{"id":15135188,"date":"2026-06-03T12:57:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/these-iconic-android-gaming-handhelds-will-soon-get-android-16-based-lineageos\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:07:53","slug":"these-iconic-android-gaming-handhelds-will-soon-get-android-16-based-lineageos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/these-iconic-android-gaming-handhelds-will-soon-get-android-16-based-lineageos\/","title":{"rendered":"These iconic Android gaming handhelds will soon get Android 16-based LineageOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3673868 noname aligncenter aa-img\" title=\"ayn odin 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ayn-odin-2.jpg\" alt=\"ayn odin 2\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" data-attachment-id=\"3673868\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"aa-img-source-credit\">\n<div class=\"aa-img-source-and-credit full\">\n<div class=\"aa-img-source text-right\"><span>Credit:<\/span> AYN<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aa_tldr_text\" style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;padding: 10px\"><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The developer community is bringing Android 16-based LineageOS to a bunch of Android gaming handhelds.<\/li>\n<li>The list includes AYN\u2019s Odin 2, Odin 2 Mini, Odin 3, and Thor, as well as Retroid\u2019s Pocket 6.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to keeping these devices from dying, custom LineageOS ports for handhelds also offer greater configuration options for gamepads and other physical controls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/best-android-gaming-handheld-3596915\/\">Android-powered gaming handhelds<\/a> have been facing heat from geopolitical tensions and rising component prices, both of which have forced companies to either downgrade specifications or increase prices. So, while it may not be the best time to get yourself a new handheld, you can always breathe life into existing or old hardware by retrofitting it with new hardware. And a similar treatment is coming for two of the most popular gaming handhelds with Android.<\/p>\n<p>The developer community is working to keep older AYN handhelds alive, even after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/odin-2-discontinued-portal-sale-3636292\/\">company officially stopped selling them<\/a>. As part of this effort, AYN\u2019s Odin 2 and Odin 2 Mini are now being tested for LineageOS support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/ayn-odin-2-3-thor-lineageos-3673805\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tech &#8211; Android Authority<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among others, LineageOS could especially save the AYN Odin 2 and Odin 2 Mini from an early grave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15135208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15135188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2.jpg",1500,844,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-620x349.jpg",620,349,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-940x529.jpg",940,529,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2.jpg",1500,844,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2.jpg",1500,844,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-998x665.jpg",998,665,true],"ignition_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-670x446.jpg",670,446,true],"ignition_item_lg":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-1340x844.jpg",1340,844,true],"ignition_article_media":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-510x510.jpg",510,510,true],"ignition_minicart_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-160x160.jpg",160,160,true],"profile_24":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15135188-ayn-odin-2-300x300.jpg",300,300,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"news.iNthacity","author_link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/author\/atombo\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/articles\/tech\/android\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Android<\/a>","tag_info":"Android","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15135188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15135188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15135188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15135207,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15135188\/revisions\/15135207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15135208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15135188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15135188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15135188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}