We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Years ago, on Fridays, we would share Custom ROM Friday posts that would highlight new and exciting ...

For Android enthusiasts, rooting and custom ROMs were once the ultimate draw. They made Android exciting and turned every phone into a project worth tinkering with. But the modding scene's golden age ...

The Android 16 QPR1 source code is now live on the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) (via Reddit ). This means custom ROMs ...

There's some trouble brewing ahead for developers of custom ROMs for Pixel phones. In the midst of a reorganization about how the Android open-source project is run, Pixel ROM devs have been caught by ...

Lineage OS has been updated to Android 14 with the release of Lineage OS 21. Lineage OS 21 brings a new gallery app called Glimpse and improves the look and functionality of several other stock apps.

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

The first developer preview build of Android 15 is expected to drop soon, but the next major version of Android isn’t expected to hit stable channels until this fall. Meanwhile, device makers are just ...

Users who have rooted their phone, have their bootloader unlocked or are using some custom ROMs report that their RCS messages are not being sent, even though RCS ...

Google is not discontinuing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but it has made big changes that affect how Android source code is shared, especially for those who build custom ROMs of Android.

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 ...

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GrapheneOS has always stood apart from other Android ROMs because it rebuilds the foundation of privacy. While most custom ROMs focus on customization or aesthetics, GrapheneOS starts from the kernel ...