why so few Custom ROMs for S5mini in comparison to older Samsung phones? - Galaxy S5 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello All,
is there any technical reason(s), why there are so few Custom ROMs for the S5 Mini, in comparison to older Samsung Galaxy smartphone models?
I see for example there's (unofficial) LineageOS 16 (Android P) for S4 mini, but not for S5 mini.
Thanks in advance for any reply.

I think you're failing to look in the right places.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5-mini/development

C0rn3j said:
I think you're failing to look in the right places.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5-mini/development
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The only thing that I failed in my post was to have forgotten the 16 for the LineageOS version available for S4 mini, but not for S5 mini. Of course I know the "Android development" forum for S5 mini.

I think it all depends on the available time for developers. New devices imply new efforts and learning curves, besides having the phone for dev/testing the ROM.

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