The Pixel 4 series can now run Android 16 via LineageOS 23, years after Google ended official software support.

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Do note that while LineageOS 23 is based on Android 16, it's not based on the platform's latest release. Instead, the ROM is ...

LineageOS has been around for a good long while and is an immensely popular third-party Android ROM. But up until this week, anyone running a Tensor-powered Pixel phone – so, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 ...

Google ended support for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL in 2020. But independent developers are keeping the phones alive by providing unofficial firmware updates. The first Pixel 2 custom ROMs based on ...

The popular custom ROM LineageOS is debuting its Android 14 builds, LineageOS 21, with a few key improvements and the addition of an ad-free Android TV launcher too. Announced this week, LineageOS 21 ...

Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 have joined the list of LineageOS 20-supported Android devices. The OnePlus 9R and Sony Xperia 5 III also recently gained the support of the popular third-party Android ROM.

LineageOS is one of the best known custom ROMs for Android phones (and other devices), allowing you to replace the software that came with your device with a customizable, open source alternative. Now ...

The original Google Pixel and Pixel XL now have a new lease on life courtesy of Android 11 support via the third-party LineageOS 18.1 ROM. Although officially supported up to and including Android 10, ...

If you’re still clinging desperately to the original (and in many ways, best) Google Pixel, you may be able to give it a new lease on life. That is, if you’re willing to dabble with custom Android ...

The Android community’s biggest aftermarket distribution, LineageOS, is now up and running with Android 11. The new release is called “LineageOS 18.1,” and builds for over 60 smartphones are hitting ...