List of custom Android distributions
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| Name | Developer | Last updated | Open source?[a] | Latest release | Android version | huk | Supported devices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BharOS | JandK, IIT Madras | 2023 | No | Unknown | 13 (?) | A fork of the Android Open Source Project | ||
| CalyxOS | Calyx Institute | 2025 | Yes | 6 | 15 | 2019[1] | Privacy focused. | |
| gjkg | OPPO | jkhh | jkgjghhjkg | gjjkghgjk | khjjkggjkg | jkg | ||
| kjgjkgjkgjlhkg | Copperhead Security | jkg | Kernel only | 13.09.28 | kjhjgk | |||
| kjg | crDroid team | jkg | Yes | 11.2 | 15 | kj | hjkgh | Based on LineageOS |
| jkgjkgjkgkjhg | e Foundation | hkg | optional proprietary apps[2] | hkhkj | ggh | 2017 | kg | Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo" and now named MurenaOS. |
| emteria.OS | emteria GmbH | 2024 | Kernel only[3] | 14.4[4] | hg | kh | ARM and x86 platforms, custom industrial hardware platforms, strong focus on the Raspberry Pi family (5, 4B, 3B, 400, 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"). |
| Fire OS | Amazon.com, Inc. | 2021-09-25 | Partial[5] | 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 | 2024 | Yes | 15 | 15 | 2019[6] | Supported Google Pixel devices[7] | Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused his departure.[6] |
| 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[8] | |
| iodéOS | iodé technologies | 2025 | optional proprietary apps[9] | 6.0 | 15 | 2020 | 39[10] | Privacy focused and based on LineageOS, comes with a built-in adblocker. |
| Kali NetHunter[11][12] | Kali community member "BinkyBear" & Offensive Security | 2024-09-11[13][14] | Yes | 2024.3[12][13][14] | 5.1.1
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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[18] | 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[19] | |
| 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.[20] Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release. |
| Paranoid Android | Paranoid Android Team | 2024 | Yes | Uvite | 14 | 2012[citation needed] | 31[21] | Based on CAF |
| Realme UI | Realme | 2024 | Kernel only | 6.0 | 15 | 2020 | Realme devices | Based on ColorOS |
| Renati OS[22] | 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[23] | 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[24] | |
| AOKP | Team Kang | 2020 | Yes | Pie | 9 | 2011 | 115[25] | 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[26] | CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS |
| DivestOS[27] | Tavi (SkewedZeppelin) | 2024 | Yes | 20 | 13 | 2014 | 178[28] | 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+[29] | Discontinued in April 2024, Android 14 is a beta |
| Resurrection Remix OS | Resurrection Remix Team | 2021 | Yes | 8.7.3 | 10 | 2012 | 74[30] | |
| Smartisan OS | Smartisan | 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
- ^ "Get It | CalyxOS". 2019-04-23. Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "Experiencing the /E/ OS: The Open Source De-Googled Android Version". 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Terms and Conditions". Section 3.7. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Emteria". emteria.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Source Code Notice". Amazon. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b "GrapheneOS: Ein gehärtetes Android ohne Google, bitte - Golem.de". 2020-01-07. Archived from the original on 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "Which devices are supported?". Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Indus OS partners with US based digital turbine". telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "IodéOS is Open Source". 3 November 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Introduction, iodeOS, 2022-01-31, retrieved 2022-02-21
- ^ "Kali NetHunter | Kali Linux Documentation". Kali Linux. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ a b c "Get Kali Mobile". Kali Linux. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ a b "Blogs | Kali Linux Blog". Kali Linux. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ a b "Releases History". Kali Linux. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Kali NetHunter Image Statistics". stats.nethunter.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Official Kali NetHunter Images". stats.nethunter.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Kali Linux / NetHunter / build-scripts / kali-nethunter-devices". GitLab. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "LineageOS Downloads". download.lineageos.org. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "OmniROM - Supported devices". omnirom.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "OnePlus merging Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS to improve updates". Android Authority. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Paranoid Android - Supported devices". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Renati Launches a Revolution in Mobile OS". KRON4. EIN Presswire. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ^ Paul Kocialkowski (30 June 2015). "Replicant status". Replicant. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Google blocked Acer's rival phone to prevent Android "fragmentation"". 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Devices". Android Open Kang Project. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Devices". CyanogenMod. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "LWN Distributions List". static.lwn.net. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ "Devices - DivestOS Mobile". divestos.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ResurrectionRemix Downloads". Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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