Gizmochina

Best Android 10 custom ROMs for Xiaomi Mi A3

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is always keen to garner more and more sales with its competitive pricing of mid-range smartphones. They are also working to improve on the software support, but ...
Gizmochina

Best Android 10 based custom ROMs for OnePlus 5/5T

OnePlus is known for its fast premium smartphones, along with the top-notch support. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer facilitates third-party development as it does not void warranty even if the ...
Android Police

How custom ROMs influenced Android's best features

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...
Android Authority

This is why I still use an Android custom ROM in 2024

Why install a custom ROM in 2024? The biggest reason to install a custom ROM hasn’t changed in over a decade — an aftermarket OS can extend the life of older Android devices that have long been ...
GizChina

A good number of Android users still use third-party custom ROMs

Looking at the overall situation, more than 70% of Android users have used third-party ROMs, 26% have never used them, and 35% currently using them. This result is strictly from the survey of ...
Android

Thanks To Custom ROMs, Android 13 Made It To These 10-Year-Old Phones

We all know that countless phones are decommissioned well before their time. They lose software support from their companies and wind up taking space on shelves, in drawers, or in landfills. However, ...
SlashGear

The Pros And Cons Of Installing A Custom ROM On Your Android Phone

Android has maintained its position as the most popular operating system worldwide for over a decade. Throughout the years, Android has undergone numerous versions and updates, with each iteration ...
9to5google

Pixel 7 and 7 Pro get first ‘official’ custom ROM support courtesy of Paranoid Android

Over a month after the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro release, we now have the first “official” custom ROM for the latest flagships courtesy of Paranoid Android. This isn’t the first custom ROM available for the ...
9to5google

Custom ROM brings One UI 5.0 and Android 13 to Galaxy S9 and Note 9

Samsung may have forgotten about the Galaxy S9 and Note 9, but third-party ROM developers certainly have not with the duo now able to run One UI 5.0 and Android 13 thanks to unofficial support. One UI ...
Android Authority

The days of custom Android ROMs are numbered, and Google is to blame

Android used to be synonymous with freedom. If you didn’t like your phone’s interface or bloatware, you could simply install a custom ROM — the colloquial term for a forked version of the Android ...
Android

The popular custom ROM 'Pixel Experience' shuts down

Under the most disappointing of circumstances, the widely admired Pixel Experience ROM is shutting down. It’s opting out of the Android custom ROM scene leaving users in search of alternatives. The ...