Released Apr 2025, newest ROM build 5 days ago (8 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 9a. See restoring stock firmware before you need it.
Hardware
- SoC
- Google Tensor G4
- CPU
- Cortex-X4 & Cortex-A720 & Cortex-A520
- GPU
- ARM Mali-G715 MP7
- Architecture
- arm64
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128/256 GB
- Screen
- 6.3" · 1080x2424 · P-OLED
- Battery
- 5100 mAh
- Network
- 2G GSM · 3G UMTS · 4G LTE · 5G NR
- Released
- Apr 2025
Sensors & features
- Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Compass
- DP over USB-C
- 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 · 10
The Google Pixel 9a (codename tegu) has 10 tracked custom ROMs on CustomDroid — including Ubuntu Touch, crDroid, LineageOS and 7 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 Apr 2032. endoflife.date · what end-of-life means
Tick “compare” on two or three builds to see them side by side.
- crDroidOfficialheavy customisationlast build 16 Sept 2026 · checked 21 Sept 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 15 Sept 2026 · checked 21 Sept 2026 - CalyxOSOfficialprivacy-focusedmicroGlast build 9 Sept 2026 · checked 21 Sept 2026
- iodéOSOfficialprivacy-focusedde-GoogledmicroGlast build 2 Sept 2026 · checked 21 Sept 2026
- Project Infinity XOfficialheavy customisationlast build 23 Aug 2026 · checked 21 Sept 2026
- LineageOS for microGOfficialde-GoogledmicroGlast build 21 Aug 2026 · checked 21 Sept 2026
- /e/OSUnofficialprivacy-focusedde-GoogledmicroGlast build 15 Aug 2026 · checked 21 Sept 2026
- Evolution XOfficialPixel-styleheavy customisationlast build 2 May 2026 · checked 21 Sept 2026
- Lunaris AOSPOfficiallast build 21 Feb 2026 — over 6 months ago · checked 21 Sept 2026
Linux mobile operating systems — not Android; Android apps don't run natively
RSS feed — subscribe to get new Google Pixel 9a 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/tegu
Timeline
- Jul 2026LineageOS, /e/OS, crDroid, Evolution X, Project Infinity X, Lunaris AOSP first tracked
- Sept 2026CalyxOS, iodéOS, Ubuntu Touch, 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.