
Released Oct 2020, newest ROM build 1 day ago (6 ROMs still current). A phone that still gets updates keeps going long after its manufacturer stops.
Want to go back to stock? Google's official factory images let you reinstall stock Android on the Google Pixel 5. See restoring stock firmware before you need it.
Hardware
- SoC
- Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G
- CPU
- Kryo 475
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 620
- Architecture
- arm64
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Screen
- 6" · 2340x1080 · AMOLED
- Battery
- 4080 mAh
- Network
- 2G GSM · 3G UMTS · 3G CDMA2000 · 4G LTE · 5G NR
- Released
- Oct 2020
Sensors & features
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- eSIM
- Fingerprint reader
- BeiDou
- Galileo
- GLONASS
- GPS
- Gyroscope
- Light sensor
- NFC
- Proximity sensor
- Qi wireless charging
- Qi reverse wireless charging
- USB OTG
Specs from the LineageOS wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0).
ROMs · 12
The Google Pixel 5 (codename redfin) has 12 tracked custom ROMs on CustomDroid — including Project Elixir, iodéOS, LineageOS and 9 more, running up to Android 17. Each listing links to the project's own download and install guide, and was last checked against the projects' catalogues on 5 Nov 2026.
Google's security updates for this model ended in Nov 2023, so a maintained custom ROM is how it still gets Android security patches. endoflife.date · what end-of-life means
Tick “compare” on two or three builds to see them side by side.
- Project ElixirOfficialnear-stockchecked 5 Nov 2026
- iodéOSOfficialprivacy-focusedde-GoogledmicroGlast build 4 Nov 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- LineageOSOfficial
installs with fastboot
unlock with
fastboot flashing unlockbefore recovery: flash boot, dtbo from the build
per LineageOS's install guide for this device — follow it, not this summary
Needs a specific stock firmware first — check LineageOS's install guide
last build 2 Nov 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026 - crDroidOfficialheavy customisation
files and SHA-256 as published
- build file · v13.0 · 1.36 GB · 1 Nov 2026crDroidAndroid-17.0-20261031-redfin-v13.0.zipsha256 f55e26d5927906241265390fbe79cc87966a7138f78959d4f43e0ffe40179187
What crDroid published when we last checked. Verify the file you download against the hash on the project's own page; if they differ, don't flash it.
last build 1 Nov 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026 - build file · v13.0 · 1.36 GB · 1 Nov 2026
- CalyxOSOfficialprivacy-focusedmicroGlast build 28 Oct 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- /e/OSOfficialprivacy-focusedde-GoogledmicroGlast build 27 Oct 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- LineageOS for microGOfficialde-GoogledmicroGlast build 24 Oct 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- Project Infinity XOfficialheavy customisationlast build 4 May 2026 — over 6 months ago · checked 5 Nov 2026
- LMODroidOfficiallast build 19 Dec 2025 — over 6 months ago · checked 5 Nov 2026
- BlissRomsOfficialheavy customisationlast build 1 Aug 2024 — over 6 months ago · checked 5 Nov 2026
- Evolution XDiscontinuedPixel-styleheavy customisationlast build 7 Feb 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- PixelExperienceDiscontinuedPixel-stylelast build 26 Sept 2023 · checked 5 Nov 2026
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Before you flash
Flashing generally means unlocking the bootloader, booting a custom recovery, wiping, then installing the ROM. Exact steps differ per device and ROM, so follow the Install guide for the one you pick, and back up first. Check what can break (banking apps, DRM, carrier features) and how to get back to stock before you start. Why flash a custom ROM · All guides
Custom recovery for this device: TWRP. Flash the one your chosen ROM's guide asks for — common recovery errors.
This is a Qualcomm device, so on Windows you'll want the Google USB Driver (and QDLoader 9008 to unbrick) before your computer will see it in fastboot. Which USB drivers you need.
LineageOS publishes a step-by-step install guide for this device: wiki.lineageos.org/devices/redfin
Timeline
- Jul 2026LineageOS, /e/OS, crDroid, Evolution X, Project Infinity X, BlissRoms, Project Elixir first tracked
- Sept 2026PixelExperience, CalyxOS, iodéOS, LMODroid, LineageOS for microG first tracked
Dates show when CustomDroid first indexed each ROM for this device, not when support originally launched.
ROM availability and links come from each project. CustomDroid indexes builds, it doesn't mirror them — always download from the official project, verify the file's hash/signature, confirm it matches your exact codename, and back up before flashing.