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Google Pixel 5a

Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765Greleased Aug 2021up to android 17
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also sold as Pixel 5a 5G · Pixel 5a

Google Pixel 5a
photo: PixelExperience
Actively maintained

Released Aug 2021, newest ROM build 2 days 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 5a. See restoring stock firmware before you need it.

Hardware

SoC
Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G
CPU
Kryo 475
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 620
Architecture
arm64
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Screen
6.34" · 2400x1080 · AMOLED
Battery
4680 mAh
Network
2G GSM · 3G UMTS · 3G CDMA2000 · 4G LTE · 5G NR
Released
Aug 2021

Sensors & features

  • 3.5mm jack
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • eSIM
  • Fingerprint reader
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Gyroscope
  • Light sensor
  • NFC
  • Proximity sensor
  • USB OTG

Specs from the LineageOS wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0).

ROMs · 10

The Google Pixel 5a (codename barbet) has 10 tracked custom ROMs on CustomDroid — including Project Elixir, LineageOS for microG, crDroid and 7 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 Aug 2024, 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.

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RSS feed — subscribe to get new Google Pixel 5a builds in your reader · JSON

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

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/barbet

Timeline

  1. Jul 2026
    LineageOS, /e/OS, crDroid, Project Infinity X, BlissRoms, Project Elixir first tracked
  2. Sept 2026
    PixelExperience, CalyxOS, 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.