LineageOS releases Android 16 update despite challenges with Android source code

LineageOS 23.0 based on Android 16 is now available for over 100 Android devices. Here's what's new and how to install it!

Your open-source custom ROM has a dirty secret, and Librephone wants to fix it

The Free Software Foundation's new Librephone project wants to reverse engineer the binary blobs our phones rely on.
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LineageOS 23, Based on Android 16, Is Finally Here

LineageOS 23 drops on Android 16 but uses QPR0; QPR1 features are missing due to delayed Google source releases. Google bundles patches into quarterly QPRs and withholds full Pixel sources, making ...

Developers Can Now Make Android Apps With Apple's Swift

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in ...

LineageOS 23 keeps the custom ROM spirit alive with Android 16

Of all the custom ROMs still around, LineageOS remains the most popular. The hard work of the team behind the ROM lays the foundation for several other ROMs. With Android 16 available for a few months ...
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F-Droid Warns Google’s New Rules Could Kill Third-Party Android App Stores

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app distribution,' F-Droid says in a post. When he's not battling bugs and ...