Lineage OS 22.1: how to update your old smartphone?

Do you know LineageOS? When in doubt, let’s make quick introductions. As its name suggests, it is an open source Operating System, offered as an alternative to traditional Android support. At its heart, it carries a certain number of mechanisms that have made its reputation: ‘de-Googlelization’ of devices, removing dependence on Google systems, but also the possibility of porting it to certain old smartphones, effectively extending their lifespan.

And this OS has just received its 22.1 update, just a few months after being entitled to its version 21. On the program, in particular, the provision of Android 15 for a large number of devices.

An update for Android 15 and other new features

The main new feature introduced by LineageOS 22.1 is Android 15, which becomes compatible with a large number of devices. Because the alternative OS can be installed on more than 100 models, recent (like the Pixel 9), as well as older ones (Pixel 2, Xperia, etc.), no longer receiving official updates from Android or their constructor.

However, LineageOS 22.1 doesn’t stop there, and also comes with other new features. Thus, several additions and improvements are deployed with the update:

• Twelve, a music application that replaces Eleven
• Added a built-in PDF reader
• Performance Optimization
• Deploying security patches
• Improved webviews on Chromium browsers
• SeedVault and Etar update

Something new for your old smartphone

Beyond the additions, the advantage of this update therefore lies in the possibility, for the many smartphones compatible with version 22.1 of LineageOS, to benefit from Android 15 and its security updates. An open door to extending the lifespan of certain old devices, all thanks to a team of volunteer developers, making this alternative OS available free of charge.

To discover the list of devices compatible with LineageOS, go here. And to download the OS in the version adapted to your model, you can do this on this page!