In order to make Android boot on most devices, developers have to mix the open source code with proprietary files delivered by the vendor. For those users who value a truly free operating system, Android is actually not as free as they would like it to be. Developers have no access to the source code...
At XDA-Developers, we are always looking to break new grounds by providing the community the tools it needs to produce the best custom ROMs. Today, though, we are proud to announce we’ve produced the best custom ROM ourselves.
Through the power of the XDA community, we’ve achieved great things -- all of us, together as one....
Dual booting and multi-ROM implementations have been a major challenge for Android developers for quite some time. Previous solutions have typically needed substantial device-specific development and further support from ROM developers. Even then, they’re often more complicated than they’re worth for the average ROM user. EFIDroid seeks to remedy all of this.
Formerly known as GRUB4Android,...
Recently, the Resurrection Remix ROM has been made available to owners of the Pixel XL. In this video review, Miles will go over all of the cool features and customizations that you'll find in this ROM. This ROM is based on Android 7.1.1.
In this video, Miles shows us one of the most customizable ROMs available for the Pixel XL. Pure Nexus is one of the hottest ROMs for Pixel XL right now and it's definitely ready to be your next daily driver.
One of the highlights of this ROM is the Substratum integration. This theme engine is a...
In this video, TK takes us through an unofficial CM14.1 ROM for the Honor 8. This ROM is currently in the beta stages, so not everything is working yet.
Currently Working:
Touchscreen * Charger ( not Off Mode )
MTP & ADB * Internal/External Storage
Screenrecorder
WiFi
Bluetooth
Network & data connecting ( LTE/3G/2G )
Audio
...
OnePlus 3T owners will be excited to know that the first CM14.1 ROM has appeared for this device. In this video, Miles will be taking a look at how this ROM runs and if it's ready to be your new daily driver.
It looks like this ROM has no major bugs at this point. Check the official thread...
A Resurrection Remix ROM is in it's alpha stages for the Honor 8. This ROM is a favorite for many flashaholics so this will be exciting for a lot of you. TK has put together a video showing some of the best features that you can expect in this ROM.
If you want to test this...
As of right now, the only official bug on this ROM is the camera, however this ROM is not very stable. It will be a while before this ROM is ready to be your daily driver.
Going into the settings you'll find some of the standard OnePlus features. You have the buttons menu where you can...
Along with the Nexus 7, the Nexus 5 was also dropped from Google's update list. Luckily XDA-Developer recognized user Santhosh M has created an ASOP ROM that will bring Nougat to your Nexus 5 device.
Given the hardware that the ROM is running on, the experience is very smooth. Multi window is very fast when you snap windows into...
Get Android Nougat on the Nexus 7
Miles is back with another awesome video for XDA TV. This time we are looking at how you can get Android Nougat on your 2013 Nexus 7. Google dropped support for the device so it has been left up to the developer community to take it from here. An...
The only issue that was found during review was some stuttering with YouTube playback. Everything else ran smoothly including intensive features like split screen apps.
If you want to get this ROM and flash it on your device, check out this thread here.
![OnePlus 3T (Unlocked) [A3000]](https://static.swappa.com/images/dynamic/oneplus-3t-black_44x90.png)
![Nexus 6P (Unlocked) [A1]](https://static.swappa.com/images/dynamic/google-nexus-6p_44x90.png)
![Samsung Galaxy S8 (T-Mobile) [SM-G950U]](https://static.swappa.com/images/dynamic/samsung-galaxy-s8_41x90.png)
![Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (Unlocked) [SM-N920I]](https://static.swappa.com/images/dynamic/samsung-galaxy-note-5_45x90.png)
![EFIDroid: A Second-Stage Bootloader Using UEFI Firmware to Multiboot [XDA Spotlight]](https://www1-lw.xda-cdn.com/files/2017/03/EFIDroidFeatureO-390x390_c.jpg)
