{
  "id": 13932120,
  "title": "LineageOS 24 brings Android 17 to old phones with a new way to install it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/lineageos-24-brings-android-17-to-old-phones-with-a-new-way-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-12T10:33:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Police",
    "slug": "android-police",
    "url": "https://www.androidpolice.com/lineageos-24-brings-android-17-old-phones-with-new-way-install/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The LineageOS team has released the first stable build of LineageOS 24, which is based on Android 17. According to Android Police, this stable build includes security patches ranging from August 2025 to October 2026 and introduces a new browser-based tool intended to make the installation of the custom ROM less cumbersome. XDA Developers also noted that the project has upgraded to Android 17 with this new version.\n\nSeparately, a developer named Akshay Kadam has created PixelBoard, a modded Gboard app that brings Rambler voice typing and AI writing tools to Android devices. Android Authority reports that the app is based on Jason Wu’s Gboard patch project and does not require root access. 9to5Google describes Rambler as an AI-enhanced voice-to-text feature that uses AI to improve grammar, formatting, and the removal of filler words, a feature previously exclusive to the Pixel 11 series and Googlebook.\n\nPixelBoard is available for sideloading via GitHub. While 9to5Google reported successful installation on a Galaxy Z Fold 8, the outlet noted that users should install the app at their own risk.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Someone ported Pixel 11’s Rambler voice-to-text to other Android phones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/someone-ported-pixel-11s-rambler-voice-to-text-to-other-android-phones",
        "published": "2026-10-11T20:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/will-linux-phones-become-a-viable-alternative-to-the-android-ios",
        "published": "2026-10-12T04:54:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "No Pixel 11, no problem: This app brings Gboard’s Rambler mode to any Android phone without root",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/no-pixel-11-no-problem-this-app-brings-gboards-rambler-mode-to-any",
        "published": "2026-10-12T06:58:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}