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Paranoid Android 7.2.0 delivers new features, supported devices, and more
July 14, 2025
TheParanoid Androidflame was reignited back on May 31 with the release of the Android 7.1.2 Nougat-basedParanoid Android 2017. The popular Android ROM had been in hidingsince 2016, but is now back with support for a number of phones and the promise of more to come in future.
Since its initial release a few weeks ago, the Paranoid team has been working on a bunch of new and improved features which have now been released in Paranoid Android 7.2.0. Among these is Accidental Touch, a new feature intended to prevent the effects of unwanted taps on the display while it’s in use. Say you accidentally hit the return key or home button while typing out a message or playing games, Accidental Touch would stop that action from being carried out, allowing you to continue with what you were doing. What’s more, it said to work for hardware or software buttons too.
The next new addition, Pocket Lock, is similarly concerned with accidental input. This aims to stop the device being meddled with while it’s in a pocket by switching off “major input sources.” You can long press the power button to remove the effects of Pocket Lock, should anything go awry.
Meanwhile, Color Engine, the theme engine introduced with Paranoid Android 2017 a few weeks ago, is getting gray as a new primary and accent color for you to play with, while the Paranoid team has also addressed compatibility issues with theSubstratum Theme Engine.
The team noted that “most” of the reported bugs so far have now been fixed, in a press release we received via email.
Moving on, there are now a few new additions to the Paranoid Android supported device roster, including much-lovedOnePlus One. The team did note, however, that some issues have held up support for theOnePlus 2but that it will be added later when it’s in good shape. The same applies to theNexus 5.
The Paranoid Android devs have also asked fans torespond to this pollregarding which Sony devices they would like to receive Paranoid support in the future. The team doesn’t have the “infrastructure” right now to cover all of the Sony devices, so they’re looking for cues on which ones to prioritize.
Here’s the list of stable handsets recently added to the lineup:
And finally, here are some of the general improvements included in version 7.2.0.
The devs say that the kernel sources for the phones arealready online, with the rest of the device specific sources going online by the end of the week.
Have you checked out Paranoid Android 2017 yet? What are your thoughts on it? Let us know in the comments.
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