Some of you may already be running an open-source operating system on your smartphone, which could be Android-based, such as LineageOS, GrapheneOS, and e/OS, or Linux-based like postmarketOS and ...

Almost half a year after launch, the Pixel 9a is now part of the official LineageOS build roster and comes full circle on Pixel 9 series support. While we are just off the back of the sizable Android ...

LineageOS 22.1 based on Android 15 QPR1 is now available for over 100 devices. The latest version of LineageOS brings Android 15 changes as well as a new music player and PDF reader. LineageOS 21 is ...

To bridge the gap between Android distributions and true mobile phone freedom, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has launched an initiative called Librephone. It's not an attempt to build yet another ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

Like many affordable smart TVs, mine runs on a frankly garbage processor that makes trawling through my TV’s updated Google TV interface a real chore. Quad‑core Cortex‑A55 CPUs are pretty standard but ...

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Resist the urge to toss that old phone. Give it a second life by installing this open-source version of Android optimized for outdated hardware. That's where LineageOS comes in. This is an open-source ...

The Android developer community is huge, and with customization being the biggest selling point of the OS, there are community hobby projects called Custom ROMs, bringing unending customization ...

The Pixel 9 series is now running the purest version of Android, and that’s the status quo. However, Stock Android isn’t a one-size-fits-all type of software. For those who like custom Android ROMs, ...