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List of custom Android distributions

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This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or just 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.

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NameDeveloperLast updatedOpen source?[a]Latest releaseAndroid versionYear started Supported devicesNotes
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BharOSJandK, IIT Madras2023NoUnknown13 (?)2023 ? A fork of the Android Open Source Project
ColorOSOPPO2025Kernel only16.0162013OPPO and OnePlus Android smartphones and tablets
crDroidcrDroid team2026Yes12.10162014[1] 485[2]Based on LineageOS
/e/ e Foundation2026-03-12optional proprietary apps[3] 3.7.3[4] 16[4] 2017 287[5] Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo".
emteria.OS emteria GmbH 2026Kernel only[6] 16.2[7] 16 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 OSAmazon.com, Inc.2021-09-25Partial[8]8.3.1.9112011 Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire TV, Fire Phone, Amazon EchoCentered on content consumption, heavy ties to Amazon's store and content.
GrapheneOS GrapheneOS Foundation 2026-05-09[9] Edit this on Wikidata Yes 2026050900[9] Edit this on Wikidata 16 QPR2 Edit this on Wikidata 2014[10] Google Pixel 6 and newer[11], Google Pixel Tablet Privacy and security-focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused his departure.[10][12]
Xiaomi HyperOSXiaomi Corporation2025Kernel only3.015-162023 Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devicesSucceeding MIUI.
Indus OSTeam Indus OS?Kernel only3.072015 80[13]
iodéOS iodé technologies 2026 Yes[14]

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 6.0 15 2020 52[17] Privacy focused and based on LineageOS, comes with a built-in adblocker.
Kali NetHunter[18][19] Kali community member "BinkyBear" & Offensive Security 2024-09-11[20][21] Yes 2024.3[19][20][21] 5.1.1

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14[19][22][23][24]

 2016 (?) 48[1][2][3][4] 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.[1][2][3]
LineageOSLineageOS community2026Yes23.2162016 175[25]Officially the successor of CyanogenMod.
MagicOSHonor2025No10162016 Honor devicesAlso known as Magic UI on pre 7.x version, independently developed by Honor for Honor devices after it split with Huawei.
OmniROMOmniROM community2025Yes16.0162013 Asus ZenFone 7 - 9, Google Pixel 6 & 6 Pro[26]
One UISamsung Electronics2025Kernel only8.0162019 Samsung smartphones and tabletsSucceeding Samsung Experience
OxygenOSOnePlus2025Partial16.0162015 OnePlus smartphones and tabletsMerged with HydrogenOS in 2018.[27] Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release.
Paranoid AndroidParanoid Android Team2024YesUvite142012[citation needed] 73[28]Based on CAF
Realme UIRealme2025Kernel only7.0162020 Realme devicesBased on ColorOS
ReplicantDenis Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski2019Yes6.0 000362010 12[29]Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features
Shift OS l SHIFT GmbH 2025 (phone 8, 6mq, 5me, 6m) Yes 15 (phone 8); 13 (6mq); 8.1 (5me, 6m) 2018 4 / 5 (depends on count)
Shift OS G SHIFT GmbH 2025 (phone 8, 6mq); 2023 (5me, 6m) Google Android 14 (phone 8); 13 (6mq); 8.0 (5me, 6m) 2018 4 / 5 (depends on count)
EMUIHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.2024kernel only[30][non-primary source needed]15122012 Huawei 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.
HarmonyOS (Before version 5) Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2024? Kernel only 4.3 (last version based on Android) 12 2019 Huawei and Honor devices HarmonyOS 5 and later is no longer based on Android, and is referred to as HarmonyOS NEXT.
Discontinued
DivestOS[31] Tavi (SkewedZeppelin) 2024 Yes 20 13 2014 178[32] Soft fork of LineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and Privacy focus, and F-Droid
AliOSAlibaba Cloud2018Kernel only2.04.4 (?)2011 ?A forked but incompatible version of Android[33]
AOKPTeam Kang2020YesPie92011 115[34]Based on LineageOS
Baidu YiBaidu, Inc.2015Kernel onlyUnknown4 (?)2011 Discontinued in March 2015
CalyxOSCalyx Institute2025Yes6152019[35]Google Pixel 4a (5G) - 9, Fairphone 4 - 5, SHIFTphone 8, Moto G32 - G84[36]Privacy focused. Development is paused as of September 2025 due to internal restructuring.
CyanogenModCyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen Inc2016Yes14.1 Nightly7.1.12009 571[37]CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS
CopperheadOSCopperhead Security2022Kernel only13.09.28 13[38]2014 9[39]Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available.
MIUIXiaomi Corporation2023Kernel only14.1142010 Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devicesSucceeded by Xiaomi HyperOS
LG UXLG Electronics2023Kernel only10.0132012 LG smartphones and tabletsSucceeding Optimus UI
LeWa OS Lewa Technology?Kernel only OS 7 beta 5.1.1 2011 ?
PixelExperiencePixelExperience Team2024Yes 14142017 100+[40]Discontinued in April 2024, Android 14 is a beta
Resurrection Remix OSResurrection Remix Team2021Yes8.7.3102012 74[41]
SlimRoms SlimRoms Team 2018Yes 7 7.1 2012 50~
Smartisan OS Smartisan 2020Partial 8.0 10 2012 15

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ↑ Bora, Kukil (1 April 2014). "Android 4.4.2 KitKat For Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300: How To Install It Using crDroid Custom ROM [Tutorial]". International Business Times. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "crDroid.net". Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Experiencing the /E/ OS: The Open Source De-Googled Android Version". 28 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Releases · /e/ os releases".
  5. ↑ "Get Support - e Foundation". e Foundation - deGoogled unGoogled smartphone operating systems and online services - your data is your data.
  6. ↑ "Terms and Conditions". Section 3.7. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Emteria". emteria.com. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Source Code Notice". Amazon. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  9. 1 2 . 9 May 2026 https://grapheneos.org/releases#2026050900. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 1 2 "History | GrapheneOS". grapheneos.org. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Which devices are supported?". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "GrapheneOS: Ein gehärtetes Android ohne Google, bitte - Golem.de". 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Indus OS partners with US based digital turbine". telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "IodéOS is Open Source". 3 November 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "May I ask why Magic Earth is included?". 19 March 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Preinstalled Navigation App Change". 1 July 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  17. ↑ Introduction, iodeOS, 3 October 2025, retrieved 4 October 2025
  18. ↑ "Kali NetHunter | Kali Linux Documentation". Kali Linux. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  19. 1 2 3 "Get Kali Mobile". Kali Linux. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  20. 1 2 "Blogs | Kali Linux Blog". Kali Linux. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  21. 1 2 "Releases History". Kali Linux. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Kali NetHunter Image Statistics". stats.nethunter.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  23. ↑ "Official Kali NetHunter Images". stats.nethunter.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "Kali Linux / NetHunter / build-scripts / kali-nethunter-devices". GitLab. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "LineageOS Downloads". download.lineageos.org. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  26. ↑ "OmniROM". omnirom.org. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  27. ↑ "OnePlus merging Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS to improve updates". Android Authority. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  28. ↑ "Paranoid Android Project". paranoidandroid.co. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  29. ↑ Paul Kocialkowski (30 June 2015). "Replicant status". Replicant. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  30. ↑ "Search". consumer.huawei.com. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  31. ↑ "LWN Distributions List". static.lwn.net. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  32. ↑ "Devices - DivestOS Mobile". divestos.org. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  33. ↑ "Google blocked Acer's rival phone to prevent Android "fragmentation"". 15 September 2012.
  34. ↑ "Devices". Android Open Kang Project. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  35. ↑ "Get It | CalyxOS". 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  36. ↑ "Device Support". calyxos.org. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  37. ↑ "Devices". CyanogenMod. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  38. ↑ "CopperheadOS Updates". Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  39. ↑ "Device comparison - Copperhead". copperhead.co.
  40. ↑ Hazarika, Skanda (17 July 2022). "Pixel Experience 12 Hands-On: This is what you get with the official builds". XDA Developers. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  41. ↑ "ResurrectionRemix Downloads". Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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