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Android 11 Custom ROM List - Unofficially Update Your Android Phone!
Want a taste of Google's latest Android 11 update but don't want to wait for your manufacturer? Check out our list of custom ROMs!
As you may be well aware by now, the stable version of Android 11 has now been released to the masses. Google's Pixel series of phones and a handful of Xiaomi devices have joined the update train so far, while official beta builds are available for the OnePlus 8 lineup, the Samsung Galaxy S20 series, and several other smartphones from different OEMs. Source code for the newest iteration of Android is up and available at AOSP as well, which is undoubtedly a vital ingredient for compiling Android 11-based custom ROMs. Matter of fact, the Redmi K20 Pro/Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro has already received a fairly usable vanilla AOSP 11 ROM. Now, more Android 10 custom ROMs have begun popping up in our forums for devices like the Xiaomi POCO F1, OnePlus 5/5T, Essential Phone, and the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1; and we expect even more to come along the way in the coming weeks. We'll add and update this list with some of the first set of Android 11 builds and custom ROMs for a wide range of devices!
[Update: Statement] General Mobile hilariously rebranded a GSI from XDA devs for their Android Q beta
Turkish brand General Mobile recently released an Android Q beta for the General Mobile 9 Pro and General Mobile 8. Its based heavily on work from XDA devs.
The next major version of Google's Android OS, Android 10 Q, is available in beta for the Pixel smartphones and over a dozen non-Google phones. There's a good variety of non-Google options for the Android Q beta, including phones like the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, OnePlus 7 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 9, LG G8 ThinQ, and more. One smartphone brand that also offers an Android Q beta is General Mobile, although they aren't listed on Google's official website for the beta. This Turkish brand offers an Android 10 beta for its General Mobile 9 Pro and General Mobile 8 devices. How did this brand release a beta without being part of the official program? They used a Generic System Image. Not even the official GSI, however — they're actually distributing a GSI based heavily on work by XDA Recognized Developers erfanoabdi and phhusson, as first discovered by XDA Senior Member EnesSastim.
General Mobile GM8 Android One smartphone is getting Android Pie
The Android One based General Mobile GM8 is getting its Android Pie update through an official OTA. Follow along for download link for sideloading!
General Mobile is a popular smartphone company with a presence in several European, Asian, and African countries. While you may not have heard of phones from General Mobile competing against popular flagships, the company does have a good portfolio of budget and mid-range devices, several of which leverage either Android One or Android Go for their OS. This makes them good budget devices with a clean OS solution, free from the usual bloatware that is seen in this price range.