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LineageOS is an open source Android (AOSP)-based operating system for smartphones, tablets, and set-top boxes. It is community-developed and serves as the successor to CyanogenMod, from which it was forked in December 2016. As of 2025, there are about 4.5 million devices running LineageOS.

Key facts

OS.name
LineageOS
OS.logo
LineageOS Wordmark.svg
OS.logo_size
250
OS.screenshot
LineageOS 23.2 Home Screen.png
OS.screenshot_size
200px
OS.caption
LineageOS 23.2 home screen on a Motorola Moto G32
OS.developer
LineageOS open-source community
OS.programmed_in
C (core), C++ (some third party libraries), Java and Kotlin (UI)
OS.family
Android (Linux)
OS.released
(First public builds)
OS.working_state
Active
OS.source_model
Open source (includes proprietary libraries.
OS.latest release version
LineageOS 23.2
OS.repo
Gerrit, GitHub, GitLab
OS.marketing_target
Operating system replacement for Android devices
OS.updatemodel
Over-the-air (OTA), ROM flashing
OS.package_manager
APK-based, Google Play (if installed)
OS.supported_platforms
arm, arm64, x86, x86-64

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections
Contents
  • History
  • LineageOS beginning
  • 2018 April Fools' prank
  • 2018–present
  • Version history
  • Features
  • Development
  • Google apps
  • Customization features
  • Security & privacy features
  • Developers & power user features
  • LineageOS apps
  • Supported devices
  • Reception
  • Forks
  • Direct forks
  • Other derivative
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

LineageOS is an open source Android (AOSP)-based operating system for smartphones, tablets, and set-top boxes. It is community-developed and serves as the successor to CyanogenMod, from which it was forked in December 2016. As of 2025, there are about 4.5 million devices running LineageOS.

== History == In 2009, CyanogenMod was created by Stefanie Jane (Cyanogen). In 2013, Jane obtained venture funding under the name Cyanogen Inc. to allow commercialization of the project. In 2016, as part of a corporate restructure which involved a change of CEO, closure of offices and projects, and cessation of services, Jane either left or was forced out of Cyanogen Inc.

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