If you’ve sniffed around blogs or articles about mobile phones, you’ve probably seen mention of “custom ROMs” or “mods.” What do they do for a phone? As with rooting, a ton of information is out there ...

There are several benefits of using custom ROMs as they tend to provide more customization options, efficient and performance-based tweaks. Moreover, the users can enjoy the bloatware-free experience ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Yesterday, we took submissions for Custom ROM Friday and got an overwhelming response to check out SynergyROM ...

Part of the fun of using Android has always been customization. There’s something exciting about the fact that two people using the same device and the same version of Android can have completely ...

Not impressed by the Ice Cream Sandwich Android upgrade on your Samsung Galaxy S2? Then go off-piste with an unofficial interface. Damien McFerran has more than a decade of experience in the ...

One of the coolest things about Android is the ability to install custom ROMs on your device, replacing your default version of Android with a third-party take. These custom ROMs are traditionally ...

With the constant rush to trumpet the latest phones it's easy to think of old phones as obsolete. Most carriers encourage this with a spotty record on upgrading their existing phones to the latest and ...

The ASUS Google Nexus 7 2013 is my favorite tablet of the year. And there are plenty of custom ROMs available for it already. Although it has been available since late July of this year. However most ...

Last week we did our Top 10 Custom ROMs round up. And we found that many of the ROMs were AOSP and not all of them worked for all devices. So we’re now going to top 10 roundups for many of the ...

CypherOS, a custom ROM project for the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), or better known as ‘pure Android’, provides ROMs that implement the same design as that of AOSP's, while including features ...