When will smartphones with official support, such as CMF Phone 1, receive Android version 16?
I have taken a quick look at Week 18, Development and Testing Updates, and the CMF Phone 1 is not mentioned there. I would suggest that you ask there, it was probably forgotten to add it to the list.
Despite the answer to
I do not see tetris on this list
I think we will never see A15 or A16 on offical rom on this phone….
Yeah, think so too
they stopped selling it on their shop so it’s no longer a “priority candidate”, and non of the bugs are getting worked on
Think they kinda abandoned it
It’s quite disappointing. I bought this phone specifically for EOS and with the intention of keeping it for a long time. OK, it’s developed with limited resources (and thank you for that), it’s free, and it respects privacy. But for it to remain credible in the long term, I think it would be better to communicate more seriously rather than announcing things that ultimately are not delivered. I have to admit I feel deeply disappointed.
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As I understand it, an update for cmf 1 will be released soon.
I don’t know
Still not getting added in the Under Development and Testing or To Be Planned of the weekly updates
and I don’t see anything related to the update in gitlab or anywhere else
I just hope it actually is getting worked on internally 
Actually there are 3 actively supported Android 16 roms:
- The original NothingOS;
- Evolution X https://evolution-x.org/devices/Tetris
- BlissRoms BlissRoms
The only reason that makes me use e/os is the support of bank’s and and government’s apps. The real thing is that e-mail client is pretty old compared to Thunderbird, the Bliss Launcher is something that’s better to not comment, murena e-mail doesn’t support custom domains so there is no reason to use the account, there are few bugs with cmf phone 1 and e/os from day 0 and nobody is fixing them. The project seems to me a failure.
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How many times have they promised to pay more attention to the devices shipped with /e/OS through the Murena Shop—and nothing has happened! Excuses here and there, over and over again, and ultimately with no results…
They constantly make bold claims and announce which devices will receive the latest updates, but say it will still take some time because migrating to a new version of Android involves a significant amount of extra work.
Nothing has happened so far! Above all, Murena Phone buyers are constantly being let down, since all these devices have either received no upgrades at all or just a measly update to an Android version that’s three years out of date.
I’m sick of hearing this… Just be quiet. And I advise all potential buyers of Murena Phones against purchasing one, because these phones receive no upgrades—or none worth mentioning. You’ll be left out in the cold.
I bought two phones from Murena—the G290 and the CMF Phone 1—and both are stuck running old versions of Android. Instead of prioritizing these phones to attract new customers, no, they’re just being left behind. That’s sad, Murena!
I won’t be buying any more phones from Murena, and I can only advise anyone considering this option to steer clear!!! Sorry, but that’s the truth…
Choosing Lineage supported devices is the guaranty to have it maintained, when buying second hand and even when buying device on Murena Shop website.
Thanks to @ronnz98, You can have a go with
Buyers of the CMF Phone 1 purchased from the Murena Shop were promised that the Android version would be updated to the latest version. Months have passed. Nothing has happened! Now, to come out of nowhere and promote an unofficial build for an official Murena Phone can certainly be considered questionable… The GS290 has been updated to Android 12. What’s the point of that? Who, pray tell, is going to buy a Murena Phone in the future if it stays on that version of Android after purchase…
Who’s going to buy a Murena Phone in the future if it won’t get any major updates after purchase??? Guys, I’m not buying one anymore, and I advise everyone to do the same. Maybe then Murena will change its dishonest ways…
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I, too, am disappointed. In January 2024, I bought a Murena Two. We were promised at least five years of security updates and version updates as well. The security update is dated February 2026. I would appreciate it if buyers of Murena mobile phones were given priority treatment. After all, I paid a premium price for the Murena Two. Four months ago, we were promised that the Murena Two would receive an upgrade to Android 16. We haven’t heard anything since. It’s very disappointing.
At least they finally added the CMF to the “To Be Planned” section of the weekly updates
It ain’t much but it something
This had already been “planned” in the past, and nothing ever came of it. It’s a joke.
Instead of claiming compatibility with a huge number of smartphones and constantly trying to add more, they should be more serious and professional by providing consistent, long-term support for a smaller number of devices. They should also deliver on the promises they’ve already made before expanding compatibility further. To gain credibility.
For the CMF, the oversaturated colors bug is still unresolved, Digital Identity no longer works, the Android version is starting to feel outdated, and there has been virtually no meaningful progress for months—if not years.
I used to recommend /e/OS to my friends and family, but I stopped because of this, and that’s really a shame.
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I’m on this device for a family member now as well. Fixing or at least reporting back to the known bugs in the bug tracker would be appreciated. The device was the only one on lower price and somewhat recent hardware and I chose it especially because of this and the /e/OS support.
Personally, I left e/os with a lot of regrets, but there were too many bugs—most of them unaddressed—especially for a phone advertised as officially supported. I went back to the stock firmware using Rethink to limit tracking, and relying on F-Droid as much as possible, even it’s far from e/os un terme of privacy. I still keep an eye on e/os, though without many illusions, hoping it evolute to something more reliable. And again, thanks the team for the work done.
it’s frustrating
I don’t think they’ve ever resolved a single bug
All opened bugs have been auto closed due to inactivity
And even now there’s a bug that someone literally found the fix for
an actual bug can be resolved but nobody doing anything
Although some frustration may be understandable, it’s not really very helpful to make exaggerated and factually incorrect statements such as this on the forum.
they’re not getting worked on
- 8912: Wasn’t a bug and user found the solution
- 8894: Closed due to inactivity
- 8896: Closed due to inactivity
- 8877: Not a specific CMF bug, was App Lounge bug
- 8868: Closed due to inactivity
- 8777: Closed due to inactivity
- 8668: Closed due to inactivity
- 8423: Closed due to inactivity
- 8385: An actual fix potentially
- 8382: An actual fix potentially
You want me to go over the opened bugs?
so are you going to tell “Well actually, it’s not factually correct cuz a couple of them actually got fixed”
And even the ones that got fixed were never assigned and never actually worked on
So no idea what was done for the issue to get resolved
I think they’re just hoping it auto solves itself in the next lineage update
and again, there’s literally a bug (8613) that has the solution in the report
and even the guy said he’d do the PR