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Questions tagged [custom-roms]

Use this tag when your issue is specific to custom ROMs -- but first make sure that there's no more specific tag, as e.g. for 'cyanogenmod' or 'darky-rom'. See the full tag wiki for more details.

What is a Custom ROM?

A custom-rom is a modified version of Android, often made by a community. They contain improvements and new features over the official firmware releases of the device manufacturers, and often come with a more pure Android experience (no etc.)

Related Questions

Related tags

  • : once the probably most famous Custom-ROM, meanwhile succeeded by…
  • : another famous Custom ROM
  • : the more generic tag for all ROMs, stock and custom. Its tag-wiki might contain additional information
  • is what you probably want to do first with a custom ROM :)

Some examples

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What are the advantages of a custom ROM over rooted stock?

What can a custom ROM provide beyond rooting that I can't get by downloading an application?
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I installed a nightly or unstable build of a custom ROM and now my phone doesn't work

I installed a nightly build, but now some important features of my phone don't work: it boot-loops, or can't make calls, or can't use mobile data, or something like that. What can I do about it? N.B. This is a "canonical question" for all similar…
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What does zipalign mean and how does it fit into how we use our Android devices?

What does "zipalign" mean and what is its significance? When a ROM claims to be "zipaligned" what does that mean and what the difference from a ROM that is not "zipaligned"?
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is it 100% safe to install Custom Roms

I wonder if is possible for those people who download the Android source code and customize it then release their custom roms to hack the API or any other part of the codebase like GMail client or network stack so to push in the rom some kind of…
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Where can I find a good comparison of available custom ROMs?

I'm looking for a good comparison of custom ROMs' features and quality. I would prefer a comparison that is actively maintained.
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Date of ROM installation

Is there any way to know when I flashed my last custom ROM? Atleast a smart way to find the approximate date/time using some logs deep down in my android would be good.
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Why wait ten minutes after installing some roms?

I notice a lot of custom roms tell you to wait ten minutes after the firstboot before touching anything and was wondering why it is so.
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Samsung Galaxy S4, weird model, can I custom ROM?

I just got my S4, on a Canadian network. While everyone seems to have I9500, I have the M919V. It's next to impossible to find any useful information on Google regarding this model. Can I use the same custom ROMs as the I9500 users? There is a way!…
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Definitive Guide to Customs Roms?

For those people who are interested in flashing custom roms after rooting their android device: Does a website exist that provides a definitive, quick & up to date guide to the numerous and varied custom roms that are available for the android…
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What do "NAND", "ROM" and "to flash" mean?

Possible Duplicate: What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.? I'd like to know the meaning of the following terms: What does NAND mean? What is a ROM? Is it a custom OS? What does "to flash" refer to (as in, to flash…
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How to install a custom ROM on a generic Chinese Android tablet?

My generic Chinese Android tablet has Android 5.1 pre-installed on it. Here is a link to the eBay page on where I bought it. How can I install Android 6.0 onto it?
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PDA, CSC, MODEM files in Custom ROMs

The ODIN utility for flashing Samsung phones needs different files like PDA, MODEM, CSC etc. Custom ROMs though are always provided as a single zip file. Why is that? Do custom ROMs already contain these components in the zip file?
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How can I add more system apps to a custom ROM?

I have an android ROM that I can flash onto the phone using a tool like smart phone flash tools, but what I want to be able to do is to modify the system image to add APKs in the system/app directory and then repack and flash the ROM. I want these…
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How does goomanager work?

I want to install custom ROM on my HTC One XL. I have unlocked (not rooted) the phone following the unlock process on www.htcdev.com. Now I installed goomanager which supposed to let me install TWRP recovery. I already downloaded…
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Removing the Chinese text "未写入google key和tee key" watermark on the screen

After flashing a custom ROM, there is a watermark in the top-right of the screen saying 未写入google key和tee key I've googled it and have tried several of the solutions suggested, but none have worked. Interestingly, most people get a slightly…
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