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#TBT: What Was Your Custom ROM of Choice?

Tim March 25, 2021 136

Way, way back in the day, many of us found ourselves flashing custom ROMs onto our Android devices, all with interesting names and providing varying features and benefits. In 2021, custom ROMs aren't as widely used, with Android itself and smartphones in...

Monday Poll: Do You Use a Custom ROM?

Tim June 27, 2016 155

It's no secret, we have pretty much entirely stopped talking about custom ROMs. Sure, we used to adore them and use them on all of our phones, but that was years ago. Times have changed, Android has matured, and frankly, custom ROMs don't offer all that much...

Operating System Warnings May Soon Come to Your Boot Screen

Tim July 27, 2015 36

According to a Google support page, a small change should be hitting select Android devices in the future, most likely Nexus devices, one which will inform you if your smartphone or tablet is secure for using. Upon boot, if you happen to be an OS tinkerer and...

Team of Developers Release Android L ROM for the Nexus 4

Kyle July 7, 2014 18

When developers work as a team, nothing is impossible. Merely weeks after the Android L developer preview released, a sprightly collective over at XDA has managed to build a working ROM based on the preview for the aging Nexus 4. Despite carrying a "beta"...

Temporarily Secure Your Device With SlimRoms New Shake-to-Lock Feature

Kyle April 21, 2014 35

While I have never been one to lock down my smartphone - bothering with a password always seemed like more trouble than it was worth - I admit there are places where securing it would make sense. That is where SlimRoms's new security feature comes in. Whether...

Paranoid Android ROM Announces Active Display-like Feature Called Peek

Tim March 18, 2014 34

Late last evening, when most folks were already snoozing, the Paranoid Android team announced Peek, an Active Display-like feature, much like you would find on the Moto X. Since the Moto X's release, many ROMs and applications on Google Play have attempted to...

Walk and Work at the Same Time With Nameless ROM’s “On-The-Go” Mode

Kyle March 17, 2014 37

Admit it - at some point, you have tried to use your phone and walk at the same time. It's a behavior that every smartphone owner probably engages in at some point or another, but really shouldn't; it's rude at the least, and can be downright dangerous at the...

CyanogenMod 11 M1 Released for Nexus 7 Variants, Nexus 5, Nexus 4, and Nexus 10

Tim December 6, 2013 40

The CyanogenMod team officially launched a CyanogenMod 11 M1 build yesterday, available for anyone rocking an actively AOSP-supported Nexus device. Usually, the team would release nightly builds to start tracking bugs, but according to the blog post, that...