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 KangDiscontinued2020YesPie92011 115[2]Based on LineageOS
Baidu YiBaidu, Inc.Discontinued2015
Kernel only
Un­knownUn­known2011Un­knownDiscontinued in March 2015
CalyxOSCalyx InstituteActive2022Yes3[3]122019[4]15[5]Privacy focused. Google and Xiaomi Smartphones.
ColorOSOPPOActive2020
Kernel only
11.2112013OPPO Android Smartphones
CopperheadOSCopperhead SecurityActive2022
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.
crDroidcrDroid teamActive2022Yes8.1122014[8] 430[9]Based on LineageOS.
CyanogenModCyanogenMod Open-Source Community, Cyanogen IncDiscontinued2016Yes14.1 Nightly7.1.12009 571[10]CyanogenMod's official successor is LineageOS
/e/ e FoundationActive2021Partial 0.23[11] 11[11] 2017 240[12] Privacy focused, smartphones with preinstalled OS commercially available. Forked from LineageOS. Formerly called "Eelo".
Emteria.OS emteria GmbHActive 2020
Kernel only[13]
 1.2.34[14] 7.1 2017 Artista-IoT TFT Controller, ACME CM3-Panel, Raspberry Pi 3B, Raspberry Pi CM DevKit
EMUIHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Active2019
Kernel only
11.0102012 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.
Fire OSAmazon.com, Inc.Active2021-09-25Partial[15]7.3.2.292011 Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire TV, Fire Phone, Amazon EchoCentered on content consumption, heavy ties to Amazon's store and content.
GrapheneOS GrapheneOS team Active2022-05-03 Yes 2022050300[16] 12[16] 2019[17] 10[18] Security and privacy focused. Lead developer worked on CopperheadOS until a dispute between the co-founders over licensing caused him to leave.[17]
HarmonyOS Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Active 2021 No 2.0 10 2019 Huawei and Honor devices Claimed use of a proprietary microkernel.
Indus OSTeam Indus OSActive?
Kernel only
3.072015 80[19]
iodéOS iodé technologies Active 2022 No 2.3 11 2020 20[20] Based on LineageOS.
Kali NetHunter[21][22] Kali community member “BinkyBear” & Offensive Security Active 2022-02-14[23][24] Yes 2022.1[23][24] 5.1.1

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11[22][25][26][27]

 Un­known 32[22][25][26][27] 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.[21][22][28]
LeWa OS Lewa TechnologyDiscontinued?
Kernel only
 OS 7 beta 5.1.1 2011
LineageOSLineageOS communityActive2022, April 26Yes19122016 121[29]Officially the successor of CyanogenMod.
MIUIXiaomi CorporationActive2022Partial13122010 Xiaomi devices
OmniROMOmniROM communityActive2020Yes11.0112013 19[30]
One UISamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Active2021
Kernel only
4.0122019 Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and TabletsSucceeding Samsung Experience UX and TouchWiz
OxygenOSOnePlusActive2020Partial11.0
112015 12[31] and unknown amount of portsMerged with HydrogenOS in 2018.[32]
Paranoid AndroidParanoid Android TeamActive2020YesQuartz 5[33]102012 31[34]Based on CAF
ReplicantDenis Carikli, Paul KocialkowskiActive2019Yes6.0 000362010 12[35]Based on LineageOS, removes or replaces proprietary components and anti-features
Resurrection Remix OSResurrection Remix TeamActive2020Yes8.7.1102012 74[36]Based on LineageOS
Shift OS SHIFT GmbH Active ? Yes
SlimRoms SlimRoms TeamActive 2018Yes 7 7.1 2012 ~50
Smartisan OS Smartisan Active 2020Partial 8.0 10 2012 15

See also

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

References
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