CrDroid
crDroid is a customized fork of Android based on LineageOS. It is one of the first to offer unofficial releases of Android 10, Android 11, Android 12.1 and Android 13 Custom ROMs.
Developer | crDroid Team |
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OS family | Unix-like (Android) |
Working state | Active |
Source model | Open source |
Latest release | 9.10 (Android 13 based) |
Repository | github |
Update method | OTA or ZIP installation |
Platforms | ARM , ARM64 |
Kernel type | Monolithic |
License | Various |
Official website | crdroid |
The crDroid download Web page lists devices supported, with the date of the latest release for each one.[1]
History and reception
The first releases were developed by Cristiano Matos in late 2012, for the Samsung Galaxy S3.[2]
The releases gained more attention in 2013,[3][4] while in 2014, Saad Khan of Team Android wrote a detailed article on crDroid.[5]
Features and installation procedure was highlighted by Neeraj jast in 2015.[6]
Rafia Shaikh wrote about crDroid Marshmallow version for HTC One M7,[7] and for HTC One M9.[8] In 2016 Shaikh wrote about upgrading to Android 7.1.1 Nougat ROM on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505.[9]
In 2015 a LineageOS-based version for the Samsung Galaxy S4 was announced.[10] In 2017, Mathew Diekhake of ConsumingTech highlighted crDroid version 2.5 Android 7.1.1 Nougat as one of the "Best Custom ROMs" for Nextbit Robin.[11] Rafia Shaikh wrote about obtaining a Pixel Look and Feel on the HTC One M8 with crDroid.[12]
2018 is the year the crDroid website was launched.[13]
Saad Khan of TeamAndroid called crDroid a "simply pure Android experience without any other non-sense features" in an article on updating Nexus 7 (2012) to Android 7.1.2.[14]
Mohammed Huwais of GetDroidTips wrote a detailed article on crDroid Android 7.1.2 Nougat On General Mobile GM 5,[15] and the list of supported devices was long.[16] Tomek Kondrat of XDA Developers highlighted crDroid's unofficial port of LineageOS 15.1 for Honor 5X.[17]
In 2019, Aamir Siddiqui of XDA Developers wrote about the progress of custom development for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro, that included crDroid, LineageOS 16 and Pixel Experience.[18]
Arol Wright of XDA developers highlighted availability of Android 10 with crDroid for several devices in late 2019.[19]
crDroid was listed with several other Android 10 ROMs in a 2019 list by Stephen Perkins of GadgetHacks.[20]
crDroid 7 was launched on October 14, 2020, initially supporting OnePlus 5/T.[21]
crDroid has been listed among the best custom ROMs for Android in an article published by Nilayan Ghosh of AndroidBlog.org.[22]
In January 2022, crDroid 8 (Android 12) was released.[23]
According with the website blog post, October 28th 2022 is the day crDroid 9 got released.
See also
References
- "Download crDroid for supported devices". crDroid. Retrieved 22 June 2023. Updated as required.
- "[ROM][28 May][XXEMC3][4.1.2][AROMA][JB Domination] crDroid v17.4 [JKay ][Per App Dpi]". XDA Developers. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- Ruiz, Francisco (2013-10-04). "Samsung Galaxy S3, la mejor Rom Android 4.3". Androidsis (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- Ruiz, Francisco (2013-10-04). "Descarga e instalación de la cámara Motorola X apk". Androidsis (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- Bora, Kukil (2014-04-01). "Android 4.4.2 KitKat For Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300: How To Install It Using crDroid Custom ROM [Tutorial]". International Business Times. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- jast, Neeraj. "[Yuphoria][ROM][5.1.1]CrDroid [Official] by ACE312". Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- Shaikh, Rafia (2015-12-10). "How to Flash crDroid Android 6.0 Custom ROM on HTC One M7". Wccftech. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- Shaikh, Rafia (2015-12-28). "How to Update HTC One M9 to Android 6 crDroid ROM". Wccftech. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- Shaikh, Rafia (2016-12-13). "Guide to Update Galaxy S4 to Android 7.1.1 crDroid ROM". Wccftech. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "[ROM] [jfltexx] [7.1.2] [LOS-based] **crDroid**v3.8". XDA Developers. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- Diekhake, Mathew (2017-02-24). "Best Custom ROMs for Nextbit Robin | ConsumingTech". Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- Shaikh, Rafia (2017-07-25). "Love Pixel? Flash This Nougat ROM for HTC One M8!". Wccftech. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "crDroid.net - increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device". 2018-05-26. Archived from the original on 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- Khan, Saad. "Update Nexus 7 (2012) to Android 7.1.2 crDroid Nougat Custom Firmware". Team Android. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- MohammedHuwais (2018-10-24). "How To Install Android 7.1.2 Nougat On General Mobile GM 5". Get Droid Tips. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "CrDroid OS - List of Supported Devices Official/Unofficial (Android 8.1 Oreo)". Get Droid Tips. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "Unofficial Port Of LineageOS 15.1 Available for Honor 5X". xda-developers. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "Unofficial TWRP, LineageOS 16, Pixel Experience, and more are available for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro". xda-developers. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "Android 10 custom ROMs are now available for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, Redmi 6 Pro, OnePlus 5/5T, LG V30, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e". xda-developers. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "Always-Updated List of Android 10 Custom ROMs for Every Major Phone". Gadget Hacks. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- crDroid 7 initial commit on Github
- "Best Custom ROMs for Android". AndroidBlog.org. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- "crDroid.net - crDroid 8 is released". 2022-07-18. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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