If you call yourself a custom ROM veteran, you definitely have heard about LineageOS. LineageOS traces its roots back to CyanogenMod, the custom ROM that became popular on the HTC Dream/T-Mobile G1, the first Android smartphone available for purchase. CyanogenMod, in turn, went on to become one of the most popular custom ROMs available across a plethora of devices, and several of the key developers and maintainers of the project went on to establish LineageOS when Cyanogen decided to stop supporting CyanogenMod. LineageOS picked up the reins with LineageOS 13.0 and LineageOS 14.1 releases, and the project has continued along over the years. Now, LineageOS is marking its major version bump up to LineageOS 17.1 with Android 10 as the base.
I’ve always found LineageOS contains a few extra useful bells and whistles too to moving to it is often a step up for most phones. You do just want to check your phone is officially supported and read the support thread for your phone to see what other user’s experiences are.
See LineageOS 17.1 based on Android 10 is now officially available
LineageOS is making the jump to Android 10 as base with LineageOS 17.1, bringing along several key changes across the board. Read on to know more!