Hello guys, As Calyx OS project was not updated for a long period of time I had to use another device. Now that it's back i was wondering if i could just do the update from the old phone (pixel 7) i was using or if i had to re install from scratch ? Is there a risk of data lost during update ?

You asked, we deliver. CalyxOS is supporting Fairphone 6 now!

If you have a Fairphone 6 and want to run CalyxOS, simply get it on https://calyxos.org/install/. Click the device model you need, and follow the instructions to download and install CalyxOS 7.2.4.50.

We have also been supporting Fairphone 5 and Fairphone 4. If you have any follow up questions using these devices, feel free to let us know! And stay tuned for many more updates in the coming weeks (hint: Android 17).

So I've been customizing my device so far and I certainly reached a design I'm happy with but I wanted feedback from others to see if I should make any improvements like adding a search bar using any third party apps or just keeping it simple but anyway what are you're thoughts on it?

there's no need to censor thoughts or anything I'll take a few critics as good feedback on this topic

hello !! i’m currently trying to oem unlock my moto g 2024 to flash calyx, but every time i try through the device flasher or the web browser for install, it’s not prompting the phone to unlock the bootloader. i was also having an issue when trying to unlock it via terminal where it said something like “not allowed in current virtual a/b”. anyone got any ideas on how to troubleshoot this? thanks !!

on Aug 29th I've finally decided to go to CalyxOS due to the privacy and security it offers that some others just don't have as well as it being one of the more de-googled options

I wanted to make this post to ask what features should I try first features that are related to security privacy and more at first I was on lineage OS though and it did not have as much features for this

But yeah what features should I try first?

Is it possible to assign custom ringtones? As far as I could determine is that it is one for all. I would like option for custom assignment per contacts and / or app. I would like to differentiate based on if calling mobile line directly or via one of comm apps such as Signal etc.

7.2.4.50 is now rolling out now to CalyxOS' beta release channel.

This release includes updated Chromium and kernels, app and translation updates, fixes across the system, and several device-specific changes. Details on the rollout and changelog here: https://calyxos.org/news/2026/08/28/august-feature-update/

An exciting announcement as well: official CalyxOS support for the Fairphone 6 is arriving with this release! FP6 factory images will go live on Monday once 7.2.4.50 reaches Stable. We’ll update the install page with the factory image link then - keep an eye out!

CalyxOS 7.2 status bar(bottom) and 6.10 CalyxOS status bar(top)

Is there a way to make the 7.2 status bar look like 6.10? It no longer shows the status of both SIMs

Is there an e.t.a. on Calyx for the FP6? I'm on IodéOS as an alternatieve at the moment but I can't wait to get back to Calyx...

Is there a mechanism to get Grindr to work on CalyxOS. Other than signing into the Aurora Store?

Hello, I am writing this to warn CalyxOS users on this model of device that the newest Calyx version is unstable on the Motorola MotoG84 5G variant. (OSVersion \7.2.4.20; Android 16; bagnkk; Snapdragon 695 + Adreno 619 (Stock GPU driver); 8GB Ram; 256GB Storage)

I've experienced:

UI Bugs:

• UI Bugs when installing sideloaded APK files (Package manager shows an infinite loading screen; Apps get installed at some point and their app icons only show up after phone restart)
  
• UI Bug when adding new icons (automatically or manually) - icons do not show up on the home screen without first restarting the phone
• Animation errors when switching apps (Popups sometimes do not show up; Closing/opening/switching apps sometimes results in weird back-forth spazzing)
• Buttons in OS apps like the settings are not fully highlighted when searched via the search bar - highlight covers ~70% of button width

Application Bugs:

• The newest version of the Eden Switch emulator (Legacy) does not work under the newest CalyxOS version, but it did work on the latest CalyxOS version under the last Android 15 CalyxOS (back from when the project was on hiatus)

OS Bugs:

• The package manager sometimes refuses to install APKs. I think that this is connected to yet another UI bug: On some apps, you get a warning for installing unknown apps, it appears to me that if that UI popup fails to be shown, you will never get a prompt to actually install the app.
• It is possible to set the peak refresh rate of a screen lower than its minimum refresh rate. This results in the refresh rate remaining at the minimum refresh rate value.
• When setting a peak refresh rate of 120 for example, and a minimum of 60, the screen will stay permanently locked to 90, and will never change no matter what I do.
• General performance issues - New OS feels sluggish to use.

Seedvault Bugs:

• As per the recommendation of the Calyx website, I used seedvault to back my apps up and then to load them after installing the newest Calyx version. After loading my data and getting no errors, some of the apps (ProtonMail, Lemuroid) refused to start despite being installed. Clearing the cache and data did not fix the issues, but fully reinstalling the apps did work.

The installation of the newer CalyxOS was relatively painless on this device, but there are some issues that still need to be ironed out.

I tried installing the app Eufy from the Aurora store. The app downloaded, but in Aurora it is stuck with a ring circling the app icon and the note "installing". The notes for the Eufy app (which I read post-hoc) says it requires Google Play Services. The app isn't registered anywhere in CalyxOS as existing.

I can live without the Eufy app. My questions are

• How do I stop the apparent ongoing attempt at installing by Aurora? I've tried force stopping Aurora, but that doesn't seem to make a difference.

• Did the Eufy app package download to my phone? How do I delete the package?

• The Aurora app seems to continue working fine - I've installed apps after this situation with the Eufy app. Should I bother about this situation at all?

Help, suggestions, thoughts appreciated.

Edit: Fixed the spelling of Aurora.

Before CalyxOS took a hiatus, their OS on my Pixel 4a5G would connect to my 2013 Hyundai Elantra's bluetooth in the car. Then after the hiatus when we had to reinstall the OS, it would not connect, and I have changed settings; A2DP on/off, AVRCP versions, Map versions, and it still would not work. Well I just received a new Pixel 9a, and out of the box running Google android 16, it connected immediately. Flashed CalyxOS on it, same, can't connect.

AI thinks CalyxOS has maybe left out some of the old legacy Google Vendor blobs and that one of those deleted Google blobs contains the exact legacy security handshake module required to pass a primitive 0000 Bluetooth PIN. Without it, the de-Googled operating system simply lacks the math to talk to a 13-year-old Hyundai radio chip. Has anyone else come across this?

I use Riseup VPN off and on. I also use DDG browser. DDG's anti app tracking feature and the VPN don't play well together; Riseup will turn DDG app tracking shield off. I hadn't thought about it much, I turned the tracker shield back on and I saw a stupidly high number of blocked tracking attempts from my keyboard (Classic), a game I play, Kitco's gold price app, others. The thing is, I keep most apps locked down and nothing has any permissions except Freespoke (news feed) which only has notifications. Would these bounce anyway?

I guess I should mention, this is on a Pixel 8 pro running CalyxOS and remove all app permissions in settings. If I want to use an Amazon locker, I drive there, open settings, enable the relevant permissions, grab my order, and lock things back down immediately.

I'm trying to migrate to non-play store apps or older versions, and am running into issue after issue.

two such issues are related to my not being trusted to give apps restricted permissions.

1. older version of Nova Launcher from apkpure is not allowed to collect / view app statistics locally, used to determine what my most used apps are and place them in the quick shortcut bar in the app drawer. not exactly a deal breaker but certainly something I used frequently. No option seen to override. . .

2. direct pay version of Tasker isn't being allowed the option to draw over other apps. I haven't gotten past this so I don't yet know what else is blocked, but I can't manually allow it either. what is frustrating me here is that I originally paid for Tasker via Google play over 13 years ago and was able to download it from the aurora store, but that version doesn't seem to be able to keep the fact that I have a license handy, and I can't seem to find a way to specify to the app what account to look up my license under, so it checks the aurora anonymous account, sees that account has no license, and kicks me out. the direct pay version is the answer but now the OS is stopping me.

please someone help me move forward

edit: if it wasn't clear, I did add my account to aurora, just not as the primary. I think that's why Tasker is failing the license check. I don't want my main account as a primary for aurora though.

. . also, where the heck are the developer options?

Hey, I was trying to change back to stock and in the process. I accidentally ran a bootloader lock command.

Actually I gave the command to the AI to execute all one by one. And it executed the bootloader lock.

Now I am stuck in bootloop with the bootloader locked.

Any suggestions how can I proceed now. 😓

I briefly connected to an insecure public WiFi network, and my phone running CalyxOS automatically downloaded a system update. Now I'm feeling paranoid. Is this update safe to install? Is there a way to somehow verify a downloaded-but-not-yet-installed OTA update, or does CalyxOS do that on its own? Thanks.

I've just started 'using' CalyxOS today. I say 'using' bc so far I've still been to paranoid to transfer my actual data, but it's installed and I'm fiddling around with it since a couple hours ago. Coming from /e/, it feels very polished (granted, I've been like 2 Android versions behind on that, but... still). I really like the preselection of apps, the fdroid fork they picked really makes it feel like part of the ecosystem rather than the 'homebrew charm' I'm used to. :P I also particularly like that I can safely install the pixel cam and still feel pretty safe bc of the firewall. Overall, I'm very happy with it so far. :D Maybe I'll work up the courage to transfer my data later today, we'll see... '^{^}

Have an app called keep calling.

When in open it say see if you have Google play services installed. Is there anything I can do to make it work?

I hadn't noticed this until now, but the Record Call button on my phone disappeared after I swapped to a SIM card from another carrier, and now the RTT button is taking its place. It turns out my carrier introduced Real-Time Text support, which is mandatory by law where I live. I did some digging, and apparently it has got to do with the physical allocation of buttons in the dialer, which is fixed to 6.

A certain project has already fixed this, whereas CalyxOS hasn't as of yet. I opened an issue one month ago, but I was wondering whether this has been discussed before, just to get a general idea of how likely it is to be fixed.

Hi I have Pixel 8a with the latest CalyxOS (I updated today).
Recently I noticed (not 100% sure if this happened after update) that when I leave my phone locked with turned off screen (I disabled always on screen) screen lights up to turn off again after a moment only to do it again after several seconds.

IDK how to break this loop and what causes this.

I don't use it too often, but sometimes I like to watch/listen to some things on YouTube. After switching to the new calyx version(including the with the new OTA update today), YouTube stops playing after 1 minute and goes into an endless loading/buffering loop. It works fine in browser. Just curious if anyone else has had this issue and has found a solution, or I'm open to alternatives to use (I've used freetube on both my PC's, but there's jot android app for it). I've also uninstalled a reinstalled a couple times and cleared cache with no change).

CalyxOS 7.2.4.20 has rolled out to all devices as an over-the-air update. For more information about this update, you can check out the 7.2.4.20 changelog.

Hello CalyxOS users, I am new on Calyx. Just installed it yesterday on my FP5. I come from /e/OS where a VPN is used for blocking ads and trackers. I was surprised not to find a similar feature on Calyx. I tried Rethink​​ ​​​DNS but it stops after a few moments. I have to restart it manually.

Tracker control also stops working after a few time.

What apps do you use ?​