CrDroid

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crDroid
DevelopercrDroid Team
Working stateActive
Source modelOpen source
Latest releasev8 (Android 12 based)
Repositorygithub.com/crdroidandroid
Update methodOTA or zip installation
PlatformsARM ARM64
Kernel typeMonolithic
LicenseVarious
Official websitecrdroid.net

crDroid is a customized fork of Android based on LineageOS. It is one of the first to offer unofficial releases of Android 10, Android 11 and Android 12 custom ROMs.

History and reception[]

The first releases was developed by Cristiano Matos in late 2012, for the Samsung Galaxy S3.[1]

The releases gained more attention in 2013,[2][3] while in 2014, Saad Khan of Team Android wrote a detailed article on crDroid.[4]

Features and installation procedure was highlighted by Neeraj jast in 2015.[5]

Rafia Shaikh wrote about crDroid Marshmallow version for HTC One M7,[6] and for HTC One M9.[7] In 2016 Shaikh wrote about upgrading to Android 7.1.1 Nougat ROM on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505.[8]

In 2015 a LineageOS-based version for the Samsung Galaxy S4 was announced.[9] In 2017, Mathew Diekhake of ConsumingTech highlighted crDroid version 2.5 Android 7.1.1 Nougat as one of the "Best Custom ROMs" for Nextbit Robin.[10] Rafia Shaikh wrote about obtaining Pixel Look and Feel on the HTC One M8 with crDroid.[11]

2018 is the year the crDroid website was launched.[12]

At one point crDroid was called "[the most] beautiful Android based custom ROM" and a long list of supported devices was published.[13] Saad Khan of TeamAndroid called crDroid a "simply pure Android experience without any other non-sense features" in an article on updating Nexus 7 (2012) to Android 7.1.2.[14]

Mohammed Huwais of GetDroidTips wrote a detailed article on crDroid Android 7.1.2 Nougat On General Mobile GM 5,[15] and the list of supported devices was long.[16] Tomek Kondrat of XDA Developers highlighted crDroid's unofficial port of LineageOS 15.1 for Honor 5X.[17]

In 2019, Aamir Siddiqui of XDA Developers wrote about the progress of custom development for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro, that included crDroid, LineageOS 16 and Pixel Experience.[18]

Arol Wright of XDA developers highlighted availability of Android 10 with crDroid for several devices in late 2019.[19]

crDroid was listed with several other Android 10 ROMs in a 2019 list by Stephen Perkins of GadgetHacks.[20]

crDroid 7 was launched on October 14 2020 initially supporting OnePlus 5/T.[21]

crDroid has been listed among the best custom ROMs for Android in an article published by Nilayan Ghosh of AndroidBlog.org.[22]

On 09.01.2022, crDroid 8 [1] was initially released alongside a website redesign, being among the best Android 12 ROMS, supporting lots of customization options.

See also[]

  • List of custom Android firmware

References[]

  1. ^ "[ROM][28 May][XXEMC3][4.1.2][AROMA][JB Domination] crDroid v17.4 [JKay ][Per App Dpi]". XDA Developers. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. ^ Ruiz, Francisco (2013-10-04). "Samsung Galaxy S3, la mejor Rom Android 4.3". Androidsis (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  3. ^ Ruiz, Francisco (2013-10-04). "Descarga e instalación de la cámara Motorola X apk". Androidsis (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ jast, Neeraj. "[Yuphoria][ROM][5.1.1]CrDroid [Official] by ACE312". Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  6. ^ Shaikh, Rafia (2015-12-10). "How to Flash crDroid Android 6.0 Custom ROM on HTC One M7". Wccftech. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  7. ^ Shaikh, Rafia (2015-12-28). "How to Update HTC One M9 to Android 6 crDroid ROM". Wccftech. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  8. ^ Shaikh, Rafia (2016-12-13). "Guide to Update Galaxy S4 to Android 7.1.1 crDroid ROM". Wccftech. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  9. ^ "[ROM] [jfltexx] [7.1.2] [LOS-based] **crDroid**v3.8". XDA Developers. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  10. ^ Diekhake, Mathew (2017-02-24). "Best Custom ROMs for Nextbit Robin | ConsumingTech". Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  11. ^ Shaikh, Rafia (2017-07-25). "Love Pixel? Flash This Nougat ROM for HTC One M8!". Wccftech. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  12. ^ "crDroid.net - increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device". 2018-05-26. Archived from the original on 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  13. ^ "crDroid Nougat 7.1 ROM Devices List". CyanogenMods. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  14. ^ Khan, Saad. "Update Nexus 7 (2012) to Android 7.1.2 crDroid Nougat Custom Firmware". Team Android. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  15. ^ MohammedHuwais (2018-10-24). "How To Install Android 7.1.2 Nougat On General Mobile GM 5". Get Droid Tips. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  16. ^ "CrDroid OS - List of Supported Devices Official/Unofficial (Android 8.1 Oreo)". Get Droid Tips. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  17. ^ "Unofficial Port Of LineageOS 15.1 Available for Honor 5X". xda-developers. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  18. ^ "Unofficial TWRP, LineageOS 16, Pixel Experience, and more are available for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro". xda-developers. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  19. ^ "Android 10 custom ROMs are now available for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, Redmi 6 Pro, OnePlus 5/5T, LG V30, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e". xda-developers. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  20. ^ "Always-Updated List of Android 10 Custom ROMs for Every Major Phone". Gadget Hacks. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  21. ^ crDroid 7 initial commit on Github
  22. ^ "Best Custom ROMs for Android". AndroidBlog.org. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

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