kernel only
 3.0 7.0 2015 80[19]
Kali NetHunter Kali community member “BinkyBear” & Offensive Security Active 2020
Yes
 2020.3 10[citation needed] Un­known Official support for select Nexus and OnePlus devices originally advertised, builds for select LG, Samsung Galaxy, Sony, Xiaomi & ZTE devices are also available on the official website[20] Open Source Android penetration testing platform. NetHunter supports Wireless 802.11 frame injection, one-click MANA Evil Access Point setups, HID keyboard, as well as BadUSB MITM attacks – built upon Kali Linux distribution and toolsets.[21]

Based on LineageOS[citation needed]

LeWa OS Lewa Technology Discontinued ?
Kernel only
 OS 7 beta 5.1.1 2011
LineageOS LineageOS community Active 2021
Yes
 17.1 10.0 2016 121[22] Officially the successor of CyanogenMod.
MIUI Xiaomi Corporation Active 2020
Partial
 12.2 11.0 2010 Xiaomi devices
OmniROM OmniROM community Active 2020
Yes
 10 10.0 2013 19[23]
One UI Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Active 2020
Kernel only
 3.0 11 2020 Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and Tablets Succeeding Samsung Experience UX and TouchWiz
OxygenOS OnePlus Active 2020
Partial
 10.0
 10.0 2015 12[24] and unknown amount of ports Merged with HydrogenOS in 2018.[25]
Paranoid Android Paranoid Android Team Active[26] 2020
Yes
 Quartz 5[27] 10 2012[citation needed] 31[28] Based on CAF
Replicant Denis Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski Active 2019
Yes
 6.0 0003 6.0 2010 12[29] Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features
Resurrection Remix OS Resurrection Remix Team Active 2020
Yes
 8.6 10.0 2012 74[30] Based on LineageOS.
SlimRoms SlimRoms Team Active 2018
Yes
 7 7.1 2012 ~50
Smartisan OS Smartisan Active 2020
Partial
 8.0 10 2012 15
  1. ^ Fully open source Android distributions may ship with proprietary drivers.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/google-blocked-acers-rival-phone-to-prevent-android-fragmentation/?comments=1#comments-bar
  2. ^ "Devices". Android Open Kang Project. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ Tremmel, Moritz (October 19, 2020). "Ein komfortables Android mit einer Extraportion Privacy". www.golem.de. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  4. ^ "Get It | CalyxOS". web.archive.org. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  5. ^ "Get CalyxOS". calyxos.org. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  6. ^ "CopperheadOS Updates". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Device comparison - Copperhead". copperhead.co.
  8. ^ Bora, Kukil (2014-04-01). "Android 4.4.2 KitKat For Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300: How To Install It Using crDroid Custom ROM [Tutorial]". International Business Times. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  9. ^ "crDroid.net". Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Devices". CyanogenMod. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Releases · e / os / releases" Check |url= value (help). GitLab. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  12. ^ "Releases · e / os / releases" Check |url= value (help). GitLab. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  13. ^ "Get Support - e Foundation - deGoogled unGoogled smartphone operating systems and online services - your data is your data" Check |url= value (help). e Foundation - deGoogled unGoogled smartphone operating systems and online services - your data is your data. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  14. ^ "Terms and Conditions". Section 3.7. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Release notes". emteria.com.
  16. ^ "Source Code Notice". Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Releases". grapheneos.org.
  18. ^ "GrapheneOS: Ein gehärtetes Android ohne Google, bitte - Golem.de". web.archive.org. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  19. ^ "Indus OS partners with US based digital turbine". telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  20. ^ https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-nethunter-download/
  21. ^ https://www.kali.org/kali-linux-nethunter/
  22. ^ "LineageOS Downloads". download.lineageos.org. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  23. ^ "OmniROM - Supported devices". www.omnirom.org. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  24. ^ "All OnePlus phones". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  25. ^ "OnePlus merging Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS to improve updates". Android Authority. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  26. ^ Hoff, John (24 April 2017). "Paranoid Android shows signs of life, fans anticipate possible Nougat update". Android Community. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  27. ^ "Paranoid Android Quartz 5". blog.paranoidandroid.co.
  28. ^ https://aospa.co/downloads. Retrieved 9 September 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ^ Paul Kocialkowski (30 June 2015). "Replicant status". Replicant. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  30. ^ "ResurrectionRemix Downloads". Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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