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Google Pixel 6a

Google Tensor GS101released Jul 2022up to android 16latest android is 17
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also sold as Pixel 6a

Google Pixel 6a
photo: LineageOS Wiki
Actively maintained

Released Jul 2022, newest ROM build 2 days ago (9 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 6a. See restoring stock firmware before you need it.

Hardware

SoC
Google Tensor GS101
CPU
Cortex-X1 & Cortex-A76 & Cortex-A55
GPU
ARM Mali-G78 MP20
Architecture
arm64
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Screen
6.1" · 1080x2400 · OLED
Battery
4410 mAh
Network
2G GSM · 3G UMTS · 4G LTE · 5G NR
Released
Jul 2022

Sensors & features

  • Accelerometer
  • Barometer
  • Compass
  • eSIM
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Galileo
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • QZSS
  • Gyroscope
  • Light sensor
  • NFC
  • Proximity sensor
  • USB OTG

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

ROMs · 17

The Google Pixel 6a (codename bluejay) has 17 tracked custom ROMs on CustomDroid — including Project Elixir, LineageOS, GrapheneOS and 14 more, running up to Android 16. Each listing links to the project's own download and install guide, and was last checked against the projects' catalogues on 21 Sept 2026.

Google plans security updates for this model until Jul 2027. 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 6a 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 Google Tensor device, so on Windows you'll want the Google USB Driver 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/bluejay

Timeline

  1. Jul 2026
    LineageOS, /e/OS, Evolution X, GrapheneOS, Project Matrixx, AlphaDroid, BlissRoms, Project Elixir, VoltageOS, Paranoid Android, RisingOS Revived, AxionAOSP first tracked
  2. Sept 2026
    CalyxOS, iodéOS, LMODroid, LineageOS for microG, Kali NetHunter 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.