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SHIFT SHIFTphone 8

Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QCM6490 (QCM6490)released Jan 2026up to android 16latest android is 17
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also sold as SHIFTphone 8

SHIFT SHIFTphone 8
photo: LineageOS Wiki
Actively maintained

Released Jan 2026, newest ROM build 1 day ago (5 ROMs still current). A phone that still gets updates keeps going long after its manufacturer stops.

Hardware

SoC
Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QCM6490 (QCM6490)
CPU
Kryo 670
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 643L
Architecture
arm64
RAM
12 GB LPDDR5
Storage
512 GB UFS 3.1
Screen
6.67" · 1080x2400 · AMOLED
Battery
3820 mAh (removable)
Network
2G GSM · 3G UMTS · 4G LTE · 5G NR
Released
Jan 2026

Sensors & features

  • A-GPS
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • DP over USB-C
  • Dual SIM
  • eSIM
  • Fingerprint reader
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Gyroscope
  • Light sensor
  • NFC
  • Proximity sensor
  • RGB ambient light
  • USB OTG

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

ROMs · 06

The SHIFT SHIFTphone 8 (codename otter) has 6 tracked custom ROMs on CustomDroid — including Ubuntu Touch, LineageOS, LineageOS for microG and 3 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.

Tick “compare” on two or three builds to see them side by side.

Android

Linux mobile operating systems — not Android; Android apps don't run natively

RSS feed — subscribe to get new SHIFT SHIFTphone 8 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

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/otter

Timeline

  1. Jul 2026
    LineageOS, /e/OS first tracked
  2. Sept 2026
    Ubuntu Touch, CalyxOS, iodéOS, 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.