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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.

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 Last updated Open source? Latest release Android version Year started Supported devices Notes
Active
BharOS JandK, IIT Madras 2023 No Un­known 13 (?) 2023 A fork of the Android Open Source Project
CalyxOS Calyx Institute 2024 Yes 6 15 2019 Google Pixel 3 through 8 Pro, Fairphone 4, SHIFT6mq, Moto G32 through G52 Privacy focused.
ColorOS OPPO 2024 Kernel only 15.0 15 2013 OPPO and OnePlus Android Smartphones and Tablets
CopperheadOS Copperhead Security 2022 Kernel only 13.09.28 13 2014 9 Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available.
crDroid crDroid team 2024 Yes 11 15 2014 485 Based on LineageOS
DivestOS Tavi (SkewedZeppelin) 2024 Yes 20 13 2014 178 Soft fork of LineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and Privacy focus, and F-Droid
/e/ e Foundation 2024 optional proprietary apps 2.6.3 14 2017 181 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 14.4 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 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 Supported Google Pixel devices Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused his departure.
Xiaomi HyperOS Xiaomi Corporation 2024 Kernel only 2.0 15 2023 Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices Succeeding MIUI
Indus OS Team Indus OS ? Kernel only 3.0 7 2015 80
iodéOS iodé technologies 2024 optional proprietary apps 5.1 14 2020 39 Privacy focused and based on LineageOS, comes with a built-in adblocker.
Kali NetHunter Kali community member “BinkyBear” & Offensive Security 2024-09-11 Yes 2024.3 5.1.1

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14

2016 (?) 48 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.
LineageOS LineageOS community 2024 Yes 21 14 2016 175 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
One UI Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2024 Kernel only 6.1.1 14 2019 Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and Tablets Succeeding Samsung Experience UX and TouchWiz
OxygenOS OnePlus 2024 Partial 15.0 15 2015 OnePlus Android Smartphones Merged with HydrogenOS in 2018. Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release.
Paranoid Android Paranoid Android Team 2024 Yes Uvite 14 2012 31 Based on CAF
Realme UI Realme 2024 Kernel only 6.0 15 2020 Realme devices Based on ColorOS
Replicant Denis Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski 2019 Yes 6.0 0003 6 2010 12 Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features
Shift OS SHIFT GmbH 2023 Yes 2018
SlimRoms SlimRoms Team 2018 Yes 7 7.1 2012 ~50
Discontinued
AliOS Alibaba Cloud 2018 Kernel only 2.0 4.4 (?) 2011 A forked but incompatible version of Android
AOKP Team Kang 2020 Yes Pie 9 2011 115 Based on LineageOS
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 CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS
EMUI Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2024 No 14.2 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 by Xiaomi HyperOS
LG UX LG Electronics 2023 Kernel only 10.0 13 2012 LG Smartphones and Tablets Succeeding Optimus UI
LeWa OS Lewa Technology ? Kernel only OS 7 beta 5.1.1 2011
PixelExperience PixelExperience Team 2024 Yes 14 14 2017 100+ Discontinued in April 2024, Android 14 is a beta
Resurrection Remix OS Resurrection Remix Team 2021 Yes 8.7.3 10 2012 74
Smartisan OS Smartisan 2020 Partial 8.0 10 2012 15

See also

Notes

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

References

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