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This is alist of Android distributions,Android-basedoperating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from theAndroid Open Source Project (AOSP) withoutGoogle Play Services included officially in some or 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
editName | Developer | Last updated | Open source?[a] | Latest release | Android version | Year started | Supported devices | Notes |
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BharOS | JandK,IIT Madras | 2023 | No | Unknown | 13 (?) | 2023 | A fork of the Android Open Source Project | |
CalyxOS | Calyx Institute | 2025 | Yes | 6 | 15 | 2019[1] | Google Pixel 3 through 8 Pro, Fairphone 4, SHIFT6mq, Moto G32 through G52[2] | Privacy focused. |
ColorOS | OPPO | 2024 | Kernel only | 15.0 | 15 | 2013 | OPPO andOnePlus Android Smartphones and Tablets | |
CopperheadOS | Copperhead Security | 2022 | Kernel only | 13.09.28 | 13[3] | 2014 | 9[4] | Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. |
crDroid | crDroid team | 2025 | Yes | 11.2 | 15 | 2014[5] | 485[6] | Based onLineageOS |
/e/ | e Foundation | 2024 | optional proprietary apps[7] | 2.8[8] | 14[8] | 2017 | 217[9] | 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[10] | 14.4[11] | 14 | 2017 | 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[12] | 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[13] | SupportedGoogle Pixel devices[14] | Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused his departure.[13] |
Xiaomi HyperOS | Xiaomi Corporation | 2024 | Kernel only | 2.0 | 15 | 2023 | Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices | SucceedingMIUI |
Indus OS | Team Indus OS | ? | Kernel only | 3.0 | 7 | 2015 | 80[15] | |
iodéOS | iodé technologies | 2025 | optional proprietary apps[16] | 6.0 | 15 | 2020 | 39[17] | Privacy focused and based on LineageOS, comes with a built-in adblocker. |
Kali NetHunter[18][19] | Kali community member "BinkyBear" &Offensive Security | 2024-09-11[20][21] | Yes | 2024.3[19][20][21] | 5.1.1 - | 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[25] | 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[26] | |
One UI | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 2024 | Kernel only | 6.1.1 | 14 | 2019 | Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and Tablets | SucceedingSamsung Experience UX andTouchWiz |
OxygenOS | OnePlus | 2024 | Partial | 15.0 | 15 | 2015 | OnePlus Android Smartphones | Merged with HydrogenOS in 2018.[27] UsingColorOS codebase from 12.0 release. |
Paranoid Android | Paranoid Android Team | 2024 | Yes | Uvite | 14 | 2012[citation needed] | 31[28] | Based on CAF |
Realme UI | Realme | 2024 | Kernel only | 6.0 | 15 | 2020 | Realme devices | Based onColorOS |
Renati OS[29] | 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[30] | Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features |
Shift OS l | SHIFT GmbH | 2025 (phone 8, 6mq, 5me, 6m) | Yes | 14 (phone 8); 13 (6mq); 8.1 (5me, 6m) | 2018 | 4 / 5 (depends on count) | ||
Shift OS G | SHIFT GmbH | 2025 (phone 8, 6mq); 2023 (5me, 6m) | Google Android | 14 (phone 8); 13 (6mq); 8.0 (5me, 6m) | 2018 | 4 / 5 (depends on count) | ||
Discontinued | ||||||||
DivestOS[31] | Tavi (SkewedZeppelin) | 2024 | Yes | 20 | 13 | 2014 | 178[32] | Soft fork ofLineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and Privacy focus, and F-Droid |
AliOS | Alibaba Cloud | 2018 | Kernel only | 2.0 | 4.4 (?) | 2011 | A forked but incompatible version of Android[33] | |
AOKP | Team Kang | 2020 | Yes | Pie | 9 | 2011 | 115[34] | Based onLineageOS |
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[35] | CyanogenMod's official successor isLineageOS |
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 byXiaomi HyperOS |
LG UX | LG Electronics | 2023 | Kernel only | 10.0 | 13 | 2012 | LG Smartphones and Tablets | SucceedingOptimus UI |
LeWa OS | Lewa Technology | ? | Kernel only | OS 7 beta | 5.1.1 | 2011 | ||
PixelExperience | PixelExperience Team | 2024 | Yes | 14 | 14 | 2017 | 100+[36] | Discontinued in April 2024, Android 14 is a beta |
Resurrection Remix OS | Resurrection Remix Team | 2021 | Yes | 8.7.3 | 10 | 2012 | 74[37] | |
SlimRoms | SlimRoms Team | 2018 | Yes | 7 | 7.1 | 2012 | ~50 | |
Smartisan OS | Smartisan | 2020 | Partial | 8.0 | 10 | 2012 | 15 |
See also
edit- ClockworkMod – custom recovery image
- Comparison of mobile operating systems
- F-Droid – community-maintainedSoftware Repository forAndroid
- MicroG – replacement for Google Play Services
- Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) – custom recovery image
Notes
edit- ^Fully open source Android distributions may ship with proprietary drivers.
References
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- ^"Experiencing the /E/ OS: The Open Source De-Googled Android Version". 28 April 2021.
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- ^"OnePlus merging Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS to improve updates".Android Authority. 4 September 2016. Retrieved4 January 2020.
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- ^"Renati Launches a Revolution in Mobile OS".KRON4. EIN Presswire. 24 August 2023. Retrieved28 January 2025.
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