PixelOS brings the full Pixel experience to non-Google phones
PixelOS is an AOSP-based custom ROM that ships with Google apps and all the Pixel extras, aiming to replicate the Google Pixel phone experience on other devices. Alongside the Pixel look and feel, it adds performance enhancements and a handful of useful extra features, and is available for download from the project's site.
We aim to provide an experience similar to Google Pixel phones with numerous performance enhancements and a small amount of useful additional features.
- Fred27
I struggled to work out what it was for and why I might want to install it on my Pixel 10 Fold - until it I went to the download page and dawned on me that it's to make non-Pixel phones look like Pixel ones.
It might be worth mentioning the whole reason for this to exist on the site somewhere.
- petargyurov
Practically nothing useful on the About page. Can anyone chime in what this is exactly?
- chrysoprace
So I guess the point of this is to provide a Pixel-like experience to non-Pixel phones? It's a cool idea but I think I'll personally stick with GrapheneOS for my next phone.
- forgotpwd16
Came across it recently, like a week ago, while looking whether my phone has any custom ROMs. Cool but worth noting it's quite in legal gray area. Pixel is trademarked by Google & bundling GApps requires* MADA license from Google & takes* actions to bypass Play Integrity.
*It's why more known custom ROMs (LaOS & crDroid) are distributed without GApps.
**Something certainly great for its users but creates risk for a backlash against custom OSes.
- SilverSlash
Err...surely Google is going to sue? Can someone tell me how this is legal?