Release of the LineageOS 18 mobile platform based on Android 11

The developers of the LineageOS project, which replaced CyanogenMod after the abandonment of the Cyanogen Inc project, introduced the release of LineageOS 18.1, based on the Android 11 platform. Release 18.1 was formed bypassing 18.0 due to the peculiarities of assigning tags in the repository.

It is noted that the LineageOS 18 branch has reached parity in functionality and stability with branch 17, and is recognized as ready for the transition to form the first release. Assemblies are prepared for more than 140 devices. Instructions for running LineageOS 18.1 on Android Emulator and Android Studio have been prepared. Added ability to build for Android TV. When installed, all supported devices are offered their own Lineage Recovery by default, which does not require a separate recovery partition. LineageOS 16 builds have been discontinued.

Compared to LineageOS 17, in addition to changes specific to Android 11, some improvements are also proposed:

• Switched to the android-11.0.0_r32 branch from the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) repository. The WebView browser engine is synchronized with Chromium 89.0.4389.105.
• Support for wireless monitors (Wi-Fi Display) has been added for new devices based on Qualcomm chips.
• Significantly expanded the capabilities of the Recorder program, which can be used as a voice recorder, to create voice notes and to record screencasts. Moved screen recording call to quick settings section to be more compatible with Android. Added a new interface for viewing, managing and sharing voice notes. Added the ability to change sound quality settings. Implemented buttons to pause and resume recording.
• The regular Android calendar has been replaced with its own fork of the Etar calendar-scheduler.
• A Seedvault backup application has been added that allows you to create scheduled encrypted backups that can be uploaded to an external storage based on the Nextcloud platform, to a USB drive, or saved to the built-in storage. To use Seedvault, you must change the backup provider via the Settings -> System -> Backup menu.
• For older devices without A / B partitions, an option has been added to update the recovery image along with the operating system (Settings -> System -> (Show More) Updater -> “…” menu in the upper right corner -> “Update recovery alongside OS”)
• Updated Eleven music player interface. Ported all the new stock Android features for music apps, including support for changing the playback position from the notification area.
• Added support for dark theme in all applications.
• In recovery, a new color interface is proposed, which is more convenient to use.
• The ability to block all connections of the selected application has been added to the firewall (the application will consider that the device is in flight mode).
• A new volume change dialog has been added that allows you to control the volume for different streams.
• Improved interface for creating cropped screenshots. Moved the feature of instant screenshots that appeared in Android 11.
• Support for selecting icon sets has been added to the interface for launching Trebuchet Launcher applications.
• Redesigned ADB root to enable compatibility with third-party solutions to enable root access.

Source: opennet.ru