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Spruce up your Poco F1 or Realme GT Neo 2 with a fresh coat of Paranoid Android Topaz

Paranoid Android Topaz beta is now available for more devices

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After releasing the first beta of Paranoid Android Topaz for the Google Pixel 7 series, the Paranoid Android team is back again with new beta builds based on Android 13 for a bunch of phones, including the OnePlus 9 and the venerable Poco F1.

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Paranoid Android releases Android 13 builds for the Google Pixel 7 series

Get your Pixel 7 ready for some custom ROM love.

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The Paranoid Android team made a huge comeback last month with their Android 13-based "Topaz" builds. Initially, the custom ROM was available for a handful of phones before the official build roster expanded to more devices from OnePlus and Xiaomi. Now, nearly five weeks after the initial build of Topaz dropped, the Paranoid Android team has released the first version of their ROM for the Google Pixel 7 series.

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Poco F2 Pro receives its first Paranoid Android Topaz beta

The Paranoid Android team has released the first Paranoid Android Topaz beta for the Poco F2 Pro and the second alpha release for the Nothing Phone 1.

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After releasing the first beta builds of Paranoid Android Topaz based on Android 13 for the Nothing Phone 1, Pixel 6, and Pixel 6 Pro earlier this week, the Paranoid Android team extended support to three more devices yesterday -- the Google Pixel 6a, OnePlus 9, and OnePlus 9 Pro. The team is steadily ramping up the rollout as it has now added another device to the build roster and released the second alpha build for the Nothing Phone 1.

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Paranoid Android Topaz beta 1 is now available for the Pixel 6a, OnePlus 9, and OnePlus 9 Pro

The Paranoid Android team has released Topaz beta 1 based on Android 13 for the Pixel 6a, OnePlus 9, and OnePlus 9 Pro. Read on to learn more.

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The Paranoid Android team released the first beta builds of Paranoid Android Topaz based on Android 13 for the Nothing Phone 1, Pixel 6, and Pixel 6 Pro earlier this week. The team has now added three more devices to the list, including the Google Pixel 6a, OnePlus 9, and OnePlus 9 Pro.

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Paranoid Android Topaz based on Android 13 is here for the Nothing Phone 1 and Google Pixel 6 series

The Paranoid Android custom ROM team has released the first wave of "Topaz" based on Android 13 for the Nothing Phone 1 and Pixel 6/6 Pro.

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As the flood of Android 13 custom ROMs continues to flow through, more and more devices are seeing the fruits of Google’s latest and greatest version of Android. Now, the team of developers behind the Paranoid Android custom ROM has announced the projects' take on Android 13 will be called “Topaz,” with pre-stable builds already available for the Nothing Phone 1, Google Pixel 6, and the Pixel 6 Pro.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire Beta 2 is now available for three OnePlus devices

The second beta build of Paranoid Android Sapphire is now available for three OnePlus devices. The first beta build is also available for the OnePlus 5 series.

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After rolling out the first beta build of Paranoid Android Sapphire based on Android 12 for several devices over the last few months, the Paranoid Android team has now started rolling out the second beta release. The latest beta build is now available for three OnePlus devices -- the OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, and OnePlus 7T Pro -- and it brings few noteworthy changes and bug fixes. In addition, the team has also added the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T to the Paranoid Android Sapphire roster, and beta builds of the Android 12 custom ROM are now available for the devices.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire Beta is now available for more devices

The Paranoid Android team is now rolling out Paranoid Android Sapphire Beta 1 to the OnePlus 7 Pro, 7T, 7T Pro, POCO F2 Pro, and the POCO F3.

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Over the last couple of months, the Paranoid Android team has released a bunch of Android 12-based alpha builds of the popular custom ROM. With each new build, the team has added new features to the custom ROM and extended support to more devices. The team showed us the first glimpse of Paranoid Android "Sapphire" beta back in March, albeit the release was limited to the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. If you’ve been waiting to try out the latest Paranoid Android release on your device, you’re in luck. The developers have now released beta builds for a few more devices, including the POCO F3 and the OnePlus 7T series.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha 3 now available for OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8T and OnePlus 9R

Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha 3 based on Android 12 is now available for the OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8T and OnePlus 9R.

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After releasing the first beta of Paranoid Android Sapphire for the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9R, the Paranoid Android team is back again with new Alpha builds for a bunch of OnePlus phones.

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The first beta of Paranoid Android Sapphire is now available for the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro

The Paranoid Android team has released the first beta build of Paranoid Android Sapphire ROM for the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro.

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The Paranoid Android team has just released the first beta build of Paranoid Android Sapphire ROM for the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. An Alpha release of the Android 12-based ROM has been available for both phones for some time now. However, the new beta version promises a more stable software experience.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha builds now available for POCO X3 Pro, Mi 8 Pro, POCO F2 Pro and more

Fresh builds of Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha based on Android 12 are now available for the Mi 8 Pro, POCO X3 Pro, POCO F2 Pro and POCO X3.

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The Paranoid Android team has released fresh builds of Sapphire Alpha based on Android 12 for several POCO and Xiaomi phones. The POCO X3 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro, and Mi 8 Explorer Edition have received the first build of Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha. Meanwhile, the POCO X3 / X3 NFC and POCO F2 Pro / Redmi K30 Pro are getting the Alpha 3 and Alpha 2 build, respectively.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire ROM arrives on Xiaomi Mi 8 and three other phones

The Paranoid Android team now has official Android 12 ("Sapphire") builds available for more phones, including the Xiaomi Mi 8.

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Paranoid Android is one of the longest-running Android custom ROM projects, with official and unofficial builds for dozens of phones and tablets. The Paranoid Android team is currently working on a new update based on Android 12, called 'Paranoid Android Saphhire,' and now the alpha release is available on four new phones.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha 2 released for the Xiaomi POCO X3 / X3 NFC

Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha 2 is now available for the Xiaomi POCO X3 and POCO X3 NFC. Read on to know more.

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After releasing fresh builds of Paranoid Android based on Android 12 for the Xiaomi Mi 10 series last week, the Paranoid Android team is back again with a new announcement. The team has just released the Saphhire Alpha 2 build for the Xiaomi POCO X3 and POCO X3 NFC.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha 2 based on Android 12 is here for Xiaomi Mi 10, Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro

Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha 2 builds based on Android 12 are now available for the Xiaomi Mi 10, Mi 10T, and Mi 10T Pro.

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Paranoid Android is one of the most popular custom ROMs out there. It’s based on the CAF (Code Aurora Forum) Android base and incorporates the latest performance and battery optimizations for Qualcomm chipsets. The Paranoid Android team kicked off their Android 12 mission in November last year and since then they have rolled out the latest version of Android to a bunch of popular smartphones, including the OnePlus 7 Pro, Mi 10T, POCO X3, and more. Now the team has just released Sapphire Alpha 2 builds for some Xiaomi Mi 10 series phones.

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Paranoid Android releases Android 12 builds for POCO F1, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Mi 8 and more

Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha builds based on Android 12 are now available for the POCO F1, Xiaomi Mi 8, Mi MIX 2S, and Remi Note 7 Pro.

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One of the best things about Android is that if you don’t like the pre-installed software on your phone, you can always flash a custom ROM to spice things up. While LineageOS is the most popular option, there are plenty of amazing custom ROMs out there. One of them is Paranoid Android which was updated to Android 12 in November last year. Since then the Paranoid Android team has released Android 12-based Sapphire Alpha builds to a number of popular smartphones, including the OnePlus 7 Pro, POCO X3, Mi 10T, and more. And the team isn’t stopping there as it’s now bringing Android 12 to a few more phones.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha based on Android 12 is now available for the OnePlus 8T and POCO X3

Official alpha builds of Paranoid Android Sapphire based on Android 12 is now available for the OnePlus 8T and the POCO X3. Read on!

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One of the most well-known custom ROMs around, Paranoid Android, is back again with a new set of Android 12 builds. It was nearly two months ago when the team released its first Android 12-based "Sapphire" ROM. They’ve been slowly adding more smartphones since then and now it's time for two more devices to get paranoid. The OnePlus 8T and the POCO X3 are the newest members of the official Paranoid Android build roster.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha based on Android 12 is here for the Mi 10T, OnePlus 7 Pro, and more

Paranoid Android Sapphire based on Android 12 is now available for the Xiaomi Mi 10T, Mi 10T Pro, OnePlus 7 Pro, and OnePlus 7T.

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The Paranoid Android team started working on Paranoid Android Sapphire shortly after Google dropped the Android 12 source code. Late last month, the team released the first builds of Paranoid Android Sapphire based on Android 12 for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. A week later, the team followed up with alpha builds of Android 12 for a few more devices, including the latest OnePlus flagship, Xiaomi Mi 10, and more. And now they have added some new devices to the build roaster.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha is now available for more devices

The Paranoid Android team is now rolling out Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha based on Android 12 to a few more devices.

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The Paranoid Android team recently released Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. The latest version of the custom ROM is based on Android 12, and it packs most of the new features Google introduced in the latest OS upgrade. In addition, the release includes new wallpapers from Hampus Olsson, some UI improvements to enhance user experience, and more. If you've been waiting to try out the latest Paranoid Android release on your device, you're in luck. The team has now released builds for a few more devices, including the latest OnePlus flagship, Xiaomi Mi 10, and more.

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Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha based on Android 12 is here for the OnePlus 8/8 Pro

Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha based on Android 12 is now available for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro.

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Following the official Android 12 announcement early last month, Google started uploading the Android 12 source code to AOSP. Soon thereafter, the Paranoid Android team started working on Paranoid Android Sapphire -- the latest version of the custom ROM based on Android 12. The team has now finally started rolling out the first alpha builds of Paranoid Android Sapphire for a couple of devices.

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Fresh Paranoid Android 11 builds out for the OnePlus 8 and 8T, Xiaomi Mi A3, and Redmi Note 8/8T

Download Paranoid Android 11 Ruby Beta 2 for the OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8T, Xiaomi Mi A3, and Redmi Note 8 / 8T.

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Team Paranoid Android has just released new builds of Android 11 for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, OnePlus 8T, Xiaomi Mi A3, and Redmi Note 8 / 8T. The Paranoid Android Ruby Beta 2 builds are now available for the OnePlus 8 / 8 Pro and Mi A3, while the OnePlus 8T and Redmi Note 8 / 8T have received Ruby Beta 1 builds.

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Paranoid Android releases new Android 11 alphas for the OnePlus 8T, OnePlus 8 series, and Xiaomi Mi A3

Paranoid Android Ruby Alpha 2 based on Android 11 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, with a bunch of new wallpapers and UI changes.

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The team behind the Paranoid Android custom ROM released the final Android 10-based Quartz 5 build earlier this year in September. Alongside the release, the team announced that it had started working on the Android 11-based builds, called Paranoid Android Ruby. A couple of months after this announcement, the team released the first Android 11-based alpha builds for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro. And now, the team is rolling out Paranoid Android Ruby Alpha 2 for the two devices.

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