Curated source guide

LineageOS source explorer

Explore the LineageOS Android platform manifest. Study how LineageOS composes AOSP, project forks, device trees, vendor layers, and Android distribution source syncs.

Guide chapters

1. Chapter 1 — The Manifest Is the Source Tree Boundary
2. Chapter 2 — Forks Show Distribution Policy
3. Chapter 3 — Device Support Is Composed Around the Platform
4. Chapter 4 — Snippets Are the Local Overlay Mechanism
5. Chapter 5 — Compare AOSP Relatives Before Reading Patches
6. Chapter 6 — Use the Manifest as a Navigation Index

Key directories

• snippets/ — Manifest fragments that layer extra source selections onto the main manifest
• repo:GrapheneOS/platform_manifest/ — GrapheneOS Android 17 manifest for a security-focused comparison
• repo:ofdryads/miniageos/ — miniageOS product goal built on top of LineageOS