Обзор LineageOS releases Android 16 update despite challenges with Android source code

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C. Scott Brown / Android Authority


TL;DR

• The LineageOS team has released LineageOS 23.0, bringing Android 16 to over 100 different devices.
• This release is based on the initial Android 16 release due to Google’s delay in releasing QPR1’s source code.
• LineageOS 23.0 includes updated versions of Aperture and Twelve, a new TV launcher, and major foundational improvements for future device support.

The golden era of custom Android ROMs may be long over, but plenty of people still install them in 2025. The reasons for doing so vary: some want a more stock-like Android experience, others want to hold on to their existing device a little longer, and many want to repurpose an old device or move away from Google’s services.


The most popular option is by far LineageOS, a project that provides a close-to-stock experience with additional features and its own set of apps. Today, the team behind the project released LineageOS 23.0 for over 100 devices, bringing its own flavor of Android 16 to a variety of older models.


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Why LineageOS 23.0 and not 23.1?

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority


LineageOS 23.0 is based on Android 16’s initial stable release from June rather than the more recent Android 16 QPR1. This is because Google still hasn’t publicly released the source code for Android 16 QPR1, preventing the LineageOS team from merging the new code. The Android 16 QPR1 source code is only available to Google’s OEM partners, a group that, of course, does not include hobbyist projects like LineageOS.


In the past, Google would typically publish the source code for new Android releases to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) within a day or two of the update’s rollout to Pixel devices. This time, however, Google delayed the release of the source code for unknown reasons. This left the LineageOS team with a choice: either wait for the source code drop or proceed with the release as is. The team chose the latter, which is why today’s release is named LineageOS 23.0 and not LineageOS 23.1.


On top of that, Google’s recent shift to ‘risk-based’ security updates means that LineageOS, as well as most other custom ROMs, can no longer ship as many security fixes as they used to each month. This is because Android’s monthly security bulletins no longer include patches for all addressed vulnerabilities, but rather only those that Google deems “high risk.” Patches for the vast majority of other vulnerabilities are now only released in quarterly bulletins. This, combined with Google no longer sharing the source code for patches included in its monthly bulletins, means the LineageOS team has to wait for Android’s quarterly releases to fix most security issues.


And if things don’t sound bad enough, the LineageOS team has had to drop first-class support for Pixel devices. Pixel devices used to be guaranteed “day one” devices for LineageOS, but they’re now treated the same as any other OEM’s devices. This is because Google no longer publishes Pixel device trees, HALs, or configs, and they only offer kernel source code as history-stripped tarballs. Thanks to the efforts of projects like CalyxOS, Pixel devices will still be supported, but they’re no longer shoe-ins for day one releases.


Despite these issues, the LineageOS team is pushing forward, giving users the latest version of Android with the latest security fixes it can legally access.

What’s new in LineageOS 23.0?


Because LineageOS 23.0 is based on Android 16 and not Android 16 QPR1, some features like Material 3 Expressive and Desktop Mode aren’t fully implemented. However, all the new features included in the June stable release of Android 16 are present. These include the enforcement of edge-to-edge mode, predictive back navigation, improved app adaptivity, and support for Advanced Protection mode.


On the app front, LineageOS 23.0 includes a huge update to Aperture, the project’s custom camera app. The new version of Aperture supports Ultra HDR and RAW capture and comes with a redesigned notification island with dynamic colors and new indicators.


Twelve, the project’s custom music player, has added a “play random songs” button, a new Now Playing screen with playback statistics, expanded Jellyfin integration, and more.


For TVs, there’s a new home screen launcher called Catapult. It provides a fast, clutter-free interface free of advertisements and recommendations.

The release also bundles updated versions of the SeedVault backup solution, Etar calendar app, WebView component, and charging control feature, as well as a new set of ringtones and alarms.


Finally, this version introduces major foundational improvements. It’s now possible to run LineageOS in a virtual machine through QEMU. This work also lays the groundwork to support any device that is compatible with the mainline Linux kernel in the future, a significant step for the project.

What devices does LineageOS support?


With the launch of LineageOS 23.0, the team is updating its support policy for older versions. The development cycle for LineageOS 21 is now officially ending, which means no new devices will be added to that build roster. The team will, however, continue to maintain and add new devices to the LineageOS 22.2 roster.


LineageOS 23.0 will be available starting today for the following devices. You can find the builds on the project’s official download portal. Before starting the installation, we strongly recommend you thoroughly read the specific instructions for your device on the LineageOS wiki, as our generalized installation guide may not be suitable.

LineageOS 23.0 build roster – Initial devices

Device name	Wiki	Maintainers	Moved from
F(x)tec Pro¹ X	pro1x	BadDaemon, bgcngm, mccreary, npjohnson, qsnc, tdm	22.2
Fairphone 4	FP4	mikeioannina	22.2
Fairphone 5	FP5	mikeioannina	22.2
Google Pixel 4a 5G	bramble	mikeioannina	22.2
Google Pixel 5	redfin	mikeioannina	22.2
Google Pixel 5a	barbet	mikeioannina	22.2
Lenovo Z5 Pro GT	heart	themard, optionaltoast	22.2
Lenovo Z6 Pro	zippo	Lucchetto, themard, einargednochsson	22.2
Motorola defy 2021	bathena	Deivid Ignacio Parra, Francisco Sanchez	22.2
Motorola edge 20	berlin	npjohnson, SGCMarkus	22.2
Motorola edge 2021	berlna	SyberHexen	22.2
Motorola edge 30 fusion	tundra	themard, electimon	22.2
Motorola edge 30 neo	miami	marcost2	22.2
Motorola edge 30	dubai	themard, sb6596, Demon000	22.2
Motorola edge 40 pro / Motorola moto X40 / Motorola edge+ (2023)	rtwo	sgcmarkus, themard	22.2
Motorola moto e7 plus / Lenovo K12	guam	Rajin Gangadharan, Deivid Ignacio Parra	22.2
Motorola moto g 5G – 2024	fogo	mikeioannina	22.2
Motorola moto g power 2021	borneo	Syed Fawwaz Hussain (Fazwalrus), Deivid Ignacio Parra	22.2
Motorola moto g stylus 5G (2022)	milanf	AnierinBliss	22.2
Motorola moto g stylus 5G	denver	Vivekachooz	22.2
Motorola moto g10 / Motorola moto g10 power / Lenovo K13 Note	capri	Deivid Ignacio Parra, Sultanahamer	22.2
Motorola moto g200 5G / Motorola Edge S30	xpeng	themard, rogers2602	22.2
Motorola moto g30 / Lenovo K13 Pro	caprip	mikeioannina	22.2
Motorola moto g32	devon	Dhina17, mikeioannina	22.2
Motorola moto g34 5G / Motorola moto g45 5G	fogos	mikeioannina	22.2
Motorola moto g42	hawao	Dhina17, mikeioannina	22.2
Motorola moto g52	rhode	Dhina17, mikeioannina, tomoms	22.2
Motorola moto g82 5G	rhodep	AnandSuresh02, sevenrock	22.2
Motorola moto g84 5G	bangkk	mikeioannina	22.2
Motorola moto g9 play / Motorola moto g9 / Lenovo K12 Note	guamp	DelightReza, Deivid Ignacio Parra	22.2
Motorola moto g9 power / Lenovo K12 Pro	cebu	Deivid Ignacio Parra	22.2
Nothing Phone (2)	Pong	chandu078	22.2
Nubia Mini 5G	TP1803	ArianK16a, npjohnson	22.2
OnePlus 11 5G	salami	bgcngm	22.2
OnePlus 12R	aston	inferno0230	22.2
OnePlus 7 Pro / OnePlus 7 Pro (T-Mobile)	guacamole	LuK1337, Tortel	22.2
OnePlus 7	guacamoleb	shantanu-sarkar	22.2
OnePlus 7T / OnePlus 7T (T-Mobile)	hotdogb	LuK1337	22.2
OnePlus 7T Pro	hotdog	qsnc	22.2
OnePlus 8 / OnePlus 8 (T-Mobile)	instantnoodle	jabashque	22.2
OnePlus 8 Pro	instantnoodlep	LuK1337	22.2
OnePlus 8T / OnePlus 8T (T-Mobile)	kebab	LuK1337, mikeioannina	22.2
OnePlus 9 / OnePlus 9 (T-Mobile)	lemonade	mikeioannina, tangalbert919, ZVNexus	22.2
OnePlus 9 Pro / OnePlus 9 Pro (T-Mobile)	lemonadep	LuK1337, bgcngm, mikeioannina	22.2
OnePlus 9R	lemonades	mikeioannina	22.2
OnePlus 9RT	martini	mikeioannina, basamaryan	22.2
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G	oscaro	Vivekachooz	22.2
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G / OnePlus Nord N30 5G	larry	Vivekachooz	22.2
OnePlus Nord CE4	benz	inferno0230	22.2
OnePlus Pad 2 Pro / OnePlus Pad 3	erhai	LuK1337, bgcngm	22.2
Realme 10 Pro 5G	luigi	Vivekachooz	22.2
Realme 9 Pro 5G / Realme 9 5G / Realme Q5	oscar	Vivekachooz	22.2
Samsung Galaxy A21s	a21s	DaemonMCR	22.2
Samsung Galaxy F62 / Samsung Galaxy M62	f62	Linux4	22.2
Samsung Galaxy Note10 5G	d1x	Rocky7842, Linux4	22.2
Samsung Galaxy Note10	d1	Linux4	22.2
Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G	d2x	Linux4	22.2
Samsung Galaxy Note10+	d2s	Linux4	22.2
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G	beyondx	Linux4	22.2
Samsung Galaxy S10	beyond1lte	Linux4	22.2
Samsung Galaxy S10+	beyond2lte	Linux4	22.2
Samsung Galaxy S10e	beyond0lte	Linux4	22.2
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE / Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G	r8q	ata-kaner	22.2
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 2020 (LTE)	gta4l	chrmhoffmann	22.2
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 2020 (Wi-Fi)	gta4lwifi	chrmhoffmann	22.2
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (LTE)	gta4xl	haggertk, Linux4	22.2
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (Wi-Fi)	gta4xlwifi	Linux4, haggertk	22.2
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 (LTE)	gts7l	bgcngm	22.2
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 (Wi-Fi)	gts7lwifi	bgcngm	22.2
Solana Saga	ingot	mikeioannina, npjohnson, tomoms	22.2
Sony Xperia 1 II	pdx203	hellobbn	22.2
Sony Xperia 1 III	pdx215	hellobbn	22.2
Sony Xperia 1 V	pdx234	hellobbn	22.2
Sony Xperia 10 IV	pdx225	LuK1337, jmpfbmx	22.2
Sony Xperia 10 Plus	mermaid	LuK1337	22.2
Sony Xperia 10 V	pdx235	jmpfbmx, LuK1337	22.2
Sony Xperia 10	kirin	LuK1337	22.2
Sony Xperia 5 II	pdx206	kyasu, hellobbn	22.2
Sony Xperia 5 III	pdx214	kyasu, hellobbn	22.2
Sony Xperia 5 V	pdx237	kyasu, hellobbn	22.2
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus	voyager	LuK1337	22.2
Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra	discovery	LuK1337	22.2
Sony Xperia XA2	pioneer	LuK1337, jmpfbmx	22.2
Xiaomi 12 Pro	zeus	Adrianyyy, ArianK16a	22.2
Xiaomi 12	cupid	Adrianyyy, ArianK16a	22.2
Xiaomi 12S Pro	unicorn	Adrianyyy, ArianK16a	22.2
Xiaomi 12S Ultra	thor	Adrianyyy, ArianK16a	22.2
Xiaomi 12S	mayfly	Flower Sea	22.2
Xiaomi 12T Pro / Xiaomi Redmi K50 Ultra	diting	Adrianyyy, ArianK16a	22.2
Xiaomi 13 Pro	nuwa	Minus	22.2
Xiaomi 13	fuxi	lolipuru	22.2
Xiaomi Mi 9T / Xiaomi Redmi K20 (China) / Xiaomi Redmi K20 (India)	davinci	ArianK16a	22.2
Xiaomi Mi A3	laurel_sprout	Skyblueborb	22.2
Xiaomi POCO F5 (Global) / Xiaomi POCO F5 (India) / Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Turbo	marble	Adrianyyy, ArianK16a	22.2
Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro / Xiaomi Redmi K60	mondrian	Adrianyyy, ArianK16a	22.2
Xiaomi Redmi 12C / Xiaomi Redmi 12C NFC / Xiaomi POCO C55	earth	surblazer	22.2
Xiaomi Redmi 3S / Xiaomi Redmi 3X / Xiaomi Redmi 4 (India) / Xiaomi Redmi 4X / Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime / Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Prime	Mi8937	0xCAFEBABE	22.2
Xiaomi Redmi 4A / Xiaomi Redmi 5A / Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Lite / Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite	Mi8917	0xCAFEBABE	22.2
Xiaomi Redmi 7A / Xiaomi Redmi 8 / Xiaomi Redmi 8A / Xiaomi Redmi 8A Dual	Mi439	0xCAFEBABE	22.2
Xiaomi Redmi K60 Pro	socrates	WenHao2130	22.2
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro / Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro (India) / Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Max (India)	sweet	basamaryan, danielml3	22.2
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S / Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S NFC / Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S Latin America / Xiaomi POCO M5s	rosemary	surblazer	22.2
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro	violet	0xCAFEBABE	22.2
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 / Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T	ginkgo	Skyblueborb, mikeioannina, programminghoch10	22.2

LineageOS 22.2 build roster – NEW devices


In addition, the LineageOS team has announced the following devices have been added to the LineageOS 22.2 (based on Android 15 QPR2) build roster:

Device name	Wiki	Maintainers	Moved from
ASUS ZenFone 8	sake	DD3Boh, mikooomich	20
ASUS Zenfone 5Z (ZS620KL)	Z01R	ThEMarD	22.1
LG Style3	style3lm	rtx4d
LG Velvet	caymanslm	rtx4d
Motorola moto g 5G / Motorola moto one 5G ace	kiev	basamaryan, Jleeblanch, SyberHexen, Vivekachooz	22.1
Motorola moto g 5G plus / Motorola moto one 5G	nairo	ItsVixano, Ivanmeler, SyberHexen, zlewchan	22.1
Nokia 6.1 (2018)	PL2	npjohnson	22.1
Nokia 7 plus	B2N	Tuan Anh
Nokia 8	NB1	Tuan Anh	21
Nothing Phone (1)	Spacewar	zlewchan, ko_ko_konb	22.1
Nubia Red Magic 5G (Global) / Nubia Red Magic 5G (China) / Nubia Red Magic 5S (Global) / Nubia Red Magic 5S (China)	nx659j	zlewchan	20
Nubia Red Magic Mars	nx619j	Cyborg2017, rtx4d	22.1
Nubia Z17	nx563j	BeYkeRYkt	21
Nubia Z18	nx606j	Cyborg2017, rtx4d	22.1
OnePlus 12	waffle	chandu078
OnePlus 5	cheeseburger	qsnc	22.1
OnePlus 5T	dumpling	qsnc	22.1
OnePlus Nord N20	gunnar	tangalbert919
OnePlus Nord N200	dre	tangalbert919	21
Samsung Galaxy A52 4G	a52q	Simon1511	22.1
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G	a52sxq	Simon1511	22.1
Samsung Galaxy A72	a72q	Simon1511	22.1
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G	a73xq	Simon1511	22.1
Samsung Galaxy M52 5G	m52xq	Simon1511	22.1
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)	gtowifi	lifehackerhansol	21
Vsmart Joy 3 / Vsmart Joy 3+	casuarina	Tuan Anh, nhglong
Xiaomi Black Shark	shark	rtx4d, tdrkDev	22.1
Xiaomi MIX Fold 2	zizhan	Adrianyyy, ArianK16a
Xiaomi Mi 11i / Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro / Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+ / Xiaomi Mi 11X Pro	haydn	ikeramat	22.1
Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition	ursa	bgcngm	22.1
Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro	equuleus	bgcngm	22.1
Xiaomi Mi 8	dipper	infrag	22.1
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S	polaris	bgcngm	22.1
Xiaomi Mi MIX 3	perseus	bgcngm, rtx4d	22.1
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 / Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro / Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro	tucana	SanyaPilot
Xiaomi POCO F1	beryllium	bgcngm, warabhishek	22.1
Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC	surya	Shimitar, TheStrechh, ikeramat	21
Xiaomi POCO X3 Pro	vayu	SebaUbuntu	20
ZTE Axon 9 Pro	akershus	rtx4d, tdrkDev

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