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Lineage OS 17.1 is already here: the best ROM of Android reinvents itself

Although today the ROMs seem to have lost some popularity, they still have great importance in order to avoid obsolescence as much as possible and that mobile out-of-date to enjoy a second life. And Lineage OS 17.1 takes Android 10 to several mobile.

Between all the ROMs, Lineage OS stands out as the best because of its great continuity and support of devices. One more year, we have a new version of Android loaded with new features.

Lineage OS 17.1 it is official: all the new features of the best ROM of Android

The arrival of LineageOS 17, the version number would be Android 10, has taken several months to reach an official. While it is true that from almost the first few weeks of the launch of Android 10 there were already versions of Lineage YOU 17, were versions nightlyin the development phase. It has not been until just a few hours ago that the team has announced the first official release.

This decision is based on the philosophy of the team of Lineage I from the days of Cyanogenmod, and is that they prefer to take the time necessary to make a stable version and make sure that the code is in optimal conditions to level of quality.

Another curiosity is that the first stable version has been named as LineageOS 17.1, breaking the 17-to-dry. This is because that not only includes the code of Android 10, but they have incorporated the code that Google added in their feature drops.

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What’s new LineageOS 17.1

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All the new features of Android 10.
New tool for screen captures able to take screenshots of sections of the screen.
New application of themes based on the ThemePicker of AOSP.
- As added you can also change the system font, shape of the icons and style icons.
Trebuchet, the launcher of LineageOS already allows you to hide apps with the fingerprint.

Security patches up to march 2020 (will be updated with new patches).
Selection screen of Wifi back.
Support for fingerprint reader on the screen.
Support for cameras, rotating and retractable.
New languages for the keyboard AOSP.
The keyboard of AOPS supports Emoji 12.0.
Webview updated to Chromium 80.0.3987.132.

Mobile compatible with Lineage OS 17.1

It is important to note that the list of devices compatible with Lineage OS 17.1 is the initial list of official supported by the team. The good thing of free software and the community is that the same as the basis of Lineage I is used by other creators of ROMs to offer versions with more or added directly to the same Lineage OS on devices that are not officially supported.

The official list, however, guarantees within the world of the ROMs for the best performance and stability possible. It is true that we may not always have the same guarantee that we give the manufacturer, but the stability of these ROMs is the level to use in the day-to-day, and in return we get on an Android cleaner and better updated.

That is, if, as always mentioned, it is important to remember that these modifications are the responsibility of each user that you want to use the ROM. These are the compatible devices:

Asus Zenfone 6.
Fairphone 2.
HTC One 2014.
LG:
- G2, G3, and G5.
- V20.
Motorola:
- Moto Z, Z2 Force.
- Moto G6 Plus, G7.
- Moto X4.
- One Power.
OnePlus:
- 3 / 3T.
- 6 and 6T.
- 7 Pro.
Samsung:
- Samsung Galaxy S4 / S4 Active / S4 Value edition.
- Galaxy Tab S5e.
Xiaomi:
- My 6, My 8.
- My Mix 2, 2S.
- Pocophone F1.
Zuk Z2 Plus.