Custom Phone ROMs in 2024

Do people still do this? Well, it has been a while since I loaded a custom ROM on my phone, and it's time to revisit the custom ROM.
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[@eliteblackkaiser286]

So glad to see my builds of RisingOS for the 6a being used and shared via here on KZbin. Yes I'm the official maintainer of the rom. It gives me the ideology that their will be a little bit more interest in the custom rom community in general as this is to give end users just a bit more features over stock while retaining everything from stock... Thanks for the amazing video.!!!

[@valentin3186]

Thank you for putting effort into maintaining the rom. Haven't tried it yet, but looks promising. Keep rocking 👌

[@ramahadranhennessy9300]

Haven’t used yours but thank you for your work!

[@rubyciide5542]

How did you learn to develop custom android roms?

[@thej3799]

That's so cool. I have a 6A and I might want to do this sometime I hope you keep working on it. I don't like the pixel OS anymore.

[@Yirdle]

Damn, I have a pixel 6a too. I'll be sure to try out this rom. Good job maintaining it!

[@senselessinductor7921]

The more they enshittify, the more we're all desperate for a Linux phone alternative that is daily driver ready.

[@FringaleABloc]

This ❤

[@robonator2945]

your aware fairphone exists right?

[@vendetta.02]

​@@robonator2945that isnt linux

[@neb_setabed]

​@@robonator2945 and if he asked for an android based phone then that might be a good point. But he didn't so shut up

[@keepingup2952]

I just want a phone, so I can phone home like E.T. and get off this planet.

[@prabhatmaurya6663]

being a custom rom developer myself it feels good when some big youtubers cover this topic too 😊. (Btw i am in ProjectBlaze and EverestOS Core team and take care of pixel side stuff)

[@appleios2564]

Any rom for realme gt5 pro

[@prabhatmaurya6663]

@@appleios2564 i can if someone sponsors a device. Because building without a device causes mess.

[@KK-4ever]

Any rom for mi 11t pro

[@davidbitra]

Lmao the people, asking for roms

[@chibuikeoffu]

Back when i had the samsung s8, i was a real custom rom user. Heck, my s8 is still on a custom rom. Now I'm on s23 i don’t have much need for it anymore as samsung has a whole bunch of features. However, would still love to try for the love of the game.

[@nikunjkhangwal]

Custom rom is the safest option right now. A lot of 3rd party apps detect root, unlocked bootloader and even safetynet magisk modules have hard time bypassing them. Heck some games even detect developer mode turned on.

[@theshapeshifted]

they really got that petty about microtransactions that they detect if DEVELOPER mode is on?

[@nikunjkhangwal]

@@theshapeshifted Yes they did

[@sanchayande8081]

We can easily hide root and play integrety with magisk and ksu, we can even hide our xposed mods but we can't hide bootloader status. Atleast not yet. So any app that can detect that will refuse to work. Oh yes, we can also hide developer mode

[@viktorbaresic4180]

Google should seriously stop with transforming into apple lite with android

[@safsaf99]

All these issues could be bypassed with shamiko

[@thepi]

A few days ago I actually tried to root my oneplus 7T pro (non branded, EU edition) and it is now forever stuck in fastboot lmao. Not mad about it, that thing stopped receiving updates 2 years ago, and the last update it got made the phone absolutely unusable. But safe to say that I am probably going to wait a bit before trying any of this. But I will still bookmark this video just in case. UPDATE: I got curious and decided to see if I could install lineageos on my phone. Initially I was just trying to get magisk, so I did not even think of this solution. And to my surprise, it actually worked! I know there is no direct connection, but I would have just given up on that phone if not for your video Chris, so thanks!

[@qlx-i]

I also encourage you to reject the demonic proprietary GApps and install holy opensource microG

[@ventilate4267]

Don't ignore the MSM tool, it's what made custom roms for the 8 series and below so popular

[@Jo21]

there are way to fix it

[@zac8670]

Yeah, I swore off OnePlus after they left the OP7 in a completely broken state. That was around when they got big, and the phone that garnered their support. Was a big FU to customers imho.

[@igordasunddas3377]

Yeah, I gave up on OnePlus ever since they had some weird "lens flair" bug in the photos after an update (don't know which one it was, because I ditched it).

[@patrickbuswell]

Cool. I wish I had the time to mess around with custom ROMs again.

[@aaryan45]

So true man!

[@osamamoh.f]

Same here

[@safwxn]

Me too man me too 🥹

[@elu9780]

Yeah. Why isn't it as easy as getting into the bios and then jumping straight into installing something different like it can be done on PCs? There is zero practical difference between mobile tech like phones and desktop tech, so why all that firmware nonsensical hurdles between me getting a phone and me installing a different OS on it?

[@osamamoh.f]

@@safwxn I'm flashing ROM rn haha

[@vladislavkaras491]

Using Lineage OS here. Works pretty great, had no problems with that, including bank apps here in Sweden. Thanks for the video!

[@ad.8n]

Ey my swede friend i though i was the only one who did this😅

[@PatrikKron]

Does Google Pay work?

[@vladislavkaras491]

@@PatrikKron I do not use it, thus I don't know. I have "Swedbank Plånbok", the NFC payment app from Swedbank, works pretty great!

[@apotoxinsherry8820]

Honestly, root and custom ROMS can provide great afterlife to an old phone. I've rooted my Galaxy A50, and managed to install docker on it. Now it runs a Kavita instance.

[@maevwat]

would you please share how you are running docker? I also have a rooted device on android 14 but have not been able to run docker

[@partypiggaming9344]

How did you unlock the boot loader for the A50?

[@marekpastyrik]

How did you unlock boot loader? I have Samsung Galaxy A51.

[@bravo8932]

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[@ad.8n]

​@@partypiggaming9344 just search "how to unlock bootloader on Galaxy a50 xda?" Then click on the link with xda forum.

[@georgemarkas]

LineageOS saved my old S9+. A lightweight rom fixed all the slowdowns an unresponsiveness that comes with bloated android skins like OneUI. Also Viper4AndroidFX is still a really good reason to unlock your bootloader and root, even in 2024.

[@HerZeL3iDza]

S9 isn't even a slow phone. I will one up you. LineageOS saved my S5. Sadly it's volume and power buttons fell apart from 8 years of daily use.

[@ZeNch25]

V4A is the only reason for root

[@JohnDoe-wl8zk]

LineageOS is literally the best thing that happened to my phone.

[@BakrAli10]

What is Viper4AndroidFX?​@@ZeNch25

[@ゆきの-s5j]

try evolution a13 works great on my s9+ too been using it for like 2yrs just make sure u get build (evolution_star2lte-ota-tp1a.220624.021.a1-08261750-unsigned_2)

[@GYTCommnts]

It's sad rooting is not popular anymore. I really can't use a phone without rooting. It has risks, but having my phone to work AS I WANT and not a company, is marvelous for me.

[@wibs0n68]

A lot of root only features back then already works on vanilla ROMs right now (such as theme personalisation)

[@RickSanchez-ig3lp]

The reason I stopped using custom roms is I realized that no one is really auditing them. It's essentially "trust me bro" in terms of security. I don't have time to code audit a whole OS myself, so I depend on other entities for this. Say what you want about stock firmware, but in the western hemisphere I don't have to worry about it potentially stealing my bank passwords.

[@eDoc2020]

My problem with the stock firmware is the lack of updates. You're lucky if you get three years of software support, leaving third-party OS as the only option for security patches.

[@any4003]

I mean you're whether you get a custom ROM or Google android you're still doing a "trust me bro" except their doing worse. So it's no different.

[@-----------------------------]

​@@any4003Na my Pixel phone receives updates daily, I'm on the bleeding edge.

[@LeDragoX]

I've been using custom ROMs since 2014, it's amazing how clean and updated your device can be, even without official support. I got a Redmi Note 7 with Android 13 (Pixel Experience) and don't think of changing it until it explodes in my hand, it's great! The first week i got the phone, i already unlocked and put a custom ROM (also voiding the warranty, so be careful and test your device before).

[@lfox02]

Heeyyy same! Unfortunately the Pixel Experience project as a whole is dead (the project lead called it quits like two weeks ago), so I recommend you jump ship at some point. Right now the most up to date ones are EvoX, CrDroid and ProjectElixir.

[@_DashingAdi_]

Don't flash project elixir

[@winj3r]

I'm using LineageOS 21 on my OnePlus6 and it works great.

[@brendonbone1459]

Same on my 6t, have postmarketos also

[@vanher282]

Bought 10T, Oppo locked bootloader. FML :(

[@brendonbone1459]

@@vanher282 yea if I ever buy a phone I try to buy a international, unlocked phone.

[@haaris1999]

​@@brendonbone1459is there an option to hide notch?

[@ZK-APA]

Almost a decade ago I was always tinkering with rooting and ROMs. And when I got my OnePlus One, that was the time that my daily driver was always modded. Resurrection Remix was my jam, and I used to mod my friend's phones as well whenever their phones stopped receiving official updates. However then adulting happened, so I had to keep my daily driver stock (especially considering I was living abroad for a while, hence wasn't worth the risk). And then finally moved to an iphone (wasn't that keen to switch, but since I saw how the ecosystem was integrated, took a chance). But I still have my oneplus one, and yes I do miss the good ol' days

[@RickSanchez-ig3lp]

I'm similar. Started out on a Nexus 5 with CyanogenMod and went Apple once support for it dried up. The "android ecosystem" is more fractured than Windows. It's like having basic apps like Notepad fail to open on an HP computer when they open on a Dell. Cyanogen tried to unite it all but their own internal hubris ruined it for everyone.

[@xXRealXx]

Some ROMs pass SafetyNet by default without root (like DerpFest or crDroid). Also, a phone with face unlock that only uses a regular camera and not an iris scanner/whatever Apple has on their iPhones is NOT secure at all. It can be bypassed by just a photo of you. Fingerprint unlock is much more secure.

[@david_horvath]

SafetyNet is not enough, now you have to pass play integrity

[@xXRealXx]

@@david_horvath that is passed by default too. Point is, I can use google pay and banking apps

[@e53]

​@@david_horvath Most up-to-date ROMs nowaday pass both by default.

[@demonwares]

I remember the good old ROM days. I mostly did it to block ads with Adguard or AdAway or the One UI one where you needed to apply for a developer key. Over time, the biometrics with banking apps and rooted phones became a hit or a miss (even with spoofing with magisk hide) which forced me out. Now I just use Firefox browser with ublock installed and I never play games on phone (where ublock can't block ads)

[@irulannaba6970]

this, for some reason banking apps detect your root like wtf, why you care what i did with my phone? even magisk hide is playing cat and mouse with the banking app tf

[@JoshuaCasey]

thankfully. I have not had an issue with banking apps with GrapheneOS. That was my biggest fear and concern about switching android OSes. Thankfully the fear was unfounded

[@BlueJDev]

@@irulannaba6970 remember they're doing it for YOUR safety.... !!! Grapheneos seems to be the only way round this issue atm

[@mazdaxc90]

@@irulannaba6970 Use magisk hide or unviersal safety net fix i dont udnerstand why people always complain about it

[@kurasibe8405]

I think blokada app can block ads on some apps and games but I'm not sure if it's on many

[@Yaqins]

Early days of Android were one of my memorable days. My first Android phone was Samsung Galaxy Young. I've spent so many hours trying out many custom ROMs. Optimizing and squeezing every performance it could have just so i could run Dead Space.

[@ThisIsTranquil]

Custom ROMs are a bit seamless right now these days. I've used Arrow OS (probably the most lightweight and battery friendly custom rom so far) and it does its job. I'm not complaining about my old phone and it has been my staple ROM without any root. Security updates are there, so there's always bug fixes for every maintainer of other devices (in my perspective)

[@paul895]

I've been rocking GrapheneOS on a Pixel 7 with a locked bootloader for 4 months now and it's been a pretty seamless experience for me. Minimal, yet it does everything I need. Not a huge upgrade compared to stock battery-wise though.

[@bobbyjohnson116]

Thanks to that thirsty tensor SOC

[@The_Unpunished]

I have been using crDroid since 2018. At this point, being able to install a custom ROM is a major selling point for a phone for me.

[@asyraffrys5512]

crdroid sweet here

[@malikkalayli]

really great video, thanks for it! just a quick correction: You don't have to lock your bootloader to get GPay working, if your rom is able to pass the play integrity test then you can easily use it! (Even if your ROM can't, there are still few tricks to win that mouse cat game against Google :P)

[@ShinigamiDa]

I can't not use custom ROMs. I checked for a good ROM/development support before buying my devices, and immediately change the ROM. (All my phones have been Xiaomi).

[@francoisdubois80]

In the days of Windows Mobile, I ran almost exclusive custom roms. When I moved to Android, did the same but many / most of the cool ones required root. I didn't mind, but tools from my new workplace wouldn't install / work properly because my phone had been 'jailbroken'.

[@itsjustdroid]

Most people stopped is because the devs were hurt when essentially the community and their work was sold out from underneath them. That on top of more and more locked phones and Google making the move from Nexus to Pixel and essentially close sourcing a lot more of the apps in the source essentially killed what was an amazing community.

[@aksGJOANUIFIFJiufjJU21]

Chris this isn't related to your video but I debloated windows 10 manually and got my process count and ram usage down even more! 71 > 56 processes Not only that, but it also always stays at under 80 processes instead of stuck at 95+ processes until restart 2.1gb > 1.7gb ram usage

[@PhilipMarcYT]

I have a Pixel 7a and I'm very happy with the stock ROM, it does everything I want, plays Dreamcast, GameCube, and PS2, so I got no complaints. I'll probably install a custom ROM in May 2028 when it stops receiving security updates. Thanks for this video, Chris.

[@sudoharun]

A bot copy and pasted your exact comment and somehow got more likes lmao

[@drummerfreak69]

Would you be able to do a video of a step by step of the entirety on a fresh device that you can install another custom rom?

[@Fataha22]

Finally someone who use custom rom other than lineage os! I usually use derpfest because they have a lot of customization but for now I use evolution X because no one maintain derpfest on my old phone

[@alexhnd552]

iodéOS: -> can combine their adblocker with a VPN -> can uninstall preinstalled apps -> based on Android 14 -> degoogled ...

[@rzkrdn8650]

If only google made Unlocking bootloader capability a mandatory requirement. But knowing them not even enforcing their rule about devices should be able to boot their GSIs properly it's not going to happen, ever. Been 2 years since i'm using this un-unlockable device of mine, and i'm not happy.

[@onegabriel5823]

I have an Oppo device that would greatly benefit from custom ROMs, but you cannot go into bootloader/fastboot even if there is an "OEM unlocking" option. I've read from a thread on XDA that Oppo did not include the fastboot binaries on A3s.

[@rzkrdn8650]

@@onegabriel5823 The first and ultimate perpetrator of this behaviour is samsung, the others follow suit. This way there's not even an exploit we can use to unlock it, not unlike some LG devices some time ago, which technically can't be unlocked but thru some exploit it can be

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

​@@onegabriel5823Oppo wants you to buy OnePlus if you want to do that

[@chlorophyllphile]

They probably won't. In fact, they facilitate app developers making custom roms less and less viable with Google Play Integrity (and previously Safetynet).

[@Xtrems]

Running PixelExperience on Xiaomi. I'm so glad I was able to get all the trash off of the phone, though I miss a good camera.

[@chlorophyllphile]

Have you checked out GCam ports?

[@pepela2219]

if you have a Chinese spyware phone, custom rom is a must other phones probably not specially since new ones have long software support. mid range Chinese phones like xiaomi phones are very bloated buggy and full of ads and privacy issues, custom roms are the only way to go with these phones

[@feelshowdy]

I used to be huge into custom Android ROMs when I was a teenager, but nowadays it's really impractical as an adult with a job who needs to use crappy, country-specific banking and e-wallet apps :')

[@festasalvatore_]

Been rocking a custom rom since 2019 probably, when I bought my Mi 9t pro (aka redki k20 pro), and installed it on some old phones to give them a second life (mi 9t and redmi note 7). Never had any issue with banking apps. Really like the Google pixel spoofing for unlimited Google Photos backup storage

[@A_99_R]

A while back I flashed my original Pixel with Pixel Experience, it also had face unlock. I completely understand why it's something to use.

[@burhanbudak6041]

That voltage info looks great. But the 6A doesn't have USB-C altmode, the 8 series added it. Unfortunatly Google hates root and disables RCS for unlocked bootloaders.

[@nimmy404]

i have the poco f3, has excellent custom rom community, works great and removes all the xiaomi junk

[@Xarwid]

Android custom roms should be a lot more popular.

[@relax9086]

Am 38 years old and i started with the first lg android smartphone to Samsung and i still do it after all these years, i still go to xda to such for a rom for whatever phone i have, also i gi out my way looking for a rootable phone to buy just to root it. Currently i have a note 20 ultra with a custom rom on it.... With magisk to bypass certain apps i use... One thing i like about rooting is unlimited access to my own phone and lower the cpu and gpu frequencies so that my phone last a whole day and plus it make my phone less suseptible to hardware failure... I just love tinkering with roms.

[@noobtape4823]

3:44 You just need to root your phone and flash a magisk module, that fixes the gpay issue (safetynet/play integrity)

[@mrmakra-eo1kx]

if you wanna see volume of people using custom os check crdroid and awaken os

[@al-bashrisajili23]

Is the custom ROM would work on all Android phones & not only for specific smartphone brands?

[@ShadowGD_OfficialYT]

Sorry, but no. Custom ROMs are made for a specific device, model and specs. You can install a GSI (Generic System Image) tho. It's like a Custom ROM, but works on every device.

[@al-bashrisajili23]

@@ShadowGD_OfficialYT I've tried flashing GSI but it would only end up in an endless bootloop on my Samsung Galaxy J4 2018. It'll be better to use smartphones that already have been specified by these Custom ROMs just like what I'm using now my LG Nexus 5X.

[@chilimuffin9637]

As an iphone user i am jealous

[@PhilipMarcYT]

But Apple is allowing you to sideload apps, that's awesome! 🙂 Actually, no, that's a lie. They're allowing alternative stores which they control and monetize.

[@RetroChibii]

U can get a second android phone.

[@DIoxide-ck8uy]

Custom roms are kinda dying. Google is implementing ways for apps to check root / custom rom status.

[@KeithCarmichaelInFL]

I started flashing roms back when Verizon tried to make me pay for features on my HTC Thunderbolt. It’s nice to play with, but it got old. It’s really nice to just have everything work (without worrying about being googled) with my iPhone. Once I used my apple watch to open my hotel door, I will never be able to go back!

[@RetroChibii]

@@DIoxide-ck8uy use custom ROMs without rooting. It is dying because oem are implementing features from custom ROMs.

[@taeliantalittia612]

I thought custom roms will no longer be relevant with modern android phones, but I was very wrong. Many OEM roms become so lacking over time that a custom rom is a better choice. An android phone will become truly your own as long as it allows unlocking bootloader.

[@JohnnyBouchier]

Not played around with custom ROM's for a while. This has inspired me to revisit. Thanks Chris.

[@youtubekarib7311]

i use alpha droid rooted , safety net passed also i can hide developer status for apps not to mention i use microg, all apps are sandboxed, smooth animations ,latest android version ect,

[@FlooferLand]

I really do love custom ROMs. I think device support is a HUGE problem though and I'm surprised no one has worked on a solution yet. A large amount of devices don't have ROMs, or have very low quality proprietary ROMs that are no better than the stock spyware they came with. I use LineageOS on a Samsung Galaxy S8+ that I got from a cousin for like $50 and its honestly incredible how well a now 8 year old phone can run, i can still run modern games and software and Android 13 works and runs just fine.

[@Snorlaxiian]

I have been using a Galaxy S21 port on my Galaxy Note 9 for over a week and it's pretty decent and makes my GN9 more "modern" and up to date. One option in the aroma installer allowed for overclocking of the CPU so I did that and my phone definitely gets warm to the touch and battery drains faster.

[@AtlasBit]

It's always cool and funny when I watch your videos. You sound like an honest drunk wise man 😂

[@RandyHanley]

This is a great throwback to pimping out phones and makes me miss it! Now I need to get an Android Phone again. So cool!

[@Iron_Condorr]

This video is perfect, I recently purchased a Nexus 7 (2013) and flashed Nethunter to it. Im having fun with the nostalgia. Edit: Paid $10 for the Nexus 7 believe it or not.

[@mdzaid5925]

Problem is, alot of stuff which custom rom used to offer are now stock features. Plus there is a lot of security issue, specially with bank apps etc and there is no camera optimisation as well.

[@safsaf99]

I've been using custom roms on every phone I ever owned, since the galaxy Y iirc

[@shantilkhadatkar1195]

ClockwordMod recovery was then the charm.

[@dylanbacon4039]

I have been putting custom roms on phones since 2016. Even now I'm on a pixel 7a and still rom it. Since all the unique features from the 4 and 5 are gone, the only thing custom roms add at this point is extra appearance features like how it looks and the type of animations it uses. There's no more proprietary drivers since no fancy hardware so everything else stays the same.

[@lmao6769_]

CyanogenMod was the goat back in the days. Spend my childhood just installing twrp and different custom rom on cheap Redmi Note 2 and a Xiaomi Mi 4

[@cjchico]

Please do more of these. The custom ROM scene is so lacking and dead nowadays compared to what it used to be. I would love to see start to finish video from you for installing a ROM, getting Magisk installed, safety net bypass (if this is even still a thing?) and some of the cool modules for it.

[@Lampe2020]

Have you tried postmarketOS yet? It's not an Android AFAIK, I think it's more like a standard Linux with Plasma Mobile as its DE.

[@thomas_venieris]

I have been running LineageOS 21 on my 2017 OnePlus 5 for months now. Best phone experience I ever had. Much better than the original Android 10 and the UI is blatantly smoother compared to my brand new, work-issued midrange phone. It receives updates frequently, often once a week, which are installed as easily as with big vendor phones and especially version 21 has been very stable! Only issues I have is that my bank app does not work on rooted phones and the battery is definitely showing its age. Definitely recommended for old phones that are not receiving carrier updates anymore.

[@manan09ful]

What is your screen recorder? How do you do the magnify effect?

[@Hardey-li6eb]

When you got notifications issue on stock rom,usually custom roms fixing that problem. But when you have Xiaomi mi 11i or else phone with good cameras,you install the proper version of LineageOS,the camera quality was absolutely terrible.Lack of options in camera app,not remember exactly but video max was 4K 60fps quality max available,but no options for 8K 30fps at all,and the phone at stock doing it. If you dont want mess your photos and video quality,dont touch custom roms.Depends on custom rom,but for sure it gonna be worse than the original rom.Before someone say me,there is ANX Camera port from miui: Yes,there are some.They brick my phone and i back to stock miui.

[@TheNJK57]

I installed Rising Os 2.1 today, it has few minor bugs but you can live with it

[@_DashingAdi_]

Bruh rising has 3.1 why you still on 2.1

[@neuclyadroid1357]

Custom Roms Still Going Strong Im Using AOSPA Which Smooth As Butter ♥️

[@This-Is-The-End]

I think you didn't get the use cases of custom android roms.. For example some people would like to have the choice to de-google their phones or some "like me" have older phones which have alomost no updates for years & I'm more than happy that some communities are still working on custom roms to keep my phone up to date & avoinding buying a new one..

[@FoxyDrew]

I've built 2 custom ROMs for the OnePlus 8 and I'm working on a LineageOS device tree for the OnePlus Open Custom ROMs are a gem, I don't understand why there not more popular. It's the equivalent of buying a laptop and keeping the preinstalled Windows. At least throw something debloated on there, or Linux, any distro. There's so many choices out there. No need to run Stock bloated firmware, even if you like Pixel exclusive features there are plenty of ROMs that keep those and Google services. Edit: Using a custom ROM is equivalent in security to using a Linux distro not made by a giant company like RedHat or Canonical. All ROMs are completely open source and based on AOSP android. Not a security risk.

[@YouTubeChillZone]

Installing this ROM is too complicated for people who just want to use it.

[@markusTegelane]

Samsung devices aren't too difficult to unlock in my experience, you just need to enable OEM unlock in developer options and figure out how to boot into download mode (on new devices hold Vol+ & Vol-, while connecting a charger to a device that's turned off), then enter device unlock mode. That should allow you to factory reset and unlock the device. That being said, Samsung devices don't allow flashing from fastboot, so you need to use Odin3 or compatible software to flash stuff through download mode.

[@AliYassinToma]

2:45 actually Samsung phones are the easiest to unlock u have the oem unlocking on samsung phones too and after that u can use twerp recovery or the same steps u showed which work on galaxy devices.

[@burhanbudak6041]

But Samsung has bad support for custom ROMs, especially VoLTE.

[@grantschilb8019]

But do the quad camera systems work well on custom roms? I’m not reflashing my firmware if I lose AI features and camera integration. I use my phone for really basic tasks and only went with a flagship for the camera quality.

[@BlueJDev]

I've heard some Samsung phones, newer ones, have measures in place that will kill much of the security features in the phone if you unlock the BL.. like burnable fuses and such, meaning even if you return to stock you still can't use some security features or camera features ever again... How true this is I wouldn't know as stay away from Samsung devices ..

[@grantschilb8019]

@@BlueJDev Thank you. I’m not a fan of all the ootb bloatware, but I just really prefer their cameras to competing brands. Google has made strides lately though. I do overall prefer the look and feel of Samsung phones, though, as they look understated. My S21 ultra works really well with removed bloatware and a custom launcher. plus, there are a number of proprietary features that I use that custom ROMs won’t handle well, such as Dolby Atmos for sound and machine learning for photos. I’m a very basic user, so my phone should work well for quite a few more years.

[@trustavidity]

LineageOS is keeping my Tab S5e alive and kicking. I think Samsung realized that tablet was TOO good of a value (OLED, quad speakers, thin & light, etc. for 399) because now, five years later, to get the those same specs, you have to spend double that amount. It's insane. I just find it funny that it tries to warn me it may be insecure when I boot it because it's 1000x more secure with Lineage than if I left it on Samsung's long ago abandoned version of Android.

[@DanishMule]

I would love to know if there´s a custom rom out there that hits the sweet spot when it comes to privacy and convenience. Eg: I travel a lot so going without google maps is kinda a no go (but I am sure you could find a way around it) but then there´s other things linke banking apps and stuff that makes life more complicated if you cannot access. So it would be nice to know if there was something out there that does all the right compromises.. I would flash it in a hearth beat!

[@false_positive]

this face unlock based on simple camera is most insecure thing ever - one can unlock your phone with your photo

[@AwaixJavaid]

Google itself killed the custom rom thing by introducing the play integrity shit which needs you to root and find spoofing tactics to bypass the CTS profiles to be able to use your phone normally, which should have run without root. But google being google did this.

[@anuragthakur5787]

If anyone can answer this please do: How can we make our own custom roms? Like for devices other than pixels where do you find the drivers for a particular device And after that how do you go on about the process I just want to know how the flow works

[@dark_realm.1]

Man I love custom roms. First thing I do when getting a new device is unlock the bootloader and install my favourite custom rom like EvolutionX or Project elixir.

[@RiveeksSmooth]

I am a customrom maintainer myself, I do maintain a few ROMs for my device. It was good in the old days.. But now G**gle doesn't leave us in peace now. You know first they introduced CTS and now Play Integrity which can't be passed in custom ROMs without several workarounds like spoofing your device fingerprint to another device's etc etc. G**gle literally was banning fps every hour. But now it is calmed down a little but yet you can't just get STRONG INTEGRITY profile without locking your bootloader..

[@mohamedmonem2645]

I will never forget Cyanogenmod, it introduced me to the whole rom scene

[@garrettrinquest1605]

I'm a big fan of /e/ OS. Great for privacy and is actually simple enough to be used by non techy people

[@EntropyInfo]

In India it is more significant problem.... because you can't run Banking apps we have UPI and online banking services which make life easier......in US Europe you use Credit Card a lot

[@joansolanaradua7365]

Rocking GrapheneOS since this weekend on my new Google Pixel 8 Pro, rock solid and amazing experience.

[@wildyato3737]

7:23 Well in terms of security..even legitmate companies can be notorious

[@CelestialDeathscythe]

CyanogenMod was the very first and only custom os i used from 2013. It started out from a fundamentals of OS classes in university. I went home downloaded cyanogen and spent a weekend installing it on my old sony ericsson xperia active. Took that phone from half dead to excellent,used that phone till it finally died in 2019. Pity that cyano was discontinued.

[@chlorophyllphile]

LineageOS is a pretty good successor imo. But the focus has become more on stock android with FOSS replacements of the old AOSP apps and less on extra features and settings.

[@saptamdutta]

Which operating system in computer are u using?

[@galvatron9999]

Love custom roms still use them daily

[@coolpoete]

I have a pixel 6 pro, went to a Samsung 23+ and now I'm back to the pixel with Project Matrixx ROM. I missed being able to customize it. Will be sticking with Pixel at least for now going forward.

[@balintmecsei6162]

The problem with adding face unlock in software is that it can be tricked with a printed picture.

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Just tried it and it wouldn't take any picture I had. So it isn't as bad as I thought. I still wouldn't trust it 100% though.

[@david_horvath]

FYI, gpay can still be used after some tweaking I run a custom rom with root and unlocked bootloader, and I'm using gpay without issues

[@kemosabe1976]

You should try EvolutionX, i think they have a developer working on that model. I have a Xiaomi 9T Pro (K20 Pro), official support and updates ended back in 2021 with android 11. Today my phone runs andoid 14 with April security update, it still is may daily driver!

[@djsiropchik]

I was a big fan of the custom rom's, but right now when Google is fighting so hard with devs and it's complicated to fix Gpay on the custom rom's I must to use the original rom. It's so sad:(

[@o_q]

i wish flashing roms would come back, but most bootloaders are completely locked these days 😔

[@Vazul_kootur]

Custom roms might not be big in Europe and west but it's a big deal in Asia mainly because of the xiaomi devices, as they themselves provides tools for device unlock which has resulted in a very big cummunity in the region. Crdroid is is my favourite till now

[@Arm1nas]

Been using custom ROM's for 3 years now with root, and google pay/banking apps, everything works, you just have to set everything up correctly.

[@sharashchandraudupa5241]

Mobile manufacturers and google is purposely killing this amazing thing

[@XantheFIN]

Whats the weather gadget? I love the style.

[@shreyasdharashivkar8027]

I also like to install that Orange fox recovery which is faster and has advanced options

[@N1Zer0]

I remember flashing my Sony Experia(SEX1) rom, just because you can and there were alot of choices.

[@weekendwarrior3420]

Face-unlock is no-go. I look completely different in the morning.

[@alternatuber6698]

Installed LineageOS 21, and it's working fantastically batter than Stock ROM!

[@bug-qe1jz]

how do you feel about long term projects such as dr.ketan's rom for samsung devices? they include some paid features that potentially provide a better experience with battery life etc.

[@marcos_pctech]

Thanks for your contributions and tutorials. Could you please put the link on the page and also the information of what phone you have to know which ones are compatible with that ROM. thank you..

[@spheroboom7299]

some phones just really needs custom roms best example i can think of is realme phone like the c51 which has a broken android 12 rom (its task bar crashes the system)

[@alex9893s]

Nothing Devices are so cool for custom development as well!

[@Hixeta]

Gpay is what that has stopped me from modding my phone, which I will do as soon as I get a new phone. I want to see if a Mediatek chip can be modded to bypass the android's default audio resampling and playback Hi-res audio natively without the use of any extra software. Will be very grateful if you can make a video on the same.