LineageOS 18.1 offers a new custom ROM option for these Motorola phones
Custom ROM projects likeLineageOScan be a fantastic way to give another lease on life to an aging device, like we just saw with the positively ancientNexus 7 and its ability to run the brand-new Android 12L, all thanks to an unofficial build of LineageOS 19.1. You don’t have to wait for your manufacturer to drop support before you start playing with custom ROMs, though, and they’re just as good for trying out a more modern phone with some different software. That’s the boat we find ourselves in today, as we check out the new LineageOS 18.1 plans for a few relatively recent Motorola phones.
The handsets in question are theMoto G 5G(aka One 5G Ace),Moto G 5G Plus(or the One 5G), and theMotorola Edge, all 2020 handsets. While theEdgepreviously had access to LineageOS 17.1, this is the first we’re seeingsupporton theother twomodels.
Considering how LineageOS 18.1 is based on Android 11, this isn’t exactly bringing any of these phones into the modern era, but keeping in mind howunimpressive Moto software update support has been looking lately, we’ll take what we can get. And that’s doubly true for the models just picking up Lineage support now, especially if that makes them any more likely to stay along for the ride to 19.1. It looks like the first 18.1 builds for each of these phonesstill need to be posted, but you can always build your own if you’re feeling particularly impatient.
Broader branding hints at wider paid-tier ambitions
The note-taking app I should have used all along
Generative AI, now poolside
Pixel downsides never change
Strong alternatives to aging competitors
It’s $30 off for a limited time
