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 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
| Name | Developer | Development status | Last updated | Open source?[a] | Latest release | Android version | Year started | Supported devices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AliOS | Alibaba Cloud | Discontinued | 2018 | Kernel only | 2.0 | 2011 | A forked but incompatible version of Android[1] | ||
| AOKP | Team Kang | Discontinued | 2020 | Yes | Pie | 9 | 2011 | 115[2] | Based on LineageOS |
| Baidu Yi | Baidu, Inc. | Discontinued | 2015 | Kernel only | Unknown | Unknown | 2011 | Unknown | Discontinued in March 2015 |
| BharOS | JandK, IIT Madras | Active | 2023 | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | 2023 | Unknown | A fork of the Android Open Source Project[3] |
| CalyxOS | Calyx Institute | Active | 2024 | Yes | 5[4] | 14 | 2019[5] | Google Pixel 3 through 8 Pro, Fairphone 4, SHIFT6mq, Moto G32 through G52 [6] | Privacy focused. |
| ColorOS | OPPO | Active | 2023 | Kernel only | 14 | 14 | 2013 | OPPO Android Smartphones | |
| CopperheadOS | Copperhead Security | Active | 2022 | Kernel only | 13.09.28 | 13[7] | 2014 | 9[8] | 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[9] | 485[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 |
| DivestOS[12] | Tad (SkewedZeppelin) | Active | 2023 | Yes | 20 | 13 | 2014 | 178[13] | Soft fork of LineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and Privacy focus, and F-Droid |
| /e/ | e Foundation | Active | 2022 | Partial | 1.16[14] | 13[14] | 2017 | 209[15] | Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo". |
| emteria.OS | emteria GmbH | Active | 2022 | Kernel only[16] | 11.8[17] | 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. | Active | 2024 | No | 14 | 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[18] | 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[19] | Supported Google Pixel devices[20] | Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused his departure.[19] |
| 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[21] | |
| iodéOS | iodé technologies | Active | 2022 | Partial | 3.3 | 12 | 2020 | 20[22] | Based on LineageOS. |
| Kali NetHunter[23][24] | Kali community member “BinkyBear” & Offensive Security | Active | 2022-08-09[25][26] | Yes | 2023.2[25][26] | 5.1.1 - | Unknown | 39[24][27][28][29] | 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.[23][24][30] |
| LeWa OS | Lewa Technology | Discontinued | ? | Kernel only | OS 7 beta | 5.1.1 | 2011 | ||
| LineageOS | LineageOS community | Active | 2024 | Yes | 21 | 14 | 2016 | 175[31] | 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[32] | |
| 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 | 2022 | Partial | 14 | 14 | 2015 | OnePlus Android Smartphones | Merged with HydrogenOS in 2018. [33] Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release. |
| Paranoid Android | Paranoid Android Team | Active | 2024 | Yes | Uvite | 14 | 2012[citation needed] | 31[34] | Based on CAF |
| PixelExperience | PixelExperience Team | Active | 2024 | Yes | 14 | 14 | 2017 | 100+[35] | |
| 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[36] | 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[37] | |
| 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 | |
| Volla OS[38] | Volla Systeme GmbH | Active | 2023 | Partial | 12.0 | 12 | 2009 | 5 |
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
References
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