LineageOS
Free and open-source operating system based on Android / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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LineageOS is an Android-based operating system for smartphones, tablet computers, and set-top boxes, with mostly free and open-source software. It is the successor to CyanogenMod, from which it was forked in December 2016, when Cyanogen Inc. announced it was discontinuing development and shut down the infrastructure behind the project.[5][6] Since Cyanogen Inc. retained the rights to the Cyanogen name, the project rebranded its fork as LineageOS.[7]
Developer | LineageOS open-source community |
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Written in | C (core), C++ (some third party libraries), Java and Kotlin (UI) |
OS family | Android (Linux) |
Working state | Active |
Source model | Open source[lower-alpha 1] |
Latest release | LineageOS 21 (based on Android 14) / 14 February 2024; 2 months ago (2024-02-14)[2] |
Marketing target | Firmware replacement for Android mobile devices |
Available in | Languages list
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Update method | Over-the-air (OTA), ROM flashing |
Package manager | APK-based |
Platforms | arm, arm64, x86, x86-64 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
License | Apache 2[3] and other licenses[4] |
Preceded by | CyanogenMod CyanogenOS |
Official website | www |
LineageOS was officially launched on 23 December 2016, with the source code available on both GitHub and GitLab.[8][9] In March 2017, it reportedly had one million users with the OnePlus One being the most popular device.[10]