Google plans to begin rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop to owners of the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 in the coming weeks. Folks who don’t want to wait can download preview images for the Nexus 5 and 2013 Nexus 7. But what if you’ve got an older phone? That’s where the […]
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Custom ROMs for Android Wear watches emerge
Days after the first Android Wear devices started shipping, we’re starting to see custom ROMs for those watches. That’s not too surprising since Android Wear is based on Android… and people have been installing custom versions of Android on phones and tablets for ages. But it’s nice to know you’re not necessarily stuck with the […]
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Google Android L ported to the Nexus 4 smartphone (unofficially)
Want to try out Google’s upcoming version of Android, but don’t have a Nexus 5 phone or Nexus 7 tablet? If you’ve got a slightly older Nexus 4 smartphone then you’re in luck — there’s an unofficial port of the Google Android L developer preview available for that phone. At this point Android L for the […]
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Paranoid Android 4.4 RC1 now available for ROM flashers
Paranoid Android is a custom version of Google’s mobile operating system which has a reputation for big add-on features that change the way notifications, multitasking, and even menu buttons work. When the developers started working on the first version of Paranoid Android based on Android 4.4 KitKat, they went back to the drawing board and […]
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CyanogenMod waves goodbye to “stable” releases
The makers of one of the most popular custom ROMs for Android phones and tablets are doing away “stable” releases, instead promising to offer new builds every 2-4 weeks as CyanogenMod “M” releases. What does this mean for users? Not much really. It’s really more of a name change than anything: but names can be important. […]
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CyanogenMod hits 10 million users before shipping first phone
The Oppo N1 smartphone with CyanogenMod software will be the first device to ship with this custom version of Android preloaded when it goes on sale December 24th, 2013. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t already a lot of people running CyanogenMod — this weekend, the popular custom ROM crawled past the 10 million user […]
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OmniROM brings Android 4.4 (and tweaks) to phones and tablets
Samsung’s probably never going to release an official Android 4.4 software update for the Galaxy S2 or original Galaxy Note — but that’s what custom ROMs are for. The developers of OmniROM have just launched nightly builds of their Android 4.4 KitKat-based software, and it’s alreadyavailable for phones and tablets including Samsung’s older phones, most […]
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Original Kindle Fire gets an (unofficial) Android 4.4 KitKat update
Amazon may be busy selling its third-generation of Kindle Fire tablets this fall, but the original Kindle Fire which was launched in 2011 still has its charms. The tablet has a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel IPS display, 512MB of RAM and 8GB of storage — and if you don’t already have one, you […]
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CyanogenMod Installer hits the Play Store, simplifies custom ROM installation
Want to install CyanogenMod on your phone or tablet, but don’t want to fiddle with unlocking your bootloader, learning how to use adb and fastboot, and other command line tools? CyanogenMod Installer is now available from the Google Play Store. Install and run the app, follow the instructions, and if you have a supported device, […]
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CyanogenMod 11 development begins
The makers of one of the most popular custom versions of Android are now working on a new build based on Android 4.4 KitKat. The CyanogenMod team has uploaded the initial code for CM11 to Github. It’ll be a little while before we start to see actual builds of CyanogenMod 11 for the Google Nexus […]