I still remember flashing custom ROMs on my Nexus and Google Pixel phones to gain access to new features. Things are different now, as Android has matured and packs almost all major features out of ...

Kishan is a technology writer with over five years of experience covering smartphones, headphones, wearables, and the Android ecosystem. He first fell in love with Android when he purchased his ...

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 ...

Download the latest GApps packages for Android 17 custom ROMs. Get NikGapps, BiTGApps, LiteGApps, Google Installer APK, and setup guides for ARM64.

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 third-party Android ROM landscape isn't what it used to be but it still exists and thrives even if in a smaller size. Extremely locked-down phones have made it harder to port and install these ...

Arol is a tech journalist who worked as a news and feature writer for Android Police from 2021 to 2023. He first began writing online for the short-lived portal of Spanish-language gaming forum ...

Although it is very likely that most Xiaomi Mi A1 smartphones that were sold in the first year after the introduction of this handset are now dead and gone or are no longer used as daily drivers, many ...

Although we’re not yet seeing the stable Android 12 update for Pixel hardware — or any other device for that matter — the first wave of custom ROMs is now already available for intrepid device ...

July 29, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Whether you want to test out a new ROM for daily use or just keep an eye on one that's being developed, you can ...

A low-end Android purchase landed me at the XDA forums in 2011, trying to get the most out of it with the help of custom ROMs. After helping the community as a Recognized Contributor and a Forum ...

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 ...