CrDroid


crDroid is a customized fork of Android, based on LineageOS. It has offered unofficial releases of Android 10 up to Android 16.
As of January 2026, the crDroid website list 143 supported devices, along with the date of the latest release for each.
WWW Official Site

History and reception

Cristiano Matos developed the initial releases of crDroid in late 2012 for the Samsung Galaxy S3.
In 2014, Saad Khan of Team Android highlighted crDroid's features in a detailed article.
crDroid has gained recognition for its stable releases and user-friendly experience. Notable mentions include articles by Neeraj Jast in 2015, Rafia Shaikh in 2016, and Mathew Diekhake in 2017.
crDroid's popularity increased in 2019 with the availability of Android 10 for various devices, as recognized by Arol Wright of XDA developers.
In 2022, crDroid released version 8.
In 2023, crDroid started to roll out builds of some devices with integrated Kernel Assisted Superuser.
The current crDroid version 12 is Android 16. Alongside this release, they're also rolling out updates for crDroid 11, which includes the latest security patches.

Mentions throughout the years

YearRelease highlights
2012Cristiano Matos develops the first releases for the Samsung Galaxy S3.
2013Releases gain attention.
2014Saad Khan of Team Android writes a detailed article on crDroid.
2015Neeraj Jast highlights features and installation procedure.
2016Rafia Shaikh writes about upgrading to Android 7.1.1 Nougat ROM on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505.
2017Mathew Diekhake of ConsumingTech highlights crDroid version 2.5 Android 7.1.1 Nougat as one of the "Best Custom ROMs" for Nextbit Robin.
2018Launch of the crDroid website.
2019Availability of Android 10 with crDroid for several devices highlighted by Arol Wright of XDA developers.
2020Launch of crDroid 7, initially supporting OnePlus 5/T.
2022Release of crDroid 8.
2022Release of crDroid 9 on October 28.
2023Release of crDroid 10 on December 22.
2024Release of crDroid 11 on December 16.
2025Release of crDroid 12 on August 31.