![]() crDroid 11.2 home screen on a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 (2018) | |
Developer | crDroid Team |
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OS family | Android (Linux) |
Working state | Active |
Source model | Open source |
Latest release | 11.1 (Android 15) / January 19, 2025 [1] |
Update method | OTA or ZIP installation |
Platforms | ARM, ARM64 |
Kernel type | Monolithic |
License | Various |
Official website | crdroid |
crDroid is a customized fork of Android based on LineageOS. It has offered unofficial releases of Android 10, 11, 12.1, 13, 14, and 15 Custom ROMs.
The crDroid website provides a list of supported devices along with the date of the latest release for each. [2]
Cristiano Matos developed the initial releases of crDroid in late 2012 for the Samsung Galaxy S3. [3]
In 2014, Saad Khan of Team Android highlighted crDroid's features in a detailed article. [4]
crDroid has gained recognition for its stable releases and user-friendly experience. Notable mentions include articles by Neeraj Jast in 2015, [5] Rafia Shaikh in 2016, [6] and Mathew Diekhake in 2017. [7]
crDroid's popularity increased in 2019 with the availability of Android 10 for various devices, [8] as recognized by Arol Wright of XDA developers. [9]
In 2022, crDroid released version 8 (Android 12). [10]
The current crDroid version 11 is Android 15. Alongside this release, they're also rolling out crDroid 10.11, which includes the December 2024 security patches. [11]
Year | Release highlights |
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2012 | Cristiano Matos develops the first releases for the Samsung Galaxy S3. [12] |
2013 | Releases gain attention. [13] [14] |
2014 | Saad Khan of Team Android writes a detailed article on crDroid. [15] |
2015 | Neeraj Jast highlights features and installation procedure. [16] |
2016 | Rafia Shaikh writes about upgrading to Android 7.1.1 Nougat ROM on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505. [17] |
2017 | Mathew Diekhake of ConsumingTech highlights crDroid version 2.5 Android 7.1.1 Nougat as one of the "Best Custom ROMs" for Nextbit Robin. [18] |
2018 | Launch of the crDroid website. [19] |
2019 | Availability of Android 10 with crDroid for several devices highlighted by Arol Wright of XDA developers. [20] |
2020 | Launch of crDroid 7, initially supporting OnePlus 5/T. [21] |
2022 | Release of crDroid 8 (Android 12). [22] |
2022 | Release of crDroid 9 on October 28. [23] |
2023 | Release of crDroid 10 on December 22. [24] |
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