- CalyxOS 6.2.1 - Android 15 for Pixel 6 - 9
- The full December 2024 Security update (2024-12-05)
CalyxOS News
π° Read about what we're working on, important announcements, and upcoming events.
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Android 15, December 2024 Quarterly Platform Release & Security update
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Android 15, December 2024 Security update, Partial
- CalyxOS 6.2.0 - Android 15 for Pixel 6 - 9
- Contains security fixes for open source components, hence partial
- Will release 6.2.1 will the full security update as well ASAP.
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Android 14, December 2024 Security update
- CalyxOS 5.14.0 - Android 14 for FP5, FP4, Moto G52, G42, G32, Pixel 4 - 5a
- Will determine Android 15 status for the above devices after the Android 15 QPR1 release
- Still waiting for Google to release the Android 15 update for Pixel 6 - 9
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Android 14, November 2024 Security update
- CalyxOS 5.13.0 - Android 14 for FP5, FP4, Moto G52, G42, G32, Pixel 3 - 5a, SHIFT6MQ
- Delayed
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Android 15, November 2024 Security update
- CalyxOS 6.1.0 - Android 15 is now available for the Pixel 6 - 8a
- Pixel 9 builds will be released this week
- Will also release Android 14 builds with the security update for other devices this week
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Android 15 test builds for Pixel 6a, 7a, 8a
- CalyxOS 6.0.1 - Android 15 is now available for testing for the Pixel 6a, 7a, 8a. Please report any issues to the testers channel.
- Pixel 6 - 8, Tab, Fold builds will be available shortly, after testing and feedback from the above
- Pixel 9 builds will be available shortly after that as well.
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October 2024 Security update, take two
- CalyxOS 5.12.1 - October 2024 Security update for Pixel 3 - 5, Fairphone 4, 5, Motos & SHIFT6MQ
- Pixel 3, 3 XL, 3a, 3a XL and SHIFT6MQ are no longer supported
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Partial October 2024 Security update
- CalyxOS 5.12.0 - Partial October 2024 Security update for Pixel 6 and newer devices
- Other devices work in progress
- Android 15 also work in progress
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Bugfix for September 2024 Feature update
- CalyxOS 5.11.3 - Bugfix for September 2024 Feature update for Pixel 4 and newer, Fairphone, Motorola
- Fixes a bug in the previous update due to which we halted rollout to security express and stable
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September 2024 Feature update
- CalyxOS 5.11.2 - September 2024 Feature update for Pixel 4 and newer, Fairphone, Motorola
- Android 15, Pixel 9 work in progress
- Pixel 3, 3a, SHIFT6MQ are EOL, but will receive another update
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September 2024 Security update, take two
- CalyxOS 5.11.1 - September 2024 Security update for Pixel 3 - 5, FP4, FP5, motorola & SHIFT6mq
- Android 15 work in progress
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September 2024 Security update
- CalyxOS 5.11.0 - September 2024 Security update for Pixel 6 and newer Pixels
- Other devices work in progress
- Android 15 also work in progress
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August updates
- CalyxOS 5.10.1 for Pixel 4a (5G) and newer Pixels
- CalyxOS 5.10.3 for all other devices
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August 2024 Security update
- CalyxOS 5.10.0 - August 2024 Security update
- Available for Pixel 4a (5G) and newer pixels.
- Other devices to be announced as soon as theyβre ready in the coming week.
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July 2024 Security update
- CalyxOS 5.9.0 - July 2024 Security update
- Available for all 27 supported devices!
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June 2024 Feature update
- New features for all 27 supported devices!
- Firewall now supports controlling internet access for newly installed apps
- Switch to a brand-new Gallery app, Glimpse from LineageOS
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Another June 2024 Quarterly Platform Release & Security update
- Pixel 3, 3a, 4, 4a, FP5, FP4, Moto G52, G42, G32, SHIFT6mq
- Other devices should have already received the update
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June 2024 Quarterly Platform Release & Security update
- Pixel 5 and newer pixels
- Other devices work in progress
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May 2024 Feature update
- CalyxOS 5.7.2 for all supported devices except Pixel 8a, 3a, 3a XL, 3, 3 XL
- SeedVault, microG, Chromium updates and more
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Pixel 8a
- CalyxOS is now available for the Pixel 8a
- Marked as Release Candidate (RC) currently, as a cautionary measure
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Pixel 3, 3a, Fairphone, Motorola updates
- CalyxOS 5.6.2
- Pixel 3, 3 XL, 3a, 3a XL, FP4, FP5, Moto G32, G42, G52
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April 2024 Security update
- CalyxOS 5.6.0
- Pixel 4 and newer pixels, Fairphone and Motorola
- Pixel 3, 3a work in progress
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Bugfix update
- Pixel 4 and newer, FP4, FP5, Moto
- Pixel 3, 3a work in progress
- Waiting for Google to release the April Security update
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March 2024 Quarterly Platform Release & Security update
- Pixel 5a and newer pixels
- Also coming soon for Pixel 4a (5G), 5, Fairphone and Motorola
- Pixel 3, 3a, 4, 4a work in progress
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Fairphone 5, March update progress
- Fairphone 5 is now officially supported
- CalyxOS 5.4.2 - Android 14
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Android 14 for everyone
- Android 14 for all supported devices
- Test release today, beta and stable next week if all goes well!
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Pixel 4, SHIFT6MQ - February 2024 Security update
- CalyxOS 4.18.0 for Pixel 4, 4 XL and SHIFT6MQ
- Last Android 13 build, next will be Android 14
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CalyxOS stand @ FOSDEM 2024, Brussels, Belgium
- This celebration of free and open-source software is this weekend, 3 & 4 February 2024
- Like the site says: βFOSDEM is free to attend. There is no registration. Just turn up!β
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January 2024 Feature update - CalyxOS 5.3.2
- CalyxOS will have a stand at FOSDEM, Brussels, 3 & 4 February, 2024.
- SeedVault Backup can now backup even more apps, even when they donβt allow backup.
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December 2023 Quarterly Platform Release & Security update
CalyxOS 5.2.0 - Android 14 is now available
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November Feature update
CalyxOS 5.1.2 - Android 14 and CalyxOS 4.15.1 - Android 13 is now available
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Motorola Moto G32, G42, G52 support
CalyxOS 4.15.0 - Android 13 is now available for Motorola Moto G32, G42 and G52.
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November Security update
CalyxOS 5.1.0 - Android 14 and CalyxOS 4.15.0 - Android 13; now available for all supported devices.
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Another Android 14 update
CalyxOS 5.0.3 - Android 14 is now available for the Pixels 4a (5G) and newer.
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Android 14 for Pixels 5 and newer
CalyxOS 5.0.1 - Android 14 is now available for the Pixels 5 and newer.
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Android 14 test build for Pixel 6a
CalyxOS 5.0.0 - Android 14 is now available for testing for the Pixel 6a.
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October Security update, Android 14 WiP, Pixel 8
CalyxOS 4.14.0 - October 2023 Security update (partial) is now available for all supported devices.
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September Feature Update
CalyxOS 4.13.4 - September feature update is now available for all supported devices.
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September Security Update Two
CalyxOS 4.13.3 - September Security Update Two is now available for all supported devices
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Another September Update
CalyxOS 4.13.2 - September update is now available for all supported devices.
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September Security Update and longer device support
CalyxOS 4.13.0 - September 2023 Security update (partial) is now available for all supported devices.
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August 2023 Security update
CalyxOS 4.12.0 - August 2023 is now available for all supported devices.
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July 2023 Feature update
CalyxOS 4.11.3 - July 2023 Feature update is now available for Pixels 4+, FP4 and SHIFT6MQ
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July 2023 Security update
CalyxOS 4.11.0 - July 2023 is now available for all supported devices.
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June 2023 Feature update
CalyxOS 4.10.2 - June 2023 Feature update is now available for the Pixels, FP4 and SHIFT6MQ
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June 2023 Quarterly Platform Release and Security update
CalyxOS 4.10.1 - June 2023 Quarterly Platform Release and Security update
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NOT June 2023 Security update
CalyxOS 4.10.0 - NOT June 2023 Security update is now available for the Pixels, Fairphone 4, and SHIFT6mq
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Feature update
CalyxOS 4.9.4 - Feature update is now available for the Pixels, Fairphone 4, and SHIFT6mq
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May update - FP4, SHIFT6mq and new Pixels
CalyxOS 4.9.2 is now available for Fairphone 4 and SHIFT6mq
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May Security update - Security express
CalyxOS 4.9.0 and 4.9.1 - May 2023 Security update is now available for Pixels, Fairphone 4, and SHIFT6mq
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April Feature update
CalyxOS 4.8.3 - April 2023 feature update is now available for Pixels, Fairphone 4 and SHIFT6mq
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April Security update - Security Express
CalyxOS 4.8.0 (and 4.8.1) - April 2023 Security update is now available for Pixels, Fairphone 4, and SHIFT6mq
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Another March update
CalyxOS 4.7.7 - March 2023 Feature update is now available in beta for the Pixels and the Fairphone 4
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March Feature update
CalyxOS 4.7.6 - March 2023 Feature update is now available in beta for the Pixels and the Fairphone 4
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March update bugfix
CalyxOS 4.7.5 - Bugfix for March 2023 Quarterly Platform Release and Security update is now available for the Pixels and the Fairphone 4
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Another March update
CalyxOS 4.7 - March 2023 Quarterly Platform Release and Security update is now available for the Pixels and the Fairphone 4
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March update
CalyxOS 4.7.0 (and 4.7.1) - March 2023 Quarterly Platform Release and Security update is now available for the Pixels 3, 3a, 5 - 7, and the Fairphone 4
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February Security update
CalyxOS 4.6.0 - February 2023 Security update is now available for the Pixels 3 - 7, and the Fairphone 4
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Another January update - Bugfixes and new features!
CalyxOS 4.5.1 - January 2023 Security update - Bugfixes and new features is now available for the Pixels 3 - 7, and the Fairphone 4
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January Security update
CalyxOS 4.5.0 - January 2023 Security update is now available for the Pixels 3 - 7, and the Fairphone 4
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December QPR and Security update
CalyxOS 4.4.0 - December 2022 Quarterly Platform Release and Security update is now available for the Pixels 3 - 7, and the Fairphone 4
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4.3.2 - Bugfixes and improvements
CalyxOS 4.3.2 is now available for all supported Pixels, and the Fairphone 4.
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November 2022 Security update
CalyxOS 4.3.0 - Android 13 is now available for the Pixels 3 - 7, and the Fairphone 4
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New builds for Pixel 3 - 7, FP4
CalyxOS 4.2.7 - Android 13 is now available for the Pixels 3 - 7, and also the Fairphone 4.
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Pixel 7, Fairphone 4 Beta
CalyxOS 4.2 - Android 13 is now available for Pixel 7, 7 Pro and also the Fairphone 4.
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Another October update
CalyxOS 4.2 - Android 13 is now available for the Google supported Pixels, i.e. Pixel 4 - 6a, and the Fairphone 4
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Android 13 - October Security update
CalyxOS 4.2 - Android 13 is now available for the Google supported Pixels, i.e. Pixel 4 - 6a
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Android 13 - Tiramisu status update
CalyxOS 4.1 - Android 13 has been available for testing and then later beta (for some devices) since September 15
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Tiramisu Beta - Android 13
CalyxOS 4.1.6 - Android 13 is now available as a beta release for some devices.
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More Tiramisu - Android 13 - Pixel 3 - 6a
CalyxOS 4.1 - Android 13 is now available for testing for all Google Pixels.
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Tiramisu - Android 13 - Pixel 4 - 6a
CalyxOS 4.1 - Android 13 is now avaiable for testing for the Google supported Pixels, i.e. Pixel 4 - 6a
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September Security update, Android 12L - Pixels, FP4
CalyxOS 3.9.0 - Android 12L is now available for all supported Pixels, i.e. Pixel 3 - 6a, and the Fairphone 4
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August Security update, Android 12L - Pixels, FP4
CalyxOS 3.8.0 - Android 12L is now available for all supported Pixels, i.e. Pixel 3 - 6a, and the Fairphone 4
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July 2022 Security update - Pixels
CalyxOS 3.7.0 - Android 12L is now available for all supported Pixels, i.e. Pixel 3 - Pixel 6
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OnePlus Android 12 firmware - relocking no longer works
CalyxOS test builds for the OnePlus 8T, 9 and 9 Pro have been shipping with the Android 11 firmware, since at the time the work to update custom ROMs to be based on that was still work in progress for some models, and for others full kernel source code was not available until recently.
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CalyxOS Status update - June
This is the first in a series of regular updates from the CalyxOS team.
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CalyxOS software support timeline
CalyxOS currently supports 12 Pixels (3 and newer), and weβve got test builds available for 1 Fairphone and 3 OnePlus devices. Thatβs a total of 16 devices.
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June 2022 Security update - Pixels
CalyxOS 3.6.0 - Android 12L is now available for all supported Pixels, i.e. Pixel 3 - Pixel 6
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Location indicator and Safetynet fix
CalyxOS 3.5.1 - Android 12L is now available for all supported devices, i.e. Pixel 3 - Pixel 6, and Fairphone 4, OnePlus 8T, 9 and 9 Pro
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May 2022 Security update - Pixels
CalyxOS 3.5.0 - Android 12L is now available for all supported Pixels, i.e. Pixel 3 - Pixel 6
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May 2022 Security update - Fairphone 4, OnePlus 8T, 9, 9 Pro
CalyxOS 3.5.0 - Android 12L is now available for Fairphone 4
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April 2022 Security update - Pixels
CalyxOS 3.4.0 - Android 12L is now available for all supported Pixels, i.e. Pixel 3 - Pixel 6
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Fairphone 4, OnePlus 8T, OnePlus 9 test builds now available
CalyxOS 3.3.2 - Android 12L is now available for testing for the Fairphone 4, OnePlus 8T, OnePlus 9
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Android 12L for Pixels
CalyxOS 3.3.0 - Android 12L is now available for all supported Pixels, i.e. Pixel 3 - Pixel 6
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Pixel 6 Dirty Pipe Vulnerability fix
CalyxOS 3.2.2 - Pixel 6, and 6 Pro is now available directly in the stable channel. Beta also has the same build if you want to stay on that.
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microG push notification fixes for Android 12
Weβve seen the many reports of push notification delays, and experienced them ourselves as well.
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Android 12, Pixel 6 update
CalyxOS 3.2.1 - February 2022 Security update, take two, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro
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Android 11 February Security update for Pixel 2, Mi A2
CalyxOS 2.14.0 - Android 11, February 2022 Security update is now available for the Pixel 2, 2 XL and Mi A2.
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Android 12 changelog, now stable
CalyxOS 3, Android 12 is now available for Pixel 3 and above. Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are supported.
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Android 11 January Security update for Pixel 2, Mi A2
CalyxOS 2.13.0 - Android 11, January 2022 Security update is now available for the Pixel 2, 2 XL and Mi A2. It also includes the December 2021 Security update patches.
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Android 12 January Security update
CalyxOS 3.1.0 - Android 12, January 2022 Security update is now available for Pixel 3 and above.
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microG push notification fixes
The October update included some push notification fixes, however it turned out that they didnβt work as well as expected for everyone.
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October Security update
The October Security update is here. It also contains some bugfixes and minor features that we had been working on.
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Android 12 update plans
Google has released Android 12 to AOSP. They are yet to release the Android 12 update for the Pixels though, stating that itβll be available in the next few weeks.
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Introducing GCam Photos Preview
The Pixels have great cameras, and Google Camera works really well on them.
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September Security update
The September Security update is here. Itβs basically the last update (2.8.2/.3) with the September 2021 security patches applied on top.
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Feature update
The promised feature update is here. It will be last big update for Android 11, we will not be developing any more features and instead focusing on making an Android 11 build available for the Pixel 5a, and also preparing for Android 12.
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August Security update
The August update is here. Itβs mostly identical to the Special Pixel 4a release (2.7.1), with the only addition being the security updates.
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Verifying CalyxOS builds
The official CalyxOS builds are signed with our private keys. Over-the-air (OTA) updates are also signed with the same keys, and once you install the OS, only updates signed with the same key can be installed.
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Minor update for Pixel 4a
A small update is now available for the Pixel 4a (sunfish). It mostly contains bugfixes.
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July Security update
The July update is here, with some new features and bug fixes all around the place.
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June Security update and Feature drop
The June update is here, with even more features and bug fixes.
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CalyxOS Emulator Images
CalyxOS Emulator images are now available, which can be used with the Emulator present in Android Studio.
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Community update
We have changed how the setup of the various [[communication channels => community]] over the last week.
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Security updates
Monthly security updates are an important tool to keep users safe and protect their devices. CalyxOS provides timely monthly updates for all supported devices. Letβs walk through how the process works.
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Work profiles fix
The May update introduced a new Work Profile feature, allowing you to create a work profile directly from the Settings app without having to install any third party apps.
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May Security update
With May comes another security update packed to the brim with new features.
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microG Google Account Login fix, take two
CalyxOS includes microG by default, and you get [[three choices => microg]]. You can either keep it enabled (the default), disable it, or login with a Google account.
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Chromium 90 available for testing
Google released Chrome 90 (90.0.4430.66) yesterday, and we have updated our Chromium fork (and the patches applied on top) to pull in all the changes, and created a new build.
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The Big April update
April is amongst us, and with it comes a security update, but wait, thereβs more.
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Mi A2 10.0 Firmware
A new experimental build has been released for the Xiaomi Mi A2 which contains firmware from the stock 10.0 release.
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March Security update and Feature drop
The March Security update is now available for all supported devices.
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February Security update
The February Security update is now available for all supported devices.
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Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a (5G) support
The wait is over, we have builds available for the new Pixels!
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New website
Yippie! We have a new website. It is static generated and anyone can contribute through gerrit. See [[https://gitlab.com/CalyxOS/calyxos.org]] and https://review.calyxos.org/q/project:CalyxOS/calyxos.org.
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Some phones may have stopped updating and need intervention
The April 2020 build of Calyxos (build 2020.04.07.17) did not include the OTA Updater due to a misconfiguration.