LineageOS is the most popular custom ROM around, with official support for dozens of devices and a huge community. The project relies on the work of contributing developers, which means phones can just easily be dropped as they are added. Since we last covered LineageOS, a few new devices are now supported, while a handful of fan favorites have been dropped.
Read MoreLineageOS updates nine phones to Pie, brings back support for Nvidia Shield Tablet
LineageOS is one of the most popular custom Android ROMs around, with somewhere around two million active installations. Since the last time we covered the project, nine more phones have been updated to the Android 9 Pie branch, and the Nvidia Shield Tablet has made a comeback.
Read MoreLineageOS ends official Nougat builds as Pie support approaches
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- ASUS
- Bionic
- Droid 4
- G2 Mini
- G3
- G5
- G6
- Galaxy Note 10.1 2014
- Galaxy Note 3
- Galaxy Note II
- Galaxy S III
- Galaxy S4
- Galaxy S5 Sport
- Galaxy S6
- Galaxy S6 Edge
- Galaxy S7
- Galaxy S7 Edge
- Galaxy Tab 3
- Galaxy Tab S
- HTC
- LG
- Moto E (2nd gen)
- Moto G
- Moto G (2nd gen)
- Moto G4 Play
- Moto X (2nd gen)
- Moto X Play
- Moto Z Play
- Motorola
- News
- Nexus 5
- Nexus 7 2013
- Nexus 9
- Nexus Devices
- NVIDIA
- One (M8, 2014)
- Optimus L7
- Optimus L9
- Photon Q
- RAZR / RAZR MAXX
- Redmi 3
- ROMs & Modding
- Samsung
- SHIELD Tablet
- Sony
- V20
- Xiaomi
- Xperia Z3
- Xperia Z4 Tablet
- Xperia Z5
- Xperia Z5 Compact
- ZenPad 7/8/S 8
LineageOS is one of the most popular custom ROMs available, with somewhere around two million active installations. It typically takes a while for the project to update to newer versions of Android, since development is largely done by maintainers in their spare time. Six months after the public release of Android 9 Pie, it looks like LineageOS is about ready to make the jump — but not before dropping older devices.
Read More[Update: Live now] NVIDIA prepping Spectre vulnerability patch for SHIELD Tablet
NVIDIA launched the SHIELD Tablet way back in the summer of 2014. Most device makers would have long since abandoned a tablet from that era, but NVIDIA has kept it reasonably up-to-date. The tablet is running Nougat and got the KRACK patch late last year. Now, NVIDIA says it's working on a new patch to address the recent spate of CPU vulnerabilities.
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NVIDIA rolls out SHIELD Tablet upgrade 5.3 with KRACK fix
You have to hand it to NVIDIA—it's kept the SHIELD Tablet updated for more than three years now. That's about three years longer than most Android tablets. Today, the SHIELD Tablet is getting the 5.3 upgrade, which includes a few little bug fixes along with one big fix for the KRACK vulnerability.
Read MoreNVIDIA won't update the SHIELD Tablet and Tablet K1 to Oreo
It's been a few years since NVIDIA released a SHIELD Tablet, but it's been keeping them up to date with regular OTAs. However, this appears to be the end of the line. NVIDIA won't push an update to Oreo for the SHIELD Tablet and Tablet K1.
Read MoreNVIDIA is recalling a number of faulty European AC wall adapters that shipped with SHIELD products
Some European AC wall adapters are being recalled by NVIDIA as they risk causing an electrical shock. We've had tips from readers of the GeForce forum, where a post by an employee linked to an official recall page with instructions for identifying and returning the faulty equipment.
Read MoreLineageOS adds support for Motorola Droid 4, 2015 NVIDIA Shield TV, and more
When we last covered the LineageOS project, support for the Nexus 9 was added along with a few phones from Xiaomi. Since then, more devices have been added to the official builds, and there are a wealth of new features in the ROM. Without any further ado, let's take a look.
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Software Upgrade 5.1 now available for Shield Tablet and Tablet K1
NVIDIA has one of the best track records for software support among Android manufacturers. The original Nvidia Shield tablet, originally released in 2014 with Android 4.4 KitKat, is still being updated and currently runs Android 7.0 Nougat. Now both the original Shield Tablet and the newer Tablet K1 have a new update.
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