Why I no longer use Custom Android ROMs

Are Custom Android ROMs dead in 2024? Let's find out!
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[@SurfsharkAcademy]

I just found out that the Pixel Experience project has been shut down. This is incredibly sad as I've used that ROM on the phone you see in the video for years :(

[@niveZz-]

pixel experience was useless anyway just flash the pixelify module on any rom same thing

[@AliElwasief]

Yea this is like the dark ages of ROMs

[@shizutokujowara8787]

@@AliElwasief Combine it with Google continuously tinkering safetynet to make it fail on custom ROMs

[@Xerian.]

I use Project Elixir and it's pretty good after Pixel Experience got shut down

[@Totallynotmwa]

​@niveZz- There is pixelos too and crdroid can do similar features

[@dingus_doofus]

Sponsored by Google for sure

[@cenanmehmet]

Google hate rooters, they try to stop rooting since 2018

[@gullible119]

​@@cenanmehmet Pixels are the only devices which keep all security benefits like Verified Boot after installing an alternative OS...

[@cenanmehmet]

@@gullible119 i didn't see any security problem with rooting or custom kernels,i had an slow phone and overclocked it with available custom kernels,by the way not all chpsets support this type stuff so i was lucky and really see better performance on games and camera but easily thermal threshold,so i undervolted and underclock,i only used social media apps and general call with only 2 CPU cores with low frequency,it lasted 4 days with old that old battery,i miss old free and easy modding times but new tech better ama more secure while more expensive

[@niklasdavind4722]

@@cenanmehmetwell honestly from a business perspective, rooting and cr is bad for the revenue of every phone maker. Some just encourage it because it’s their niche. That’s why buying phones which allow and encourage flashing is great because it shows the phone manufacturers that they can’t just block features to make slightly more money.

[@Tofu3435]

​@@gullible119Poco made every driver open source.

[@subhashgottumukkala]

the roms these days get OTA updates just like OEMs. so what you said in the video is false.

[@toib765]

yeah

[@ChachaChichundar]

Yes . There are soo many good roms like . Lineage os , Evolution x , project elixer, voltage os , etc

[@MuhammadArif-lp1gw]

Maybe he not geek at this point

[@jishnu9551]

​@@ChachaChichundarAmericans don't know any of this . Custom roms are "dead" only in the US.

[@L-Coder]

Yeah Exactly...

[@speedytruck]

GrapheneOS has none of these issues. It actually gets updated faster than stock pixel because it pulls directly from AOSP!

[@vladophilip]

Graphene is bare as droid from 2000...For majority of people useless

[@Britishblue.]

Ive run graphene for about half a year and its just so good. I have no junk google crap and can control permissions for system apps. Its just pure android with no added clutter. By far the best android experience ive ever had. No google pay is the one annoying thing. However you can get around this with a smart watch or just placing your contactless card in your case.

[@chuckbarnett_tx]

There are a lot of tradeoffs with graphene, especially since you're basically nobody who doesn't actually need a locked down OS. You can achieve most of the security/privacy functionality with other ROMs like crDroid or lineage plus a ton of customizations that graphene doesn't offer

[@speedytruck]

If by "locked down OS" you mean locked bootloader, then no, literally anyone with physical access can compromise your phone. Not to mention that it can't be verified at all... But sure man, since you're "nobody" you wouldn't mind sharing your passwords here, would? After all, "nobodies" have nothing to hide, right? -_-

[@speedytruck]

If by "locked down OS" you mean locked bootloader, then no, literally anyone with physical access can compromise your phone. Not to mention that it can't be verified at all...

[@narcispopa22]

Yes, but you forgot to mention that Google Wallet and NFC and banking apps is a pain in the butt, yeah it's bypassable but very complicated..

[@SurfsharkAcademy]

Thanks for mentioning that I've heard people having issues with that

[@spectralo]

Uhh ... I have a rooted lineage os S9 and with a few magisk modules it work perfectly and never broke for 1yrs now (bypass techniques are quite stable)

[@detecta]

@@spectralo how good is it rooted? i have a lineage s9 rn but not rooted

[@krichi1816]

it's not complicated, 1 magisk module and fp changer if module doesn't work

[@SmitePlayz1]

uhh no? if you dont root your phone you shouldnt have any of those problems. if you do root your phone, just install play intergrity fix in magisk. takes at most a minute to do it. its crazy how most complains towards custom roms stem from being uneducated about them.

[@nocheaaats]

I will always use a custom rom to get the latest software updates on my phone because unlike most people i only replace my phone when its unusable and for me a custom rom made my Samsung galaxy A5 2017 faster and the last stock update on it was android 8 and with a custom rom i could get android 14 with 0 bloatware

[@imnoman4205]

Me too

[@ManKurdeico]

I use crdroid 7 in my galaxy a5 2017 and works without problems

[@SVUTIYT]

same imma put android 13 on a mi 9t pro /k20 pro

[@rob_em]

Same like im running lineage OS too on my galaxy note 8, since it's oem android got it's last update in 2022....which is too outdated and unsecure!!!

[@urmanascrewed]

This is my plan, but it will be a project and I am still practicing the custom rom-ing process. Has it been difficult to go from one version of android to another like upgrading from 13 to 14? Is there an easy way to transfer all your data if you have to do a clean install or does it usually not wipe your data?

[@AhmedNasser-tj2fb]

Custom ROMs are still needed for achieving privacy and De-Googling like GrapheneOS and CalyxOS. Please, try to pick better video titles. saying that Custom ROMs are dead doesn't make sense and It contradicts with what you said in the end of the video that Custom ROMs still have benefits like reviving older devices.

[@SkyYukiGuy]

I'm guessing they did it cause it's now "Why I no longer use Custom Android ROMs" I think they are a MUST for POCO or Xiaomi, or any Chinese phone that comes with million apps preinstalled (and still have nuances even after debloated stock ROM)

[@ThatSilentGuy]

@@SkyYukiGuy I would just straight avoid Chinese-brand phones and choose phones that are not available in China at all.

[@Animatron11]

​@@ThatSilentGuy And what, pay double or triple for the same specs?

[@ajethan2302]

I was a flashholic. Can't even name those rom. It all started from my Samsung galaxy tab 2 later OG Oneplus one. I used to change roms almost every 2 days. I had a free time then. Now I have job and can't put so much effort I backup, restore, fixing bugs. Also I'm from India and we depend on online payments and root is big nono for them. Yes I can do safety check but where's the time. I guess I'm grown. Do I miss those days? Yes, absolutely. I wish I can go back and get those free time to tinkering

[@preyaskhuntia2190]

Wait do UPI apps have a problem with rooted devices?

[@akshatsingh4937]

​@@preyaskhuntia2190yes

[@SreejithKSGupta]

Nope.. UPI apps work with no issues if you configure it correctly, Or better, many roms/kernels now come with KSU support, which is by far the closest to root permission on Linux, and raise no issues, and 0 setup needed.

[@ZK-APA]

@@SreejithKSGupta Thing is, back then phones weren't that integrated to our everyday lives. So tinkering with a daily driver didn't affect much. Now the smartphone is literally an extension of you, so tinkering, even if it works has a larger risk involved. If you have a spare phone to try all this, then yes it is still worth it, but not that much in a daily driver.

[@racchit]

Is it safe to use banking apps on acustom rom...can custom rom steal banking data.

[@glowinthedark9082]

2014-15 was the best time for it. Nowadays, manufacturers have locked down their hardware so far down. I see it as a form of tyranny. If you try these things now, you have a higher chance of not getting it done, and highly risk it getting bricked even if you follow exact instructions

[@martingaens2073]

Buy a phone that isn't locked down, like a FairPhone

[@atharvabedarkar]

​@@martingaens2073 that is shit

[@FengLengshun]

8:25 that is the main issue for a lot of us - we grew old, and settle for stuff that's good enough that lets us do what we need, or have enough money to buy new things we want. I used to be a rooting and Stock Android fan, now I just settle with a Samsung A-series phone and be done with it.

[@SurfsharkAcademy]

Sad but true

[@neilfordan]

This. I used to customize everything with my computer or phone when I was younger. Now I just leave it all at default. Change stuff a bit from time to time but nothing major. It becomes to much of hassle to customize your device especially when it’s time to replace it. That’s what i appreciate about iphones, it’s decent looking, no need for major customization. And more importantly continuity and familiarity.

[@FengLengshun]

@@neilfordan the good thing is that modern devices are generally better about keeping and exporting your settings and preferences. Outside of banking and encrypted chat backups, didn't even need to re-login for most stuff when I switched from A14 to A55. On the other side, Linux's xdg folders make it so easy to backup and restore most of your stuff, be it manually, with an app, or with chezmoi or nix home-manager. It's really is just Windows that remains annoying for me.

[@nikose34]

the big tech won the war

[@sernanlloren8432]

For me I'm just old enough to be satisfied of what i have in my phone, but during my days of cfw geek it's wild

[@artexjay]

Only reason why im using custom roms is when the OEM rom stops being supported while other roms like project elixir updates it to A14 from A11

[@monsiu]

Do not use project elixr lol. They have malicious code that resets your phone if you try to bypass their paid features like depth wallpapers

[@UltraCenterHQ]

2:21 I mean, you could just use Universal Android Debloater. Or even just manually get rid of it using ADB

[@UltraCenterHQ]

Me personally, I just used customroms so I could get the latest Android version. I used a OneUI port on my Note 9 so I don't lose the stock camera quality, and everything else that is good about OneUI. Honestly, I kinda miss the Bixby button. Because you could mod it into a pause and play button

[@UltraCenterHQ]

But I wish OneUI had that feature where the thing you're watching will pause if you lower the volume to zero

[@pontiflexmortis]

​​@@UltraCenterHQthere might be some apps that do that, someone must have though they need that, I'll look if u can find any tomorrow

[@UltraCenterHQ]

@@pontiflexmortis I feel that feature would need a whole magiskmodule to work

[@sachinsingh-wg9bl]

as a lineage os user i cant agree with u. i own poco f3 and miui i hate to use. so i use Los with microg . saves battery and more privacy. and about rooting its not like before. Ksu and apatch has made rooting so comfortable and easy without any issues.

[@syedinsaf7481]

exactly!

[@qlum]

Poco X3 pro here, I agree miiui just sucks, even ignoring battery and privacy miui just felt increadibly naggy / annoying. I will say that I personally care about rooting and would do so on stock roms too, be it just to install viper4android and some root file management / fixes.

[@keithmarcus8638]

Basically because Google Pixel exists, we who got used to stock vanilla android don't have many options to go to. And Google Pixel phones offer little in value in other countries where they are either not supported or super expensive. And no it's not dead because for us who use affordable chinese phones, custom roms provide a lot of value

[@niveZz-]

security patches are one of the reasons i flash custom roms usually they get updated monthly while oems like xiaomi take way longer

[@stoosee]

purpose of security patches?

[@niveZz-]

@@stoosee patching vulnerabilities in the android os for example the webp zero day exploit was quite a big one

[@alexhnd552]

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

[@nasz_komputer]

I have a custom rom on my readmi 9a, mainly to speed up and also update android to 13

[@John-Smith02]

Do you mean speed up?

[@nasz_komputer]

@@John-Smith02 yeah, my bad

[@Rimon1957]

ah i used that phone, it's super slow. i hope that custom rom helps

[@nasz_komputer]

@@Rimon1957 it helps, still can be laggy in more heavy apps like snapchat and also its very slow when system is loading

[@Ben_Z33]

I was thinking of installing hyperOS to my redmi note10 pro but found lineageOS it made my note 10 pro really fast and responsive I don't think I want hyperOS anymore

[@SpaceTimeBeing_]

Such videos always come out and these have been coming out for over a decade even when roms were doing great. Nothing new, people will always complain. Custom roms are important, the owner of the device needs to have the ability to change the OS, it is fine to not like it, but never discourage the idea. Promote roms, dont let the companies get rid of your ability.

[@madst4059]

I recently sat down for 8 hours learning how to install custom ROMs and setting up Magisk Hide on my phone. The learning curve is indeed steep, but it's imo well worth the result. My OP7P was stuck on a broken version of Android 12. And ROMs has basically resurrected my phone. It's now faster and smoother than ever with the latest security patches being delivered OTA. And having learned how to install ROMs it only took me 45 minutes to switch from LineageOS to crDroid, which is awesome. Having options of what features you want on your system is awesome. There are indeed the occasional bugs, but the official OxygenOS updates from OP had even more bugs. Other than the steep learning curve in the beginning, I honestly see no problems with custom ROMs. I get more security updates than ever and my phone is much faster

[@jirikral1052]

Debloating the stock ROM on Android is quite easy with ADB commands, so I think debloating shouldn't really be the main reason why are going through all that "hassle" of flashing custom ROM unless you want to degoogle you phone and use it without google services.

[@BurgerParty]

but debloating services can have serious impact on your device though thats why custom rom exist with bare minmum apps preinstalled

[@AdewaleLuqmaanMudasiru]

Debloating using adb in my experience doesn't completely remove the apps from your device ... When u factory reset dey all come back

[@bepopxxx]

@@AdewaleLuqmaanMudasiru because the apks is store in the OSes itself, it will automatically install it back when you reset it.

[@foxylove4436]

I still remember my first Android phone. In 2012, I installed a custom rom because the official rom had so many bugs. With a custom rom, my phone was more stable. Now I'm using a Pixel 8

[@torinoo4471]

The only bad thing about custom roms it that you know your device is gonna random reboot at some point.

[@NaderOuali]

I used to use Android Kitkat custom rom on my Galaxy S duos back in the day, which was running Touchwiz based on Android 4.2. It's waaay smoother and snappier than the official rom.

[@Unkn0wno2]

Video starts @4:50

[@ricardoantoniogonzalez9724]

Ohhh another surfshark add/sponsors. Ohh wait........

[@beaconing7689]

Dead ? Dead for you. But yeah its dead because many brand doesn't allow unlock bootloader 😢

[@IPnator]

Didn't you know that you can simply uninstall the pre-installed apps that you can't seem to uninstall with ADB? The device doesn't need to be rooted, you just need to connect it to the computer, have USB debugging enabled, go into the adb shell and run e.g. "pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.chrome" (this would uninstall Chrome but it works for all apps).

[@20NBA01]

They are not completely uninstalled tho. They are just being removed from the app drawer but they still take up space. It’s essentially the same as if you‘d disable an app. After a phone reset those "uninstalled" apps are back.

[@4r76rt3h4fjiksda]

Not if you delete their data ​@@20NBA01

[@bepopxxx]

@@20NBA01 they are uninstalled from the apps but the apks still hidden in the OSes, that why if you reset it will installed it back. the only real fix was, extract the OS and find the apks remove it combine it back which is pain in the arse.

[@dhavalnandanwar6461]

Why is that after his video pixel experience custom rom got shutdown

[@Takazikano]

I've started making android apps, they're going smoothly for now. I'm still testing but they're super simple, useful and everything is stored locally. Which means people have full control over the apps!

[@idcrafter-cgi]

i mainly use pixels only to run CalyxOS due to it using microG instead of the Google play services for more privacy and still a functional phone, the bootloader is re-lockable and also does it pass safetynet with Calyx, also does it get the pixel security updates.

[@qlum]

Tried CalyxOS once but found that scanning qr codes for my banking apps was completely broken in microg, gave up at that point. Like the idea but end of the day I still have to use my phone.

[@debapriyakumar3439]

The legendary k20 pro. I had the k20 model myself from which i shifted to nothing phone 2 bhut i still miss those features

[@lapiswolf2780]

Some of the features mentioned in the beginning like battery icon styles were available in MiUI and are still available in HyperOS.

[@GAMIR_SFM]

5:43 That feature comes built in with OneUI. But you still complained about wanting to have a "cleaner" app drawer.

[@_tsagas_]

Feels good to see 9T Pro still in use

[@mks1404]

Using crDroid based on android 14 in my POCO F1, The phone was launched in 2018 and it's running same version of Android as my latest phone. Battery life is great and not having unnecessary google apps makes the phone run quite well.

[@commentwar4802]

Even though most phones have everything you need on the oem rom, I still find it enjoyable to install an os that wasn't made by the company that manufactured the phone. I just wish Samsung just didn't remove oem unlocking from their u.s. models.

[@GermanElias-hd6lc]

I was too that guy in 2014-2017, once I got out into the real world I would much rather have a boring phone that works rather than a customizable phone that might leave me stranded because I didn't tweak it properly

[@BriefNerdOriginal]

Just recently revived two old phones of my parents, that jumped from Android 10 to 14. They are now great backup phones for us, so that if our fail, we can wait for repair or are not forced to rush and buy a new one.

[@_rizkyrmdni_]

is it possible to use whatsapp in custom rom, when whatsapp send alert that whatsapp didn't work on custom rom?

[@c4les]

ofc it is they just don't do any support with issues if you have customrom

[@YoloTub3]

There's gonna be a time where most apps would implement strong play integrity to ban custom roms and rooting, or play integrity fix would ran out of device fingerprints to spoof and bypass apps

[@adrian_veidt]

Sounds like a google shill. LineageOS and other custom rom are perfect for older phones. For newer phones, it's perfect for security.

[@IamLookingforWoody_________786]

Noone needs custom ROM because of Chinese phone already providing themes option.

[@SaNJa.Y77]

😂

[@bepopxxx]

you dont understand what ROM is it?

[@JoséCastro-n5x]

On my case, xiaomi Added many of the functions that I wanted from roms, like shortcuts with buttons, more options on the camera and so on.

[@DANIELCHUKWUKERE]

I used to be a huge custom android fan but i grew old and tired.. Just settled for a Samsung Galaxy S22 series for productivity, then Apple for social media needs.

[@FENRIR949]

1:39 mui /hyperos has all those features

[@artistdevil7289]

it's not a stock, it's a custom os

[@modernmountaineer]

Good official custom rooms usually only has 1 or 2 minor bugs if any.

[@feritkardal]

How bad clickbait is that

[@akunoPancake]

Bro clearly never used MIUI before

[@srijitofficial]

You are too wrong sir....I think you are absolutely having very less experience presently on custom roms! Buy a Xiaomi and Experience custom rom...And there are a lot of Fantastic seamless experience 🙌❤️

[@KingKrouch]

I feel like part of the appeal for custom ROMs still is getting rid of unremovable system bloat (LG's phones came to mind) or that have questionable software update support. If you bought a non-Google branded phone, you could put a custom ROM on it and get close to stock Android (Setting aside LineageOS's customizations). My problem with most Android phones until Google announced they'd do their own in-house SOCs and support them for 6-8 years (So about on-par with Apple), is that you had to sign a legal waiver forfeiting a warranty to even flash a custom ROM to get security updates (Cough cough, Motorola) and to use a recent version of Android, either because the phone manufacturer was too lazy to support a device (A motorola phone I bought instead of using a recent version of Android, used an older version with a hacky gesture navigation implementation) or because Qualcomm wouldn't let them. Part of that is the reason why I refuse to buy a flagship phone with a Qualcomm SOC. Switched from an iPhone 13 to a Pixel Fold after a few years of using Apple and being annoyed by a lot of restrictions and design choices, and outside of gaming performance, I'm already happier with the Pixel than any of the Androids ($150-300) I've had.

[@alice_agogo]

I just buy used. Currently using a $70 2018 Xperia that looks new. Looking to buy a S8 next as main backup . It would be a downgrade but still really want a Samsung flagship even he it's old.

[@NathanYellowStarProductions]

As a person who prefers a ROM that has 0 bloatware. Well custom roms is always my bet especially on older phones. The best skins in my opinion out there is Samsung One UI and LG UX. I dont like the skins that looked like iOS because i am not a iOS fanboy lol. Maybe if those skins didnt came with bloatware or advertisments then i dont need the custom ROM. Heck yeah bloatware actually ruined the performance but the wort thing is ads everywhere. Thats why custom roms in my opinion runs smoother as always. Typing this using my LG V20 with a Custom ROM (Lighthouse OS) while the LightHouseOS stopped getting updates from its devs but many apps still support android 11 i just disliked Android 12 and newer due to its UI for most reasons. I actually compared it with the Stock OS and surprises the Custom OS runs smoother and faster on this device. It feels like its new again lol.

[@BCStudioYT]

That's not true, I'm now using CrDroid and I have no Play Integrity problems.

[@demonicavenger6987]

Right, so how much money were you paid by the OEMs?

[@呀咧呀咧]

I love the "themed icons" feature from stock Pixel Launcher tho. It looks so damn good

[@holgerprahl9269]

"Why I no longer use Custom Android ROMs on my Google Pixel" would be right...

[@loolyou]

Samsung has most of those features in the beginning of the video like customizing the power button and changing the location of the clock, and turning on the flashlight with the power button

[@Qushey]

the real reason why is because we're getting old, just need stable and secure one as long can use it daily

[@dev.sharif]

Listen my story: I bought a new phone in 2020 called redmi note 11 pro, i researched a lot, one of my friends had note 10 pro and it was fine and also it was really good deal in my location. It was fine, it had miui13 it was beautiful, setting app was great , etc... Some annoying bugs was exists, first the volte didn't work i guss its my model that dont support it, The 3rd party services that i enable for apps stops randomly and i need to re enable them. Also that f*cking 10 sec slow down when you do something sensetive to phone is wild. Im programmer i know what im doing!!!! I said ok. Around 6 month later miui14 released it was also nice i upgraded to it, but all of the sudden there was a f*cking bug that if i reset my phone i stucks in boot, i needed to hard reset it multiple times to get it up and running. I looked at every article in web and i couldn't find a valid solution. I also said ok fine trust the process. Thay fixed it 5 month ago in new miui 14 update. I said ok im done i never update this phone it's in stable version and everything is fine, so i disabled updates and it was fine since last week. It randomly decided to update to hyperOS, Whyyyyyyy Bro whyyyy Its literally apple Its disgusting I hate using its top panel My old top panel layout is gone i was so used to it in last 2 years. Now also network issues come in. It don't go over 30Mb/s in WiFi. Like i get adsl speed on fiber optic 1Gb/s network :////// Why you idiots (Xiaomi) release such a shitty os and Force update it to anyone. Im just backing up my stuffs asap To choose what to do: 1. Reset factory to MIUI 13 2. Custom rom

[@michaelpionjr.7281]

modified MIUI 13

[@niveZz-]

also uninstalling (or disabling except if you mount system RW and manually delete the folder) it's very easy with a single adb command alternativly just use universal android debloater

[@rob3rta_a]

exactly!!! i use this method as well and its really easy, instead of rooting your phone and install a whole os.

[@Bluepheonix420]

You can switch songs with volume keys in Galaxy phones you can map the volume keys to do different things too

[@modernmountaineer]

I love installing a custom kernel and rom and tweak it for max performance or max battery depending on the situation.

[@TheNJK57]

Bought a phone and installed custom ROM in less than three months

[@arick99]

I've been using custom rom on my current phone for past 2 years(Poco F3). The community is great. I didn't root, banking apps and stuff work fine because there are easy ways to bypass it nowadays. And Pixel Experience is gone but there's Pixel OS that's even better and not to forget all the other roms that are available. To me it's great actually

[@oimateusaqui]

And I hate to have so many options, that's why I love AOSP Android, specially LineageOS, which I can't use as my main phone basically doesn't have custom rom development unfortunately, and GSIs are not a option in my opinion, not for daily use at least 😅😅

[@qwerty6789x]

more like since 2015 gone the days that i changed Custom ROMS weekly from different groups😭

[@jishnu9551]

I'm still doing that lol

[@atharvabedarkar]

​@@jishnu9551I wann be a friend of you you seem cool

[@coutamaxplayer538]

Bro said 2021 security update is like windows xp in 2024... Man my phone's last security update was november 2018...

[@SurfsharkAcademy]

Yikes!

[@Dadniel1st]

I'm running my 4th Galaxy Note 9 on Android oreo 8.1. Nothing happened. Up to date browser with ads blocked and nothing "exploded".

[@Dadniel1st]

Also I use window7 for nostalgia with dns settings to block all the ads and bad sites again I'm not getting hacked or viruses.

[@derfakeaccount5183]

The thing with holding the volume key to skip songs is available on some OEMs. On One Ui it is customisable with Goodlock

[@SkyYukiGuy]

Custom rom should always be second thought not first thought, the moment you mentioned you have PIXEL, the best Android there is to exist There's absolutely no need for custom rom.

[@randomnormies]

The thing i hate in custom roms are offline charging, specially in newer models

[@WydAxel]

You forgot to mention it takes up less storage space in the system category when you don’t have all that bloat

[@blazed85]

I had a custom rom on my early Sony phones, then LG g4, g6 and my current G8 is stock. I dont wanna go through the hassle again for a custom Rom to crash once a week like the previous phones.

[@BlacKi-nd4uy]

iam using a used samsung s9 since 2020 with lineage os and had no stability issues at all. no resets, no app crashes. iam having android 13 now, and getting about 2 times a month ota updates. isnt that crazy with this rly old phone from 2018? the one plus 6 that i bought used was even able to run native linux. but thats not rly stable and usable, so i will get android 14 on it and sell it to some other user, which probably can use it even longer. this oneplus 6 is also from 2018 and very powerfull.

[@Alias_Anybody]

I always saw them more of an option to give old device new life than to mod new ones. I mean, if you want to tweak your home screen, a custom launcher does the job. If you want to tweak quick settings, status bar and hardware buttons - well, don't buy a Pixel, lol.

[@bachtiarfarid9751]

Custom rom on my redmi note 7 & google play service always crashing at least 2x per day , trying all gapps available & result always the same Note : its not happen in stock rom

[@laggingdragons]

Stock OS can't make my old phone a digital tombstone for my friend. I want it to just be a nice little device full of reminders of our time together I don't want constant intereuptions telling me to connect to wifi or insert a SIM card so I can update the phone that will never be connected to anything. I don't want to have unremovable Google apps running in the background and eating up the battery life while it sits on the shelf waiting for me to come back to look at pictures of our first camping trip when I get wistful. Custom OS roms will let me have that.

[@kyledupont7711]

I was so much fun flashing custom roms back in the 2010s, there was always drawbacks but it was easy and some of them were much better than stock especially with Samsung devices. Things started getting harder and harder and Now there is a huge drawback which is you can't do nfc pay. What a shame. I am patiently waiting for an option that has that functionality. Its probably a good time to de google yourself with the crazy state our privacy is in now

[@Lalrinpuia95]

3:11 custom rom does help the phone run faster. Not by a mile but it does. Especially of you come from a heavily skinned rom like miui/hyperos

[@_jn0298]

I used to make custom roms for my galaxy Ace 4 and post them on XDA or on Facebook good old days

[@kento6201]

Been away from changing roms for years not until my old trusty redmi note 8 became really slow. decided to change it and now my old redmi is snappy again

[@evokur]

Stock is fiiiine but having software updates several years after the manufacturer stops supporting it is very nice. Honestly updating is not a problem, if you're running an officially supported rom and some people do have OTAs in their roms even if they are not official. On my Oneplus 7 pro, I press update in settings, and then go into Magisk and press "flash to second slot" to not lose root, restart and its updated. One more step than stock but I won't need to buy a new phone to get Android 15 when it comes out. Also with root, I can automatically backup my entire app data to google drive with Swift backup, so now I dont have to worry if I lose my phone or it breaks, which isnt going to happen every day but it did happen once when my essential ph1 got shattered to bits and it was so nice to just restore my backup when i got my oneplus 7. I didnt have to login to all my apps again and I had all my data right there.

[@wookiecharmander4202]

Custom roms were awesome but I had to ditch it as everyone uses rcs which you cant receive on a custom rom.

[@OHHHHUSBANT]

Im not gonna suffer with google messages and dialer pre installed on every single phone now

[@daffaizzudin5457]

I have custom rom for my Realme 6 and have a better performance for daily or gaming. Before i do custom rom, i used the original one that's Realme Ui 2 and have many issues for daily usage and gaming. Such as lack for multitasking, nothing smooth for move apps to another apps, and smoetimes stuttering for gaming. Nowadyas, i decided to to some custom rom, now i use Arrow OS android 12 is just way smoother than the original one. Have a better performance, smoother for multitasking, and many customisation.

[@programacionevolis3d681]

As long as the vast majority of users don't have the tools nor the knownledge to customize even the last bit of the Android firmware, there's no way to prevent bloatware on any device.

[@nsawatchlistbait289]

What about Linux on phone?

[@abel_nagy]

I'm currently on a quest to de-google my life and installing a custom ROM is a big part of it as you can't get rid of Google Play Services, which you haven't mentioned. It's not only a huge privacy issue (do not confuse this term with security) as it pings your location every couple of seconds (yes, even if GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are all off) and sends that data to Google BUT it also drains your battery like crazy.

[@alpacamale2909]

the problem with rooting is you have to unlock your bootloader, unless you run grapheneOS on a pixel phone.

[@tanakah8953]

from miui 12 to stock android feels like heaven

[@r.razamhd]

I don't like to give my data to google

[@x0vg5hs1]

Never had problem. I always ose Lineage OS on year old Xiaomi T series flagship phone.

[@raughboy188]

Here is one thing i hate about custom roms. Each and every one of them supports limited number of smartphones so many aren't officially supported. Models supported are mostly flagships and premium and realisticaly 80% of people can't afford those.

[@Corteum]

Nah, you have it all backwards and wrong. It's not because people want customization. What they want is privacy. That's the main point of custom OS's. And if you want to dive more into that to see why, watch the recent clip *"Why the iPhone 16 Should Scare You Shitless"* by Rob Braxman and get your education upgrade for free.

[@WildHeart111]

Talking about balance and features , Samsung got you back ., and about that power button customization... they still got it .

[@zakariya2011_]

I'm watching this on lineageos

[@neilfordan]

Ew

[@detectivefischer6396]

Me on crdroid

[@zakariya2011_]

​@a_nickname028nice try itnif u can lol

[@KhalidKhalid-z8d]

So guys what is best custom ROM for Android tablet 2024? Without bugs i need your advice

[@levipb1403]

Many of the things you've mentioned can be done with goodlock in one UI

[@bintangtapalang]

How to Costum Rom Android to be Original Linux? Just delete Bootloader ☠️

[@lvill3633]

I thing roms will make a huge comeback, once people experience the nuances of AI

[@BrenoBP]

Never used, but planning soon to install ExtremeRom on my S20. Really need new features from OneUI 6.1

[@SametKaratas-db1xu]

Custom Windows is better than custom Android