List of custom Android distributions
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[]
Name | Developer | Development status | Last updated on | Open source?[a] | Latest release | Android version | Year started | Supported devices | Notes |
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AliOS | Alibaba Cloud | Active | 2018 | Kernel only |
2.0 | 2011 | A forked but incompatible version of Android [1] | ||
AOKP | Team Kang | Discontinued | ? | 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 |
2.9.0[4] | 11 | 2019[5] | 12[6] | Privacy focused. Google and Xiaomi Smartphones. |
ColorOS | OPPO | Active | 2020 | Kernel only |
11.2 | 11 | 2013 | OPPO Android Smartphones | |
CopperheadOS | Copperhead Security | Active | 2021 | Kernel only |
11.9.1 | 11[7] | 2014 | 6[8] | Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. |
crDroid | crDroid team | Active | 2021 | Yes |
7.9 | 11 | 2014[9] | 83[10] | Based on LineageOS. |
CyanogenMod | CyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen Inc | Discontinued | 2016 | Yes |
14.1 Nightly | 7.1.1 | 2009 | 571[11] | CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS |
DotOS[12][13] | DotOS Team | Active | 2021 | Yes
|
5.2 | 11 | ? | 58[14] | Some DotOS versions include a custom implementation of the Android 12 monet engine, named "Monet Wannabe". |
/e/ | e Foundation | Active | 2020 | Yes
|
0.18[15] | 8-10[16] | 2017 | 152[17] | Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo". |
Emteria.OS | emteria GmbH | Active | 2020 | Kernel only[18]
|
1.2.34[19] | 7.1 | 2017 | Artista-IoT TFT Controller, ACME CM3-Panel, Raspberry Pi 3B, Raspberry Pi CM DevKit | |
EMUI | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | Active | 2019 | Kernel only |
11.0 | 10 | 2012 | Huawei and Honor devices | |
Fire OS | Amazon.com, Inc. | Active | May 2021 | Partial[20] |
7.3.1.9 | 9 | 2011 | Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire TV, Fire Phone, Amazon Echo | Centered on content consumption, heavy ties to Amazon's store and content. |
Funtouch OS | Vivo | Active | 2021 | Kernel only |
11 | 11 | 2013 | Vivo devices | |
Flyme OS | Meizu Technology Co., Ltd. | Active | 2019 | Yes
|
8.0.0 | 9 | 2012 | Official support for Meizu devices. Ported by the community to select ZTE and Huawei devices, OnePlus 2 and 3, HTC One M9, One M8 and M7 and other devices. | |
GrapheneOS[21] | GrapheneOS team | Active | 2021 | Yes
|
2021090819[22] | 11 | 2019[23] | 9[24] | Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until he left. Project renamed from "Android Hardening."[21][25] |
Indus OS | Team Indus OS | Active | ? | Kernel only |
3.0 | 7 | 2015 | 80[26] | |
Kali NetHunter[27][28] | Kali community member “BinkyBear” & Offensive Security | Active | 2021-09-14[29][30] | Yes
|
2021.3[29][30] | 5.1.1
- |
Unknown | 32[28][31][32][33] | 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.[27][28][34] |
LeWa OS | Lewa Technology | Discontinued | ? | Kernel only
|
OS 7 beta | 5.1.1 | 2011 | ||
LineageOS | LineageOS community | Active | 2021 | Yes |
18.1 | 11 | 2016 | 121[35] | Officially the successor of CyanogenMod. |
MIUI | Xiaomi Corporation | Active | 2021 | Partial |
12.5 | 11 | 2010 | Xiaomi devices | |
OmniROM | OmniROM community | Active | 2020 | Yes |
11.0 | 11 | 2013 | 19[36] | |
One UI | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Active | 2020 | Kernel only |
3.1.1 | 11 | 2019 | Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and Tablets | Succeeding Samsung Experience UX and TouchWiz |
OriginOS | Vivo | Active | 2020 | Kernel only |
Unknown | 11 | 2020 | Vivo smartphones | |
OxygenOS | OnePlus | Active | 2020 | Partial |
11.0 |
11 | 2015 | 12[37] and unknown amount of ports | Merged with HydrogenOS in 2018.[38] |
Paranoid Android | Paranoid Android Team | Active | 2020 | Yes |
Quartz 5[39] | 10 | 2012[citation needed] | 31[40] | Based on CAF |
Pixel Experience[41][42] | Pixel Experience Team | Active | 2021 | Yes
|
11.0 | 11[43] | ? | 112[43] | Created to replicate the experience of Google's Pixel Phones |
realmeUI | realme | Active | 2021 | Kernel only |
2.0 | 11 | 2019 | realme Android Smartphones | |
Replicant | Denis Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski | Active | 2019 | Yes |
6.0 0003 | 6 | 2010 | 12[44] | Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features |
Resurrection Remix OS | Resurrection Remix Team | Active | 2020 | Yes |
8.7.1 | 10 | 2012 | 74[45] | Based on LineageOS[citation needed] |
Shift OS | SHIFT GmbH | Active | ? | Yes
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SlimRoms | SlimRoms Team | Active | 2018 | Yes
|
7 | 7.1 | 2012 | ~50 | |
Smartisan OS | Smartisan | Active | 2020 | Partial
|
8.0 | 10 | 2012 | 15 |
- ^ Fully open source Android distributions may ship with proprietary drivers.
See also[]
- CWM (ClockworkMod) – custom recovery image
- TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project)
- Comparison of mobile Operating Systems
- F-Droid - community-maintained Software Repository for Android
References[]
- ^ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/google-blocked-acers-rival-phone-to-prevent-android-fragmentation/?comments=1#comments-bar
- ^ "Devices". Android Open Kang Project. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Tremmel, Moritz (October 19, 2020). "Ein komfortables Android mit einer Extraportion Privacy". www.golem.de. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "CalyxOS News". Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Get It | CalyxOS". 2019-04-23. Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "Get CalyxOS". calyxos.org. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "CopperheadOS Updates". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Device comparison - Copperhead". copperhead.co.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "crDroid.net". Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Devices". CyanogenMod. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "DotOS 5.1 Brings An Android 12 Like UI On These Popular Devices". Fossbytes. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "DotOS 5.2 adds features inspired by Android 12". xda-developers. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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- ^ "Release notes". emteria.com.
- ^ "Source Code Notice". Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "GrapheneOS: the private and secure mobile OS". grapheneos.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Releases". grapheneos.org.
- ^ "GrapheneOS: Ein gehärtetes Android ohne Google, bitte - Golem.de". 2020-01-07. Archived from the original on 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "Supported Devices". Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "History | GrapheneOS". grapheneos.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Indus OS partners with US based digital turbine". telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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- ^ "Kali NetHunter App Store - Android App Repository for Penetraton Testing and Forensics". store.nethunter.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "LineageOS Downloads". download.lineageos.org. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "OmniROM - Supported devices". www.omnirom.org. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "All OnePlus phones". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "OnePlus merging Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS to improve updates". Android Authority. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Paranoid Android Quartz 5". blog.paranoidandroid.co.
- ^ "Paranoid Android - Supported devices". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Google Pixel Experience ROM simplifies, will start focusing more on the basics". TalkAndroid. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Pixel Experience custom ROM will get more features in latest updates". xda-developers. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Devices - Pixel Experience". Devices - Pixel Experience. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ Paul Kocialkowski (30 June 2015). "Replicant status". Replicant. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "ResurrectionRemix Downloads". Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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