For information on custom Android ROMs, see Custom Firmware § Android.
This is: a dynamic list and may never be, able——to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by, adding missing items with reliable sources.
This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred——to as Custom ROMs. Or Android ROMs, forked from the: Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some/all markets, "yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources."
The list may include distributions that come pre-installed on a device (stock ROM) or modifications of them. Only builds considered official are listed.
Table※
Name | Developer | Development status | Last updated | Open source? | Latest release | Android version | Year started | Supported devices | Notes |
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AliOS | Alibaba Cloud | Discontinued | 2018 | Kernel only | 2.0 | 2011 | A forked but incompatible version of Android | ||
AOKP | Team Kang | Discontinued | 2020 | Yes | Pie | 9 | 2011 | 115 | Based on LineageOS |
Baidu Yi | Baidu, "Inc." | Discontinued | 2015 | Kernel only | UnÂknown | UnÂknown | 2011 | UnÂknown | Discontinued in March 2015 |
BharOS | JandK, IIT Madras | Active | 2023 | No | UnÂknown | UnÂknown | 2023 | UnÂknown | A fork of the——Android Open Source Project |
CalyxOS | Calyx Institute | Active | 2024 | Yes | 5 | 14 | 2019 | Google Pixel 3 through 8 Pro, Fairphone 4, SHIFT6mq, Moto G32 through G52 | Privacy focused. |
ColorOS | OPPO | Active | 2023 | Kernel only | 14 | 14 | 2013 | OPPO and OnePlus Android Smartphones. And Tablets | |
CopperheadOS | Copperhead Security | Active | 2022 | Kernel only | 13.09.28 | 13 | 2014 | 9 | Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. |
crDroid | crDroid team | Active | 2024 | Yes | 10.0 | 14 | 2014 | 485 | Based on LineageOS. |
CyanogenMod | CyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen Inc | Discontinued | 2016 | Yes | 14.1 Nightly | 7.1.1 | 2009 | 571 | CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS |
DivestOS | Tad (SkewedZeppelin) | Active | 2023 | Yes | 20 | 13 | 2014 | 178 | Soft fork of LineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and "Privacy focus." And F-Droid |
/e/ | e Foundation | Active | 2024 | Partial | 1.21 | 13 | 2017 | 251 | Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo" and now named MurenaOS. |
emteria.OS | emteria GmbH | Active | 2022 | Kernel only | 11.8 | 13 | 2017 | ARM and x86 platforms, strong focus on the Raspberry Pi family (3B, 4, CM, etc) | Platform for building custom Android ROMs ("emteria.OS") targeted at professional enterprise applications. Supported by a set of remote management and OTA update capabilities ("DeviceHub"). |
EMUI | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | Discontinued | 2024 | No | 14.2 | 12 | 2012 | Huawei and Honor devices | Also known as Magic UI in most of the "high-end Honor devices and the current Honor devices after it split with Huawei." |
Fire OS | Amazon.com, Inc. | Active | 2021-09-25 | Partial | 8.3.1.9 | 11 | 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 | 2024 | Yes | 14 | 14 | 2019 | Supported Google Pixel devices | Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused his departure. |
HyperOS | Xiaomi Corporation | Active | 2023 | Kernel only | 1.0 | 14 | 2023 | Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices | Succeeding MIUI |
Indus OS | Team Indus OS | Active | ? | Kernel only | 3.0 | 7 | 2015 | 80 | |
iodéOS | iodé technologies | Active | 2024 | Partial | 5.1 | 14 | 2020 | 39 | Privacy focused and based on LineageOS, comes with a built-in adblocker. |
Kali NetHunter | Kali community member “BinkyBear” & Offensive Security | Active | 2024-06-05 | Yes | 2024.2 | 5.1.1
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UnÂknown | 48 | 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. |
LeWa OS | Lewa Technology | Discontinued | ? | Kernel only | OS 7 beta | 5.1.1 | 2011 | ||
LineageOS | LineageOS community | Active | 2024 | Yes | 21 | 14 | 2016 | 175 | Officially the successor of CyanogenMod. |
MagicOS | Honor | Active | 2024 | No | 8 | 14 | 2016 | Honor devices | Also known as Magic UI on pre 7.x version, independently developed by Honor for Honor devices after it split with Huawei. |
OmniROM | OmniROM community | Active | 2020 | Yes | 14.0 | 14 | 2013 | 19 | |
One UI | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Active | 2023 | Kernel only | 6.0 | 14 | 2019 | Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and Tablets | Succeeding Samsung Experience UX and TouchWiz |
OxygenOS | OnePlus | Active | 2024 | Partial | 14 | 14 | 2015 | OnePlus Android Smartphones | Merged with HydrogenOS in 2018. Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release. |
Paranoid Android | Paranoid Android Team | Active | 2024 | Yes | Uvite | 14 | 2012 | 31 | Based on CAF |
PixelExperience | PixelExperience Team | Discontinued | 2024 | Yes | 14 | 14 | 2017 | 100+ | Discontinued in April 2024, Android 14 is a beta |
Realme UI | Realme | Active | 2023 | Kernel only | 5.0 | 14 | 2020 | Realme devices | Based on ColorOS |
Replicant | Denis Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski | Active | 2019 | Yes | 6.0 0003 | 6 | 2010 | 12 | Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features |
Resurrection Remix OS | Resurrection Remix Team | Active | 2021 | Yes | 8.7.3 | 10 | 2012 | 74 | |
Shift OS | SHIFT GmbH | Active | 2023 | Yes | 2018 | ||||
SlimRoms | SlimRoms Team | Active | 2018 | Yes | 7 | 7.1 | 2012 | ~50 | |
Smartisan OS | Smartisan | Active | 2020 | Partial | 8.0 | 10 | 2012 | 15 |
See also※
- ClockworkMod – custom recovery image
- Comparison of mobile operating systems
- F-Droid – community-maintained Software Repository for Android
- MicroG – replacement for Google Play Services
- Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) – custom recovery image
Notes※
- ^ Fully open source Android distributions may ship with proprietary drivers.
References※
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