
Released May 2023, newest ROM build 1 day ago (10 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 7a. See restoring stock firmware before you need it.
Hardware
- SoC
- Google Tensor GS201
- CPU
- Cortex-X1 & Cortex-A78 & Cortex-A55
- GPU
- ARM Mali-G710 MP7
- Architecture
- arm64
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Screen
- 6.1" · 1080x2400 · OLED
- Battery
- 4385 mAh
- Network
- 2G GSM · 3G UMTS · 4G LTE · 5G NR
- Released
- May 2023
Sensors & features
- Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Compass
- eSIM
- Fingerprint reader
- BeiDou
- Galileo
- GLONASS
- GPS
- NavIC
- QZSS
- Gyroscope
- Light sensor
- NFC
- Proximity sensor
- Qi wireless charging
- USB OTG
Specs from the LineageOS wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0).
ROMs · 16
The Google Pixel 7a (codename lynx) has 16 tracked custom ROMs on CustomDroid — including Project Elixir, iodéOS, GrapheneOS and 13 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 plans security updates for this model until May 2028. 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
- GrapheneOSOfficialprivacy-focusedsecurity-hardenedlast build 2 Nov 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- LineageOSOfficial
installs with fastboot
unlock with
fastboot flashing unlockbefore recovery: flash boot, dtbo, vendor_kernel_boot 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 30 Oct 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026 - /e/OSUnofficialprivacy-focusedde-GoogledmicroGlast build 28 Oct 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- CalyxOSOfficialprivacy-focusedmicroGlast build 28 Oct 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- crDroidOfficialheavy customisation
files and SHA-256 as published
- build file · v13.0 · 1.58 GB · 25 Oct 2026crDroidAndroid-17.0-20261025-lynx-v13.0.zipsha256 eca400a0550f47bed93ef067a9f09a48062519c616aafc43bff90923b0e2ff71
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 25 Oct 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026 - build file · v13.0 · 1.58 GB · 25 Oct 2026
- LineageOS for microGOfficialde-GoogledmicroGlast build 17 Oct 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- Project Infinity XOfficialheavy customisationlast build 28 Aug 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- Evolution XOfficialPixel-styleheavy customisationlast build 8 Aug 2026 · checked 5 Nov 2026
- AlphaDroidOfficialheavy customisationlast build 1 May 2026 — over 6 months ago · checked 5 Nov 2026
- LMODroidOfficiallast build 1 Jan 2026 — over 6 months ago · checked 5 Nov 2026
- RisingOS RevivedOfficialmicroGlast build 3 Nov 2025 — over 6 months ago · checked 5 Nov 2026
- Project MatrixxOfficiallast build 11 Jun 2024 — over 6 months ago · checked 5 Nov 2026
- Paranoid AndroidOfficiallast build 27 May 2023 — over 6 months ago · 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
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/lynx
Timeline
- Jul 2026LineageOS, /e/OS, crDroid, Evolution X, GrapheneOS, Project Matrixx, AlphaDroid, Project Infinity X, Project Elixir, Paranoid Android, RisingOS Revived, AxionAOSP first tracked
- Sept 2026CalyxOS, 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.