Of all of the customized ROMs nonetheless round, LineageOS stays the most well-liked. The onerous work of the crew behind the ROM lays the inspiration for a number of different ROMs. With Android 16 accessible for a couple of months now, the LineageOS crew has lastly launched LineageOS 23 — its first construct based mostly on the brand new OS, although not on the very newest model.
Due to the LineageOS crew’s earlier work on adapting to Google’s UI adjustments, they may push the primary secure construct of LineageOS 23, based mostly on Android 16, a lot ahead of earlier releases. Nevertheless, there is a huge catch. The customized ROM just isn’t based mostly on Android 16 QPR1 — the most recent launch of the OS, which dropped in September — however slightly on the preliminary Android 16 construct from June. That’s as a result of Google nonetheless hasn’t revealed the QPR1 supply code to AOSP, regardless of beforehand saying it will go stay within the “coming weeks.”
Sadly, this implies LineageOS 23 misses out on Android’s new Materials 3 Expressive design and several other different greater Android 16 adjustments.
There’s one other main change on Google’s half that impacts the month-to-month safety patches. “…AOSP safety updates are now not launched in full on a month-to-month foundation. As a substitute, solely vulnerabilities deemed “excessive threat” (i.e., actively exploited within the wild) will likely be revealed by Google within the month-to-month ASBs, and even then, the underlying patches are sometimes not made public instantly,” reveals the LineageOS crew of their announcement.
Going ahead, Google will persist with this launch cadence. So, there’s little the LineageOS crew can do apart from adapt to the adjustments.
Google’s choice to not launch the Pixel kernel supply code will even influence LineageOS improvement. Pixel telephones have historically been among the many first units supported in each new LineageOS launch, however that gained’t be the case anymore.
Regardless of these challenges, the LineageOS crew has efficiently launched its Android 16-based customized ROM for over 100 units. As a part of the discharge, the crew has additionally revamped lots of its core apps.
Revamped system apps and a brand new Android TV launcher
The digicam app — Aperture — has been rewritten from scratch and now helps JPEG Extremely HDR, RAW, and simultaneous RAW + JPEG seize. The redesigned notification island now makes use of dynamic colours with new indicators for thermal throttling, battery, and extra.
With LineageOS 23, the crew can be debuting a brand new Catapult app — their very own customized launch for Android TV. Like different LineageOS apps, it contains a easy and practical design that is quick and simple to navigate.
You’ll find the complete record of LineageOS 23–appropriate units and detailed directions on safely replace to the most recent launch within the crew’s official announcement.