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.
Name | Developer | Development status | Last updated | Open source?[a] | Latest release | Android version | Year started | Supported devices | Notes |
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AliOS | Alibaba Cloud | Active | 2018 | Kernel only |
2.0 | 2011 | A forked but incompatible version of Android[1] | ||
AOKP | Team Kang | Discontinued | 2020 | Yes | Pie | 9 | 2011 | 115[2] | Based on LineageOS |
Baidu Yi | Baidu, Inc. | Discontinued | 2015 | Kernel only |
Unknown | Unknown | 2011 | Unknown | Discontinued in March 2015 |
CalyxOS | Calyx Institute | Active | 2022 | Yes | 3[3] | 12 | 2019[4] | 15[5] | Privacy focused. Google and Xiaomi Smartphones. |
ColorOS | OPPO | Active | 2020 | Kernel only |
11.2 | 11 | 2013 | OPPO Android Smartphones | |
CopperheadOS | Copperhead Security | Active | 2022 | Kernel only |
12.2.2 | 12[6] | 2014 | 9[7] | Security- and privacy-focused, no OS analytics by default, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. |
crDroid | crDroid team | Active | 2022 | Yes | 8.5 | 12 | 2014[8] | 440[9] | Based on LineageOS. |
CyanogenMod | CyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen Inc | Discontinued | 2016 | Yes | 14.1 Nightly | 7.1.1 | 2009 | 571[10] | CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS |
DivestOS[11] | Tad (SkewedZeppelin) [12] | Active | 2022 | Yes | 19 | 12 | 2014 | ? | Soft fork of LineageOS. Includes Monthly Updates, FOSS Focus, Deblobbing, Security and Privacy focus, and F-Droid |
/e/ | e Foundation | Active | 2021 | Partial | 0.23[13] | 11[13] | 2017 | 240[14] | Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo". |
Emteria.OS | emteria GmbH | Active | 2020 | Kernel only[15]
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1.2.34[16] | 7.1 | 2017 | Artista-IoT TFT Controller, ACME CM3-Panel, Raspberry Pi 3B, Raspberry Pi CM DevKit | |
EMUI | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | Active | 2019 | Kernel only |
11.0 | 10 | 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. |
Fire OS | Amazon.com, Inc. | Active | 2021-09-25 | Partial[17] | 7.3.2.2 | 9 | 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 | Active | 2022-05-11 | Yes | 2022051100[18] | 12[18] | 2019[19] | 10[20] | Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused his departure.[19] |
HarmonyOS | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | Active | 2021 | No | 2.0 | 10 | 2019 | Huawei and Honor devices | Claimed use of a proprietary microkernel. |
Indus OS | Team Indus OS | Active | ? | Kernel only |
3.0 | 7 | 2015 | 80[21] | |
iodéOS | iodé technologies | Active | 2022 | No | 2.3 | 11 | 2020 | 20[22] | Based on LineageOS. |
Kali NetHunter[23][24] | Kali community member “BinkyBear” & Offensive Security | Active | 2022-05-16[25][26] | Yes | 2022.2[25][26] | 5.1.1
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Unknown | 32[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 Technology | Discontinued | ? | Kernel only
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OS 7 beta | 5.1.1 | 2011 | ||
LineageOS | LineageOS community | Active | 2022 | Yes | 19.1 | 12.1 | 2016 | 175[31] | Officially the successor of CyanogenMod. |
MIUI | Xiaomi Corporation | Active | 2022 | Partial | 13 | 12 | 2010 | Xiaomi devices | |
OmniROM | OmniROM community | Active | 2020 | Yes | 11.0 | 11 | 2013 | 19[32] | |
One UI | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Active | 2022 | Kernel only |
4.1 | 12 | 2019 | Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and Tablets | Succeeding Samsung Experience UX and TouchWiz |
OxygenOS | OnePlus | Active | 2022 | Partial | 12.1 |
12 | 2015 | OnePlus Android Smartphones | Merged with HydrogenOS in 2018. [33] Using ColorOS codebase from 12.0 release. |
Paranoid Android | Paranoid Android Team | Active | 2020 | Yes | Quartz 5[34] | 10 | 2012[citation needed] | 31[35] | Based on CAF |
Replicant | Denis Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski | Active | 2019 | Yes | 6.0 0003 | 6 | 2010 | 12[36] | Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features |
Resurrection Remix OS | Resurrection Remix Team | Discontinued | 2020 | Yes | 8.7.1 | 10 | 2012 | 74[37] | Based on LineageOS[citation needed] |
Shift OS | SHIFT GmbH | Active | ? | Yes | |||||
SlimRoms | SlimRoms Team | Active | 2018 | Yes | 7 | 7.1 | 2012 | ~50 | |
Smartisan OS | Smartisan | Active | 2020 | Partial | 8.0 | 10 | 2012 | 15 |