CrDroid

crDroid is a customized fork of Android, based on LineageOS. It has offered unofficial releases of Android KitKat up to Android 16. As of April 2026, the crDroid website lists 158 supported devices, along with the date of the latest release for each. Cristiano Matos developed the initial releases of crDroid in late 2012 for the Samsung Galaxy S III. 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 highlighted by Arol Wright of XDA Developers. In 2022, crDroid released version 8 (Android 12). In 2023, crDroid started to roll out builds of some devices with integrated Kernel Assisted Superuser. crDroid 12 is based on Android 16. Alongside this release, they're also rolling out updates for crDroid 11, which includes the latest security patches.