List of custom Android distributions

This is a list of aftermarket Android distributions (custom firmware, custom ROM) that have received independent coverage in notable Android-related sources. The list may include distributions that come preinstalled on a device (stock ROM) or modifications of them. Only official builds are listed.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Table of ROMs
NameDeveloperDevelopment statusLast updated onOpen source?[lower-alpha 1]Latest releaseAndroid versionYear started Supported devicesNotes
AliOSAlibaba CloudActive2018
Kernel Only
2.02011 A forked but incompatible version of Android [1]
AOKPTeam KangActive?
Yes
Pie92011 115[2]Based on LineageOS
Baidu YiBaidu, Inc.Discontinued?
Kernel only
Un­knownUn­known2011 Un­knownDiscontinued in March 2015
ColorOSOPPOActive2020
Kernel only
11.011.02013OPPO Android SmartphoneGenerally seen in OPPO Smartphones.
CopperheadOSCopperhead SecurityActive2020
Kernel only
2020.12.14 11.0[3]2014 6[4]Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available.
crDroidcrDroid teamActive2020
Yes
7.211.02014[5] 56[6]Based on LineageOS.
CyanogenModCyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen IncDiscontinued2016
Yes
14.1 Nightly7.1.12009 571[7]CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS
/e/ e FoundationActive2020
Yes
 0.12[8] 8.1-10[9] 2017 111[10] Privacy focused. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo".
Emteria.OS emteria GmbHActive 2020
Kernel only[11]
 1.2.34[12] 7.1 2017 Artista-IoT TFT Controller, ACME CM3-Panel, Raspberry Pi 3B, Raspberry Pi CM DevKit Based on AOSP.
EMUIHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Active2019
Kernel only
11.010.02012 Huawei and Honor devices
Fire OSAmazon.com, Inc.Active2019
Partial[13]
7.39.02011 Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire TV, Fire Phone, Amazon EchoCentered on content consumption, heavy ties to Amazon's store and content.
GrapheneOS GrapheneOS team Active2021
Yes
 2021.01.23.03[14] 11 2019 9 Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until he left. Project renamed from "Android Hardening."
HarmonyOSHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Active2020
No
1.092019 Huawei and Honor devices
Indus OSTeam Indus OSActive?
Kernel only
3.07.02015 80[15]
Kali NetHunter Kali community member “BinkyBear” & Offensive Security Active 2020
Yes
 2020.3 10 Un­known Official support for select Nexus and OnePlus devices originally advertised, builds for select LG, Samsung Galaxy, Sony, Xiaomi & ZTE devices are also available on the official website[16] 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.[17]

Based on LineageOS

LeWa OS Lewa TechnologyDiscontinued?
Kernel only
 OS 7 beta 5.1.1 2011
LineageOSLineageOS communityActive2021
Yes
17.110.02016 121[18]Officially the successor of CyanogenMod.
MIUIXiaomi CorporationActive2020
Partial
12.211.02010 Xiaomi devices
OmniROMOmniROM communityActive2020
Yes
1010.02013 19[19]
One UISamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Active2020
Kernel only
3.0112020 Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and TabletsSucceeding Samsung Experience UX and TouchWiz
OxygenOSOnePlusActive2020
Partial
10.0
10.02015 12[20] and unknown amount of portsMerged with HydrogenOS in 2018.[21]
Paranoid AndroidParanoid Android TeamActive[22]2020
Yes
Quartz 5[23]102012 31[24]Based on CAF
ReplicantDenis Carikli, Paul KocialkowskiActive2019
Yes
6.0 00036.02010 12[25]Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features
Resurrection Remix OSResurrection Remix TeamActive2020
Yes
8.610.02012 74[26]Based on LineageOS.
SlimRoms SlimRoms TeamActive 2018
Yes
 7 7.1 2012 ~50
Smartisan OS Smartisan Active 2020
Partial
 8.0 10 2012 15
  1. Fully open source Android distributions may ship with proprietary drivers.

See also

References
  1. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/google-blocked-acers-rival-phone-to-prevent-android-fragmentation/?comments=1#comments-bar
  2. "Devices". Android Open Kang Project. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. "CopperheadOS Updates". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. "Device comparison - Copperhead". copperhead.co.
  5. Bora, Kukil (2014-04-01). "Android 4.4.2 KitKat For Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300: How To Install It Using crDroid Custom ROM [Tutorial]". International Business Times. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  6. "crDroid.net". Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. "Devices". CyanogenMod. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. "Releases · e / os / releases" Check |url= value (help). gitlab.e.foundation.
  9. "Releases · e / os / releases" Check |url= value (help). e.foundation/devices.
  10. "/e/ documentation" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  11. "Terms and Conditions". Section 3.7. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  12. "Release notes". emteria.com.
  13. "Source Code Notice". Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  14. "Releases". grapheneos.org.
  15. "Indus OS partners with US based digital turbine". telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  16. https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-nethunter-download/
  17. https://www.kali.org/kali-linux-nethunter/
  18. "LineageOS Downloads". download.lineageos.org. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  19. "OmniROM - Supported devices". www.omnirom.org. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  20. "All OnePlus phones". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  21. "OnePlus merging Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS to improve updates". Android Authority. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  22. Hoff, John (24 April 2017). "Paranoid Android shows signs of life, fans anticipate possible Nougat update". Android Community. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  23. "Paranoid Android Quartz 5". blog.paranoidandroid.co.
  24. https://aospa.co/downloads. Retrieved 9 September 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. Paul Kocialkowski (30 June 2015). "Replicant status". Replicant. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  26. "ResurrectionRemix Downloads". Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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