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Table

Name Developer Last updated Open source?[a] Latest release Android version Year started Supported devices Notes
Active
BharOS JandK, IIT Madras 2023 No Un­known 13 (?) 2023 A fork of the Android Open Source Project
CalyxOS Calyx Institute 2025 Yes fda 15 adwDADASDWasd asd Privacy focused.
ColorOS OPPO 2024 Kernel only 15.0 15 2013 sda
CopperheadOS Copperhead Security 2022 Kernel only 13.09.28 13[1] 2014
crDroid 2025 Yes 11.2 15 2014[2] 485[3] Based on LineageOS
e Foundation 2024 2.8[4] 14[4] 2017 217[5]
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").
Partial[6] 8.3.1.9 11
GrapheneOS GrapheneOS team 2024 Yes 15 15 2019[7] Supported Google Pixel devices[8]
Xiaomi HyperOS Xiaomi Corporation 2024 Kernel only 2.0 15 2023 Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices Succeeding MIUI
Indus OS Team Indus OS Kernel only 3.0 7 2015 80[9]
iodéOS iodé technologies 2025 optional proprietary apps[10] 6.0 15 2020 39[11] Privacy focused and based on LineageOS, comes with a built-in adblocker.
Kali NetHunter[12][13] Kali community member "BinkyBear" & Offensive Security 2024-09-11[14][15] Yes 2024.3[13][14][15] 5.1.1

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14[13][16][17][18]

2016 (?) 48[1][2][3][4] 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.[1][2][3]
LineageOS LineageOS community 2024 Yes 22.1 15 2016 175[19] Officially the successor of CyanogenMod.
MagicOS Honor 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 2020 Yes 14.0 14 2013 19[20]
One UI Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2024 Kernel only 6.1.1 14 2019 Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and Tablets Succeeding Samsung Experience UX and TouchWiz
OxygenOS OnePlus 2024 Partial 15.0 15 2015 OnePlus Android Smartphones Merged with HydrogenOS in 2018.[21] Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release.
Paranoid Android Paranoid Android Team 2024 Yes Uvite 14 2012[citation needed] 31[22] Based on CAF
Realme UI Realme 2024 Kernel only 6.0 15 2020 Realme devices Based on ColorOS
Renati OS[23] Myntex Inc. 2025 Kernel only 14.1 14 2022 Supported Google Pixel devices Security focused
Replicant Denis Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski 2019 Yes 6.0 0003 6 2010 12[24] Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features
Shift OS SHIFT GmbH 2023 Yes 2018
SlimRoms SlimRoms Team 2018 Yes 7 7.1 2012 ~50
Discontinued
AliOS Alibaba Cloud 2018 Kernel only 2.0 4.4 (?) 2011 A forked but incompatible version of Android[25]
AOKP Team Kang 2020 Yes Pie 9 2011 115[26] Based on LineageOS
Baidu Yi Baidu, Inc. 2015 Kernel only Un­known 4 (?) 2011 Discontinued in March 2015
CyanogenMod CyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen Inc 2016 Yes 14.1 Nightly 7.1.1 2009 571[27] CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS
DivestOS[28] Tavi (SkewedZeppelin) 2024 Yes 20 13 2014 178[29] Soft fork of LineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and Privacy focus, and F-Droid
EMUI Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2024 No 15 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.
MIUI Xiaomi Corporation 2023 Kernel only 14.0 14 2010 Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices Succeeded by Xiaomi HyperOS
LG UX LG Electronics 2023 Kernel only 10.0 13 2012 LG Smartphones and Tablets Succeeding Optimus UI
LeWa OS Lewa Technology ? Kernel only OS 7 beta 5.1.1 2011
PixelExperience PixelExperience Team 2024 Yes 14 14 2017 100+[30] Discontinued in April 2024, Android 14 is a beta
Resurrection Remix OS Resurrection Remix Team 2021 Yes 8.7.3 10 2012 74[31]
Smartisan OS Smartisan 2020 Partial 8.0 10 2012 15

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Fully open source Android distributions may ship with proprietary drivers.

References

  1. ^ "CopperheadOS Updates". Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "crDroid.net". Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Releases · /e/ os releases".
  5. ^ "Get Support - e Foundation". e Foundation - deGoogled unGoogled smartphone operating systems and online services - your data is your data.
  6. ^ "Source Code Notice". Amazon. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ^ "GrapheneOS: Ein gehärtetes Android ohne Google, bitte - Golem.de". 2020-01-07. Archived from the original on 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  8. ^ "Which devices are supported?". Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  9. ^ "Indus OS partners with US based digital turbine". telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  10. ^ "IodéOS is Open Source". 3 November 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  11. ^ Introduction, iodeOS, 2022-01-31, retrieved 2022-02-21
  12. ^ "Kali NetHunter | Kali Linux Documentation". Kali Linux. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  13. ^ a b c "Get Kali Mobile". Kali Linux. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  14. ^ a b "Blogs | Kali Linux Blog". Kali Linux. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  15. ^ a b "Releases History". Kali Linux. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  16. ^ "Kali NetHunter Image Statistics". stats.nethunter.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  17. ^ "Official Kali NetHunter Images". stats.nethunter.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  18. ^ "Kali Linux / NetHunter / build-scripts / kali-nethunter-devices". GitLab. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  19. ^ "LineageOS Downloads". download.lineageos.org. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  20. ^ "OmniROM - Supported devices". omnirom.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  21. ^ "OnePlus merging Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS to improve updates". Android Authority. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  22. ^ "Paranoid Android - Supported devices". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Renati Launches a Revolution in Mobile OS". KRON4. EIN Presswire. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  24. ^ Paul Kocialkowski (30 June 2015). "Replicant status". Replicant. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  25. ^ "Google blocked Acer's rival phone to prevent Android "fragmentation"". 15 September 2012.
  26. ^ "Devices". Android Open Kang Project. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  27. ^ "Devices". CyanogenMod. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  28. ^ "LWN Distributions List". static.lwn.net. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  29. ^ "Devices - DivestOS Mobile". divestos.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  30. ^ Hazarika, Skanda (2022-07-17). "Pixel Experience 12 Hands-On: This is what you get with the official builds". XDA Developers. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  31. ^ "ResurrectionRemix Downloads". Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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