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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.
Cycada (formerly known as Cider, and Chameleon before [1]) is a compatibility layer that aims to allow applications designed for iOS to run unmodified on the Android operating system. [2] The method uses compile-time adaptation to run unmodified code with minimal implementation effort. [3]
LineageOS offers several features that Android Open Source Project (AOSP) does not include. Some of these features are: Some of these features are: Button customization – Set custom location for buttons on the navigation bar, or enable on-screen buttons for devices with hardware buttons.
CyanogenMod 7.1 was released on 10 October 2011, based on Android 2.3.4. [39] The latest stable version, CyanogenMod 7.2 was released on 16 June 2012, based on Android 2.3.7, [40] bringing a predictive phone dialer, lock-screen updates, ICS animation backports and many bug fixes. [41]
Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS; Default web browser/engine Blink: WebKit: WebKit: Gecko [102] Qt WebEngine (based on Blink) Blink (Servo - OniroOS/OpenHarmony) Major web browsers available [103] Chrome for Android, Opera, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet: Safari, Chrome for iOS, Opera, Firefox, Microsoft Edge
/e/ (also known as /e/ OS and /e/OS, formerly Eelo) is a fork of LineageOS, [4] [5] an Android-based mobile operating system, and associated online services. [6] /e/ is presented as privacy software that does not contain proprietary Google apps or services, [7] and challenges the public to "find any parts of the system or default applications that are still leaking data to Google."
In Android, installing custom firmware, colloquially known as installing a custom ROM or Android ROM, is the practice of replacing the system partition of the Android operating system, usually mounted as read-only, [11] [12] with a modified version of Android, also known as "flashing a ROM". [13]
Android is more used than iOS is virtually all countries, with few exceptions such as iOS has a 56% share in the US. The latest Android 14 is the most used single version in several countries e.g. the US, Canada, Australia, with over a third of the share in those countries, and it's also single most used in India and most of European countries.