LineageOS

Free and open-source Android-based operating system

Linux distribution

LineageOS

LineageOS 22.1 home screen on a Pixel 9

Developer| LineageOS open-source community
Written in| C (core), C++ (some third party libraries), Java and Kotlin (UI)
OS family| Android (Linux)
Working state| Active
Source model| Open source[a]
Initial release| January 2016; 9 years ago (2016-01) (First public builds)
Latest release| LineageOS 22.2[b] / 14 May 2025; 2 months ago (2025-05-14)[1]
Repository| Gerrit, GitHub, GitLab
Marketing target| Operating system replacement for Android devices
Available in|

Languages list

* Arabic
* Bangla
* Belarusian
* Burmese
* Catalan
* Simplified Chinese
* Traditional Chinese
* Czech
* Danish
* Dutch
* English
* Filipino
* Finnish
* French
* German
* Hebrew
* Hindi
* Hungarian
* Indonesian
* Italian
* Japanese
* Kannada
* Korean
* Lithuanian
* Malay
* Malayalam
* Norwegian
* Polish
* Portuguese
* Punjabi
* Russian
* Sinhala
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Tamil
* Thai
* Turkish
* Ukrainian
* Vietnamese

Update method| Over-the-air (OTA), ROM flashing
Package manager| APK-based, Google Play (if installed)
Supported platforms| arm, arm64, x86, x86-64
Kernel type| Monolithic (Linux)
License| Apache 2[2] and other licenses[3]
Preceded by| CyanogenMod CyanogenOS
Official website| www.lineageos.org

LineageOS is an open source[a] Android operating system[c] 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.[7] As of 2023, there are about 1.5 million devices running LineageOS.[8]

## History

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In 2009, CyanogenMod[d] was created by Stefanie Jane (Cyanogen).[e][citation needed] In 2013, Jane obtained venture funding under the name Cyanogen Inc. to allow commercialization of the project.[9][10] In 2016, as part of a corporate restructure which involved a change of CEO, closure of offices and projects, and cessation of services,[11] Jane either left or was forced out of Cyanogen Inc.[12][13]

The LineageOS project was formed as a fork of it and was officially launched on 24 December 2016.[14][15] Since Cyanogen Inc. retained the rights to the Cyanogen name, the project rebranded its fork as LineageOS.[16]

### LineageOS beginning

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The code itself, being open source, was forked around December 2016 under the new name LineageOS and efforts began to resume development as a community project.[15]

On January 22, 2017, the first official builds of LineageOS versions 14.1 and 13.0 became available, following the official announcement in a blog post.[17] In March 2017, it reportedly had one million users with the OnePlus One being the most popular device.[18]

Starting in 2017, LineageOS posted recent development updates on their blog,[19] though this has been mostly discontinued since 2020.

During August 2017, the LineageOS team held a Summer Survey[20] in which they asked users for feedback to improve the development of the operating system. The results were published[21] in October and, according to the team, they used the gathered data to improve the upcoming LineageOS 15 release.

As a response to one of the main suggestions received during their first public survey, LineageOS launched a section on their blog titled "LineageOS Engineering Blog" where Lineage maintainers and developers can contribute articles discussing advanced technical information pertaining to Android development.[22]

### 2018 April Fools' prank

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During the first week of April 2018, LineageOS released new builds with the "LOSGenuine" April Fool's prank that informed unaware users of the software possibly being counterfeit via a persistent notification (which could not be disabled unless the user ran the following command in a root shell):

setprop persist.lineage.nofool true

When the notification was tapped, the software claimed that the device was "uncertified" and needed to mine "LOSCoins", which were a virtual currency and could not actually be spent. Affected builds also had a preinstalled "Wallet" app that showed the current balance of LOSCoins.[23]

Many users mistook the prank for actual malware, and others reportedly found it to be in "poor taste". It was especially criticized for being too "late" for an April Fool's joke, since many users didn't receive the update until days later, making the jest less obvious. On 10 April 2018, LineageOS team director ciwrl issued an official apology for the prank.[24][25]

### 2018–present

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A second Summer Survey was conducted in August 2018.[26]

Builds were released on a weekly basis until November 12, 2018, when the release cycle for devices changed: the latest LineageOS branch is built daily, with devices receiving a "nightly" OTA update, while devices on the older branch were moved to a weekly release cycle.[27]

Starting on June 5, 2020, the latest LineageOS branch moved back to a weekly release cycle, as the server couldn't build all available supported devices in just one day, with some devices receiving updates later on the next day.[28]

On March 5 2024, LineageOS posted a blog to announce the deprecation of version 18.1 shortly after Google had ended security patches for Android 11.[29][30] A total of 52 devices were dropped and received a final build on that day.[31]

### Version history

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See also: Android version history and CyanogenMod § History and development

Version  | AOSP version  | First build release date  | Last build release date  | Ref.

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Unsupported: 13.0 | 6.0.1
(Marshmallow)  | 20 December 2016 as CM
22 January 2017 as LOS  | 11 February 2018 | [17][32]
Unsupported: 14.1 | 7.1.2
(Nougat)  | 9 November 2016 as CM
22 January 2017 as LOS  | 24 February 2019 | [17][33]
Unsupported: 15.1 | 8.1.0
(Oreo)  | 26 February 2018 | 28 February 2020 | [34][35]
Unsupported: 16.0 | 9.0.0
(Pie)  | 1 March 2019 | 16 February 2021 | [36][37]
Unsupported: 17.1 | 10
(Quince Tart)  | 1 April 2020 | 16 February 2022 | [38][39]
Unsupported: 18.1 | 11
(Red Velvet Cake)  | 1 April 2021 | 5 March 2024 | [40][29]
Unsupported: 19.1 | 12.1
(Snow Cone)  | 26 April 2022 | 12 November 2023 | [41][42]
Unsupported: 20 | 13
(Tiramisu)  | 31 December 2022 | 31 December 2024 | [43][44]
Supported: 21 | 14
(Upside Down Cake)  | 14 February 2024 | (Current)  | [45]
Latest version: 22.2 | 15
(Vanilla Ice Cream)  | 31 December 2024 | (Current)  | [1]

Legend:

Unsupported

Supported

Latest version

Preview version

Future version

## Features

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Like its predecessor, CyanogenMod, LineageOS is perceived as free from unnecessary software often pre-installed by a phone's manufacturer or carrier that is considered to be bloatware.[46][47]

### Development

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Like CyanogenMod, the LineageOS project is developed by many device-specific maintainers and uses Gerrit for its code review process. It also retained the old versioning format, where the major version number corresponds to the place in the alphabet of the first letter of the codename (and of the commercial name for Android versions prior to 10) (for example, Android 7.1, known as Android Nougat, is LineageOS 14.1). Prior to the official launch of LineageOS, many developers from XDA had already developed unofficial versions of LineageOS from the source code. All the released builds are signed with LineageOS' private keys.[17]

The wiki, containing information regarding installation, support, and development of LineageOS, is also open to contributions through Gerrit. Other Lineage platforms include Crowdin for managing translations, GitLab Issues for bug tracking, and a stats page, which displays the number of active installations from users who opt in to report this statistic. There is also an IRC channel hosted on Libera.chat (#lineageos) and subreddit (r/lineageos).[48]

The XDA Developers forums have been used by members of the Lineage community since the software's inception. Many devices are left unsupported by official releases so community members develop their own unofficial ROMs allowing older phones to use Lineage.[citation needed]

### Google apps

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Although Google apps are not included in LineageOS by default due to legal issues,[49] users can flash them with a .zip package, usually referred to as gapps, while installing LineageOS. A side effect of using LineageOS and other custom roms is the impact on Play Integrity API.[50] LineageOS can in some cases, be made to work with apps that require passing Play Integrity by installing Magisk and certain modules designed to hide the bootloader status.[51]

### Customization features

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LineageOS offers several features that Android Open Source Project (AOSP) does not include. Some of these features are:

* Button customization – Set custom location for buttons on the navigation bar, or enable on-screen buttons for devices with hardware buttons.[52]
* Custom Quick-Setting tiles – Quick Setting Tiles such as "Caffeine" preventing the device from sleeping, enabling/disabling Heads Up notifications, "Ambient Display" and "ADB over network" are present to easily toggle frequently accessed settings.
* LiveDisplay – Adjust color temperature for the time of day.
* Lock screen customization – The lock screen allows all sorts of customizations, including media cover art, a music visualizer, and double-tap to sleep.
* Styles – Set a global dark or light theme mode and customize accent colors. This functionality can also be managed automatically by the system based on wallpaper or time of day (in line with LiveDisplay).
* System Profiles – Enable or disable common settings based on the selected profile (For example, a "Home" profile and a "Work" profile). The profile can be selected either manually or through the use of a "trigger", such as upon connecting to a specific WiFi access point, connecting to a Bluetooth device, or tapping an NFC tag.
* Custom pattern sizes – In addition to Android's 3x3 pattern size, a 4x4, 5x5 or 6x6 size can be used.

### Security & privacy features

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* Trust – a control panel providing an overview of the device's security and privacy status and features. The Trust icon is displayed when performing certain actions in order to confirm their authenticity.[53][54][55]
* PIN scramble – For users securing their device with a PIN, the PIN pad layout can be scrambled each time the device locks to make it difficult for bystanders to observe and memorize input patterns.
* Privacy guard – Allow the user to fine-tune what permissions are granted to each application. For some permissions, it is possible to set a manual approval each time the permission is requested. It is also possible to find out how often apps use a specific permission. This feature was removed in the 17.1 branch in favor of an equivalent "permission controller" based on a hidden AOSP feature.
* Protected Apps – Hide specific apps behind a secure lock. This works hand-in-hand with Trebuchet; the app's icon is removed from the launcher, and "secure folders" can be created to easily access these applications. A pattern is used to lock these apps.
* Some "sensitive numbers", such as abuse support numbers, are not included in the call log for privacy.[56] The phone application also includes a list of helpline numbers for the users to be able to easily reach them.[40]

### Developers & power user features

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* LineageSDK – a set of APIs for app developers to integrate their apps with LineageOS specific features such as System Profiles, Styles and Weather.[57] The SDK been officially discontinued on 8 January 2024.[58]
* Lineage Recovery - an AOSP-based recovery.
* (Optional) Root – Permit apps to function with root access to perform advanced tasks. This requires flashing from Recovery either LineageOS's root add-on (supported until version 16.0[59]) or a third-party implementation such as Magisk or SuperSU.
* Telephone call recorder, not available in all countries, due to legal restrictions.

### LineageOS apps

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LineageOS includes free and open-source apps:

Current

Name  | Description  | Based on or Forked from  | Reference(s)

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Aperture  | A camera app maintained by various LineageOS developers, based on Google's CameraX library. It replaced Snap and Camera2 with the release of LineageOS 20.  | \--  | \--
AudioFX  | Audio optimizer with presets to alter the listening experience.  | \--  | \--
Calculator  | Resembles a four-function calculator and offers some more advanced functions.  | \--  | \--
Calendar  | Calendar functionality with Day, Week, Month, Year or Agenda views.  | Etar, since LineageOS 17.1.  | \--
Camelot (PDF Viewer)  | A simple PDF reader, powered by Jetpack PDF library.  | \--  | LOS 22[60]
Clock  | World clock, countdown timer, stopwatch and alarms.  | \--  | \--
Contacts  | Phonebook for numbers and email addresses.  | \--  | \--
Files  | A simple file manager to move, copy and rename files on internal storage or SD card.  | \--  | \--
FlipFlap  | An app for smart flip covers, only included on select devices.  | \--  | \--
FM Radio  | An app for listening to FM radio broadcasts, included on devices with an FM tuner.  | \--  | \--
Glimpse  | A gallery app with Material You design in mind. Available on devices running LineageOS 21 or later.  | \--  | LOS 21[61]
Jelly (Browser)  | A lightweight browser that relies on the system WebView, for low-end devices.  | \--  | \--
Messaging  | An SMS/MMS messaging app.  | \--  | \--
Phone  | Includes speed dial, phone number lookups and call blocking.  | \--  | \--
Recorder  | A sound recorder. In versions prior to 18.1 it could also record the screen.  | \--  | \--
Trebuchet  | A customizable launcher.  | \--  | \--
Twelve (Music)  | A music player with music library server protocols support.  | \--  | LOS 21[62]

Former

Name  | Description  | Based on or Forked from  | Reference(s)

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Clock  | A weather widget.  | \--  | \--
Eleven (Music)  | A simple music player.  | \--  | \--
Email  | Email client that handles POP3, IMAP and Exchange (removed in LineageOS 18.1).  | \--  | [63]
Gallery  | Organize photos and videos into a timeline or albums for easy viewing. Replaced by Glimpse.  | \--  | \--
Gello  | A browser based on Chromium and developed by CyanogenMod. This app is now replaced by Jelly.  | \--  | \--
Snap (Camera)  | Dependent on device specification will take video or photos, including panoramic. It can also be used to read QR codes. This app is now replaced by Aperture.  | \--  | \--
Terminal  | A simple and standard terminal app. Hidden unless enabled in the developer settings. (removed in LineageOS 18.1).  | \--  | [64]
Themes  | Originally an app by itself, now integrated into the settings app.  | \--  | \--
WeatherUnderground Weather Provider  | A weather provider.  | \--  | \--
Yahoo Weather Provider  | A weather provider.  | \--  | \--

## Supported devices

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POCO X3 Pro smartphone running LineageOS

The number of devices supported by LineageOS has changed over time.

In 2019, LineageOS development builds were available for 109 phone models with over 3.0 million active installs.[65]

On February 17, 2024, it was recorded that 118 devices were receiving official LineageOS 21 builds, another 71 devices with LineageOS 20 builds, and the legacy LineageOS 18.1 branch still had a total of 52 devices.[66] On December 31, 2024, a total of 196 devices were recorded on the LineageOS build roster, with 132 devices receiving LineageOS 22.1 builds, and the remaining 64 devices with LineageOS 21 builds.[67]

## Reception

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LineageOS was reviewed positively by 9to5Google, a news website centered around Google products.[68]

LineageOS was named as a good way to extend a device's lifetime in the article as the Google Pixel 4a that it was tested on stopped receiving updates in August 2023.[69][70]

## Forks

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LineageOS has a number of notable forks:

### Direct forks

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* DivestOS was a soft fork of LineageOS that aimed to increase security and privacy, and support older devices, it was discontinued in December 2024.[71]
* /e/ is a fork of LineageOS created by Gaël Duval that is intended to be "free from Google". It replaces Google Play Services with microG.[72]
* iodéOS is a fork of LineageOS developed by French company iodé, it does not include Google Play Services, instead using microG.[73]
* LineageOS for microG is a LineageOS fork with microG services included. It was created a response to the refusal for several reasons of support for signature spoofing in official builds. In other respects it follows upstream, shipping OTA updates every fourteen days. As of February 25th, 2024, LineageOS has merged official support for signature spoofing for the suite of microG Apps.[74] As of note this will not work with any other apps that require or make use of signature spoofing. [75][76][77][78][79]
* Replicant intends to be a completely free software variant of LineageOS, with all kernel blobs and non-free drivers removed.

### Indirect forks

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* CalyxOS is a privacy-focused operating system for smartphones, based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but uses LineageOS components.[80]
* The compatibility layer Waydroid[f] is using LineageOS in an LXC container in order to use Android apps on a desktop or mobile Linux distribution.[81]

## See also

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* Free and open-source software portal

* Android rooting
* Comparison of mobile operating systems
* List of custom Android distributions
* postmarketOS
* List of free and open-source Android applications

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Includes nonfree libraries.[4]
2. ^ based on Android 15
3. ^ LineageOS is "based on the Android mobile platform", but the terms operating system, distribution and/or custom ROM have been used to describe it.[5] LineageOS doesn't license Google Mobile Services.[6]
4. ^ often abbreviated "CM"
5. ^ Jane had a different name at the time
6. ^ Formerly called Anbox-Halium

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Languages, databases|

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Devices|

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Nexus|

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* Replicant
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Booting and
recovery|

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Linux distributions

Android|

| LineageOS|

* /e/
* CalyxOS
* CrDroid
* iodéOS
* Replicant

|

* Android-x86
* Celadon
* ColorOS
* EMUI
* Fire OS
* GrapheneOS
* HiOS
* One UI
* Paranoid Android
* Resurrection Remix OS
* OmniROM
* XOS
* Xiaomi HyperOS

Arch|

* ArchBang
* Artix
* BlackArch
* EndeavourOS
* Frugalware
* Garuda
* Hyperbola GNU
* LinHES
* Manjaro
* Parabola GNU
* SteamOS (3.0 onwards)
* SystemRescue

Debian|

| Ubuntu|

* Official: Edubuntu
* Kubuntu
* Lubuntu
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* Derivatives: BackBox
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* Linux Mint
* Nova OS
* Peppermint OS
* Pop! OS
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* Ubuntu Touch
* Uruk
* Winux
* Zorin OS

|

* antiX
* Astra
* Bharat Operating System Solutions
* BlankOn Linux
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* Damn Small Linux
* deepin
* Devuan
* Elive
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* FreedomBox
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* Raspberry Pi OS
* Q4OS
* Slax
* SparkyLinux
* SolydXK
* Tails
* Tizen
* TrueNAS
* UOS
* Whonix

Fedora|

| CentOS
Stream|

* AlmaLinux
* EulerOS
* Miracle Linux
* Oracle Linux
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux
* Rocky Linux

|

* Asahi Linux
* Bazzite
* Network Security Toolkit
* Nobara
* Qubes OS
* Red Star OS
* Sailfish OS

Gentoo|

* Calculate Linux
* ChromiumOS (ChromeOS)
* Pentoo

Mandrake|

* ALT Linux
* PCLinuxOS

Mandriva|

* Mageia
* OpenMandriva Lx
* ROSA Linux

Slackware|

* Austrumi Linux
* Porteus
* Salix OS
* Slax
* Zenwalk

SUSE|

* openSUSE
* SUSE Linux Enterprise
* Open Enterprise Server
* GeckoLinux

Other|

* 4MLinux
* Alpine
* CHAOS
* Chimera Linux
* CRUX
* Kwort
* GoboLinux
* Guix SD
* KaiOS
* KaOS
* NixOS
* Puppy
* Source Mage
* Solus
* T2 SDE
* Tiny Core Linux
* Void

Discontinued|

| Android|

* CyanogenMod
* Cherry OS
* DivestOS
* MIUI
* PixelExperience
* Remix OS

|

Arch|

* ArchLabs
* Antergos
* Chakra

Debian|

* Ubuntu: Asturix
* Black Lab Linux
* Cub Linux
* Gobuntu
* gOS
* Linux Caixa Mágica
* LinuxTLE
* LXLE Linux
* Pinguy OS
* Sabily
* Ubuntu GNOME

* Other derivatives: BackTrack
* Corel Linux
* CrunchBang Linux
* DoudouLinux
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* Feather Linux
* gNewSense
* HandyLinux
* Libranet
* Musix GNU+Linux
* Parsix
* SteamOS (1.0–2.0)
* Sunwah Linux

Gentoo|

* Container Linux
* Sabayon Linux
* xB Machine

Red Hat,
Fedora|

* BLAG Linux and GNU
* CentOS
* ClearOS
* Linpus Linux
* Korora
* Linux for PlayStation 2
* Scientific Linux
* Red Hat Linux
* Rocks Cluster Distribution
* Think Blue Linux
* Turbolinux
* Vine Linux
* Yellow Dog Linux

Slackware|

* Absolute Linux
* BioSLAX
* Damn Vulnerable Linux
* KateOS
* Kongoni
* NimbleX
* Platypux
* TopologiLinux
* VectorLinux

SUSE|

* SUSE Studio Express

Other|

* Caldera OpenLinux
* Clear Linux OS
* DemoLinux
* Dragora
* Familiar Linux
* Firefox OS
* B2G OS
* Floppyfw
* Foresight Linux
* Immunix
* Jurix
* Linux Router Project
* MCC Interim Linux
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* Mer
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Mobile operating systems

* Comparison
* Open-source mobile phones, OSes
* Open Handset Alliance
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* Mobile app development

Linux|

| Kernel|

* Active: Android
* forks
* Android Go
* Wear OS
* EMUI, HarmonyOS (Linux kernel subsystem)
* ChromeOS
* ChromeOS Flex
* KaiOS
* Smart Feature OS
* Kindle firmware
* LuneOS
* Maemo Leste
* Tizen

* Defunct: Bada
* Firefox OS
* B2G OS
* MeeGo
* MontaVista
* MotoMagx
* Mobilinux
* OpenEmbedded
* Ångström
* Openmoko Linux
* QtMoko
* SHR
* OpenEZX
* WebOS

|

GNU/
Linux|

* Active: Fedora Mobility
* Manjaro ARM
* postmarketOS
* PureOS
* Sailfish OS
* SteamOS
* Ubuntu Touch
* UBports
* Mobian

* Defunct: Maemo
* Mer
* Moblin

XNU|

* iOS
* iPadOS
* watchOS
* bridgeOS

QNX|

* BlackBerry 10
* BlackBerry Tablet OS

Microsoft
Windows|

* Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
* Windows Mobile
* Windows Phone
* 7
* 8
* 8.1
* Windows RT
* Windows 10 Mobile
* Windows 8
* Windows 8.1
* Windows 10
* Windows 11

Zircon|

* Fuchsia

FreeBSD, NetBSD|

* PlayStation Vita system software

OpenHarmony,
HarmonyOS NEXT|

* Active: OpenHarmony
* HarmonyOS
* HarmonyOS NEXT

* Defunct: EMUI (non GMS-based)
* LiteOS
* Huawei Band OS

FreeRTOS|

* Amazfit OS
* Zepp OS
* MIUI Band OS

Nintendo
system software|

* Nintendo 3DS system software
* Nintendo DSi system software
* Nintendo Switch system software

Minix 3|

* Intel Management Engine

Symbian|

* S60
* S80
* S90
* UIQ

Others|

* Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW)
* BlackBerry OS
* EPOC
* GEOS
* Magic Cap
* Nokia Asha platform
* PalmDOS
* Palm OS
* PlayStation Portable system software
* S30
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* S40
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