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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

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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

== 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.