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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.

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The list may include distributions that come pre-installed on a device (stock ROM) or modifications of them. Only builds considered official are listed.

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NameDeveloperDevelopment statusLast updatedOpen source? [lower-alpha 1] Latest releaseAndroid versionYear startedSupported devicesNotes
AliOS Alibaba Cloud Discontinued2018Kernel only2.02011A forked but incompatible version of Android [1]
AOKP Team KangDiscontinued2020YesPie92011115 [2] Based on LineageOS
Baidu Yi Baidu, Inc. Discontinued2015Kernel onlyUn­knownUn­known2011Un­knownDiscontinued in March 2015
BharOS JandK, IIT Madras Active2023YesUn­knownUn­known2023Un­knownA fork of the Android Open Source Project [3]
CalyxOS Calyx Institute Active2024Yes5 [4] 142019 [5] Google Pixel 3 through 8 Pro, Fairphone 4, SHIFT6mq, Moto G32 through G52 [6] Privacy focused.
ColorOS OPPO Active2023Kernel only14142013 OPPO Android Smartphones
CopperheadOS Copperhead SecurityActive2022Kernel only13.09.2813 [7] 20149 [8] Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available.
crDroid crDroid teamActive2024Yes10.0142014 [9] 485 [10] Based on LineageOS.
CyanogenMod CyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen IncDiscontinued2016Yes14.1 Nightly7.1.12009571 [11] CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS
DivestOS [12] Tad (SkewedZeppelin)Active2023Yes20132014178 [13] Soft fork of LineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and Privacy focus, and F-Droid
/e/ e FoundationActive2022Partial1.16 [14] 13 [14] 2017209 [15] Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo".
emteria.OS emteria GmbHActive2022Kernel only [16] 11.8 [17] 132017ARM 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. Active2024No14122012Huawei and Honor devicesAlso 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. Active2021-09-25Partial [18] 8.3.1.9112011Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire TV, Fire Phone, Amazon EchoCentered on content consumption, heavy ties to Amazon's store and content.
GrapheneOS GrapheneOS teamActive2024Yes14142019 [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 Active2023Kernel only1.0142023Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devicesSucceeding MIUI
Indus OS Team Indus OSActive ?Kernel only3.07201580 [21]
iodéOS iodé technologiesActive2022Partial3.312202020 [22] Based on LineageOS.
Kali NetHunter [23] [24] Kali community member “BinkyBear” & Offensive Security Active2022-08-09 [25] [26] Yes2023.2 [25] [26] 5.1.1

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13 [24] [27] [28] [29]

Un­known39 [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 TechnologyDiscontinued ?Kernel onlyOS 7 beta5.1.12011
LineageOS LineageOS communityActive2024Yes21142016175 [31] Officially the successor of CyanogenMod.
MagicOS Honor Active2024No8142016Honor devicesAlso known as Magic UI on pre 7.x version, independently developed by Honor for Honor devices after it split with Huawei.
OmniROM OmniROM communityActive2020Yes14.014201319 [32]
One UI Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Active2023Kernel only6.0142019Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and TabletsSucceeding Samsung Experience UX and TouchWiz
OxygenOS OnePlus Active2022Partial14142015 OnePlus Android SmartphonesMerged with HydrogenOS in 2018. [33] Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release.
Paranoid Android Paranoid Android TeamActive2024YesUvite142012[ citation needed ]31 [34] Based on CAF
PixelExperience PixelExperience TeamActive2024Yes14142017100+ [35]
Realme UI Realme Active2023Kernel only5.0142020Realme devicesBased on ColorOS
Replicant Denis Carikli, Paul KocialkowskiActive2019Yes6.0 00036201012 [36] Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features
Resurrection Remix OS Resurrection Remix TeamActive2021Yes8.7.310201274 [37]
Shift OS SHIFT GmbH Active2023Yes2018
SlimRoms SlimRoms TeamActive2018Yes77.12012~50
Smartisan OS Smartisan Active2020Partial8.010201215
Volla OS [38] Volla Systeme GmbHActive2023Partial12.01220095

See also

Notes

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

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