Why I no longer use Custom Android ROMs

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@とふこ]

​@@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!

[@Џигеричар]

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...

[@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

[@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.

[@ronaldo007-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.

[@FatimaMohammed-u9r]

I have poco f3 too do you recommended to download it?

[@ronaldo007-wg9bl]

@@FatimaMohammed-u9r u mean lineage os?? i am currently on CR droid unofiicial rom by Dark Phoniex . its so good as it meets my requirements.

[@nevfs08]

@@qlum may ask you about the camera quality ? is it worst that stock camera or it runs the same ? please reply

[@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?

[@tarkitarker0815]

@@ThatSilentGuy there are no not available in china phones, exept maybe pixels. you know most get made there right? they have them when they have factories, its straight up stupid to ditch a phone and pay double for the same hw bc of "china"

[@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

[@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

[@UltraCenterHQ]

2:21 I mean, you could just use Universal Android Debloater. Or even just manually get rid of it using ADB or ya know, disabling the apps 6:40 people usually use CRs because their phone can't update anymore. So the slow updates really doesn't matter. because there's no other option besides just getting a new phone 6:57 really hard when they delete the shit out of their own stuff. they don''t even let the just the latest version survive

[@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

[@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

[@ventilate4267]

This is the real reason, we didn't "grow out of it" it was stolen from us

[@martingaens2073]

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

[@atharvabedarkar]

​@@martingaens2073 that is shit

[@tarkitarker0815]

@@martingaens2073 its also locked, you know that you need locked status for integrity right? it just has a one button unlock bootloader.

[@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

[@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.

[@MsHojat]

It's not easy. Most people don't know how to do this. It's also difficult to even know which stuff is safe to remove without adverse effects (or worse). At the least it is very possible to do with root though, but not really much easier (and not _any_ easier in the cases where getting root requires using ADB anyway)

[@JamesBurdon-gu5yu]

Exactly, you can also just use shiziku with wireless debugging you dont even need a computer, then you just use canta

[@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

[@alexhnd552]

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

[@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.

[@dhavalnandanwar6461]

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

[@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.

[@tarkitarker0815]

@@20NBA01 after a phone reset all those apps are back dude. you dont understand how phones work, they have a backup partition with everything thats stock on the phone that gets copied when you factory reset....

[@MsHojat]

​@@20NBA01 Sounds like you're talking about disabling a process. He's talking about uninstalling. Unless by "reset" you mean like full device wipe factory settings, or maybe upgrading OS version or something. There are some non-app processes that may be difficult to uninstall and might just require being disabled though, but those tend to be _Google/OS_ processes rather than OEM ones.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@tarkitarker0815]

@@SurfsharkAcademy sorry but average securiity update length is under 4 years for most phones, my huawei also had 2 years of 2021 security patch until early 2024 it got the january patch. older phones simply get tossed away by EVERY brand exept MAYBE apple. custom roms arent dead, they just never gotten a huge following because most people are "toss away consumers"

[@GAMIR_SFM]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@wotererio]

I installed crDroid on the Pixel 5 and there are zero bugs. It took quite a bit of effort to get everything working, but it was totally worth it. I've had this phone for years and never wanted to bother with rooting because like you, I was happy with the OS, but now I have it all running I would never go back to stock Android.

[@pontiflexmortis]

6:06 idk if that was your case and if that's a feature from Android or Samsung, (i own a samsung) there is an option that periodically reboots the phone for optimization purposes (so it says), which for me were a pain cause the reboots were happening all the time while i was connected with hotspot to just get disconnected and have to wait like an idiot for it to reboot. I had no clue that this option existed and though that maybe my phone was crashing for no reason cause sure thing it wasn't overheating

[@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.

[@feritkardal]

How bad clickbait is that

[@MidnightToker24]

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.

[@davinkeee]

6:42 that's just simply not true in the way you put it which makes you appear very unprofessional. Look at the lineageos gerrit and you'll see that many, many different people make commits. That's the rom source. However, building for a specific device needs device trees which is just a set of different configuration files. THESE are usually maintained by one person, however, they still usually pass around changes and fixes between each other. They're the maintainers. And the issues you described in your video are actually issues with the device trees.

[@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

[@_tsagas_]

Feels good to see 9T Pro still in use

[@MsHojat]

What do you mean? Are you talking about his previous phone? Seems like it wasn't in use. Also for that matter it's not even especially old. Also perhaps more importantly why are you saying that it's a 9T pro? Did he say that, because it looks specifically _not_ a 9T Pro.

[@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.

[@lowspender147]

I love rooting and customizing my Android, I don't understand why I can't and shouldn't customize this "open source" operating system, do Billy G got involved in this? am I using window in my phone?

[@AlexFoo89]

my dad's poco f3 custom rom run like it's iPhone 19 while mine stuck at hypeOS that heated up even on idle. too bad i need to settle for that inferior bloatware due to banking apps.

[@BCStudioYT]

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

[@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.

[@mahdi-hasan]

2:21: You can uninstall most bloatware through simple ADB commands. It's not a good reason to install a custom rom.

[@torukbelvedre1869]

banking apps and learning apps are the only thing that back me from using custom rom.

[@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.

[@ábel-baka-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.

[@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.

[@toib765]

leme breakdown this video in my pov 1)the customisation u showed are just tip of the iceberg, there are endless customisation option there that OEM's will never provide 2) 3:10 it actually does use vanilla roms with core gapps 3)4:36 me when i dont want performance jus battery only 2 cores enabled 4)5:56 it depends the phone if development is good it will be fixed asap 5)7:14 most custom rom tends to update monthly regularly (ofc phone should be supported, u saying for a decade old phone -__-) for example rn most cust rom started pushing april security update no wonder oems will take 10-15 days some jus give after 1-2 months 6)7:34 also most custom rom updates are easy af, some provide ota jus like oems or zip file u jus had to flash it over your existing rom in recovery thats it(if u think its tough stay away from custom roms) 7)8:03 yeah its true, im 6 year old xiaomi budget phone (redmi note 5 pro) which xiaomi stopped updates after android 9 in 2020 and thanks to osm devs for maintaining it, rn it has recived android 14 and its running pretty smooth(100 times better than that stock rom) 8)donno whats wrong with some companies who dont share source code of that device and some dont even allow unlocking bootloader 9)8:56 thats true actually modern smartphones are very capable for using 5-6 years even more, i dont understand why not all smartphones companies are giving 4-5 years updates 10)imo using custom gives u full authority of ur phone u can tinker any aspect of it. so custom roms arent dead, nowadays whenever someone whom i recommend any phone icheck fro whether it has cusrom support or not

[@BurgerParty]

this! after watching hsi video though i think he is just a newbie for custom roms there are many roms to test and some of them are stabke and has ota support . Custom roms just extends your device support and you can tinker it like overclock both cpu and gpu , custimized at best , try running gsi or ported oem roms , use to hack wifi and so much more

[@jbsolis2511]

The reason why phone companies don't update the old phone to newer feature updates that is supposed to be intended only for newer phones is because when an old phone whose capabilities only reached maximum at android 10 only and you introduce it to android 15 or 14 the phone will be unstable in cases of battery / performance etc. It won't be able to synch in with the new features because it's not designed to be. I myself have been using CR DROID a not very popular custom rom the phone I'm using can go on beyond android 14 but I chose a type of cr droid rom wherein android 10 will be its maxed-out update. It's true that I don't have / receive latest security patch but who needs those security patch if you know yourself where to find the right security apps and patches your mainframe board if you know what I'm talking about if not then it's fine because many android users nowadays think they already know deep if they successfully rooted a phone. No, you just scratch the tip of the iceberg. Anyway, the point is you don't need to be dependent on patches PROVIDED by the AUTHOR OF THOSE CUSTOM ROMS because all custom roms have the same security patches mostly google play store or google patches etc. I'm using this custom rom now for almost 2 decades now with no bugs and whatsoever PLUS it is very secured thanks to self-maintenance. You'll be shocked what my phone is lmao. By the way not being rude but your title is misleading, you say its done now in the end or middle of your video you love them lmao.

[@absoluteburst6611]

Can you show us the check that google gave you? Just want to see the amount.

[@Jbrimbelibap]

I'm glad windows on android devices was mentionned, that's still the coolest thing ever. I tried it on OnePlus 6, Poco X3 pro, and I still have a Xiaomi pad 5 that I use windows on for school On a tablet it's very nice, since you get to have a 120Hz touch screen and really good speaker, good battery life. I feel like every device should be open so that things like this are possible

[@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.

[@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

[@SagoFanHD]

Sadly custom roms are not stable enough nowadays... My phone (oneplus 9) has a terrible stock rom. 3 to 4 hours battery life, getting hot even just watching youtube on LTE. The worst thing about it Oneplus doesn't care at all. But I used to fix all of these using a rom called Nameless, but they stopped the development. Some other roms exist but full of bugs. Like camera is not working properly, mute switch no longer works etc.

[@_rizkyrmdni_]

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

[@last.r3sort]

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

[@ConnorTech01]

Great video. I rommed my Motorola G Stylus 2020 with LineageOS as the stock OS was only able to get Android 11. I love the background on the phone at 5:00, do you have it uploaded somewhere? Thanks!

[@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

[@pogchae]

modified MIUI 13

[@tarkitarker0815]

i think you need to enable volte in the sim settings and your provider needs to support it, it wasnt enabled by default on my f6. "Im programmer i know what im doing!!!!" yeah you do, 99% of ppl do not. network sounds super weird, are you connected via 2,4g and your router is weak, or 5g and in a seperate room?

[@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.

[@JorgeALXNDR]

I'm using a Moto G1 running Android 10 and that phone still rocks. Kinda crazy really how fluidy it is. And I guess that is the only time that it makes sense; to revive old phones that won't get updates anymore. Who knows 7 years from now I try something on my S20FE. But for now even my Moto G5S is still too new to be really worth it the possible amount of bugs and issues.

[@possygee261]

Am on custom rom now, there's alot point which are not issues on custom roms anymore 1 build in updater is now available on roms for seamless update when updating 2 you can now spoof yout device to get banking apps working 3 bugs are now fixed based on security patch,all you have to do is report the bug and it gets fix before or when the next security patch is released 4 custom rom are now stable for daily use,theres even depth wallpaper and lock screen widget om custom roms now yet they are still stable Thanks bro for yiur opinion on custom roms and talking about them in general, people are also usung custom roms on poxel 7 or higher now, with mod gcams also

[@Macsneese2345]

7:27 I'm Literally Watching Your Videos Using Windows XP Right Now ;D

[@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.

[@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

[@prantabiswas9618]

Watching this video on the same phone of the video, which is Xiaomi's Redmi K20 (pro)/ mi 9T (pro). This is a freaking 6 years old model, but still running android 14. Thanks to the custom ROM community. I Flashed android 15 two days ago. That ROM was also stable, but I need some specific features which that ROM don’t have. So I rolled back.

[@angrycommenter420]

Video starts at 5:05

[@MsHojat]

No custom OSes are not just stock Android with extra customization. Or at least that's not what it's about for a lot of people. For those who just want extra customization they can just root a stock Android device and do the modifications that way (and if you can't root the device chances are you can't get a custom OS on it either). The main draw of custom OSes in the past 5+ years has been privacy and/or security. GrapheneOS and DivestOS in particular are privacy-focused devices with all sorts of Google communication stripped from it, along with added security features in GrapheneOS in particular. And even other custom OSes like LineageOS has all manufacturer spyware and bloat stripped from it, along with most Google junk and spying stuff as well. No longer using a 3rd party AOSP-based OS is for people who don't care about privacy or bloat. And yes bloat does impact the performance of the device, because the bloat is about services running in the background, not app icons. You can hide app icons if you don't want them there. You can literally have a device with zero app icons showing on the home screen on a stock Android OS if you wanted to (which the video even indirectly pointed out with Nova Launcher hiding icons) With regards to bugs, it's probably more related to not using Google services (even if it was using microG) and/or a device-related issue and/or root level modifications performed rather than specifically using a custom OS. And even if it was related to using a custom OS, that would only apply to that specific OS, not necessarily all the custom OSes. With regards to updates/security, that is only an issue for specific OSes. Some custom OSes such as GrapheneOS are even more secure than stock Android because they implement additional security features. And while they do update regularly, even if you didn't update it would still likely be more secure than a more-updated stock Android merely due to the added hardening put in place (something being old/unupdated doesn't _inherently_ make it insecure). Not only that, but you can get device/OS combinations that have support for longer lifespans; in particular DivestOS is good at keeping older devices up to date as long as the device supports it. But again with regards to updates, you talking about using a OnePlus One. I'm assuming that wasn't your previous device, but even if it was not used since quite a while ago the *device stopped updating 2 years after launch (so up to 2016);* but for those who installed a custom OS on it it would last until Android 11 (LineageOS 18.1), and with security updates up to 2024. Granted this is maybe a somewhat misleading example due to OnePlus One generally coming with CyanogenMod by default and CyanogenMod dissolving, but this same sort of thing can and does happen with stock Android devices as well. Oftentimes switching the device to a custom OS gives it years and years more updates. For instance the Razer phone was released in 2017, using Android 7, upgrade-able to Android 9, but with DivestOS it will still update to the latest version of Android equivalent, Android 13. It's just entirely misrepresenting the fact in this case. For that matter information seemed to be hidden as well (presumably unintentionally) such as what your last phone was, which is important to know regarding updates (since device support lasts for a limited time regardless of the device, and you never mentioned what the support would have been for the device had you not used a custom OS). You even specifically point out for a brief period near the end that custom ROMs can extend updates, so why was _lack of updates_ mentioned as a downside? It's self-contradicting.

[@zenithlingua]

The information in this video is shallow as a Custom rom allows you several feature like installing custom kernal, UI tweaks, spoofing android, get OTA updates, get updates faster than OEM's, reviving 7-10 year old phones. Custom roms are not about popularity or cool features, they're about usability

[@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.

[@anisursamsung]

I have been using a custom rom since 2014 as a daily driver. Even when i buy a phone, i change to a custom rom within a few days. Bootloader unlocking takes few days. That's all the time i need to switch to custom rom.

[@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

[@Totallynotmwa]

6:42 They are maintained by a community of people too

[@TheNJK57]

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

[@N0RU5]

you can actually turn your phone in debug mod, plug it into your pc and use some specific software (i dont remember the name) for removing bloatware.

[@dmedroid]

Bro said everything and nothing in one video.

[@MsHojat]

Yes, he was all over the place, self-contradicting, and only actually provided a single non-self-countered point for not using custom OS, and it was a variable one (bugs. The amount of bugs one gets depends on the specific custom OS and device used; one buggy OS on one device doesn't mean that they all are)

[@WydAxel]

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

[@divyanshbhutra5071]

Hyper OS still has some bugs, which are not really a problem, just that Xiaomi is painfully slow to update the damn device, the UI doesn't support Material You completely, leaving it awkwardly in the middle of nowhere. And most importantly, Xiaomi blocks the ability to use third party icon packs. As soon as a custom ROM is available, I'm switching. Xiaomi just doesn't seem to understand that people want all features of Android in an Android phone, not a cut down version of Android with just as little features as iOS has. Though I'd give them credit that HyperOS is crazy stable, and ultra smooth. The OS is very energy and resource efficient too.

[@ricardoantoniogonzalez9724]

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

[@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.

[@FENRIR949]

1:39 mui /hyperos has all those features

[@artistdevil7289]

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

[@demonicavenger6987]

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

[@minecraft11khYT]

I use a custom rom on my Samsung note 10 because its out of support i installed a rom called eternity which is one ui 6.1.1 with some bloatware removed

[@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.

[@rvft]

Holy shit, never seen a video suck that bad, there's gotta be an award for ts

[@GDXenair]

Ive been using a custom rom for a while on my old redmi 8 and its been great. Banking problems can be fixed easily with a magisk module.

[@lapiswolf2780]

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

[@Charlesmartel01]

Cyanogen mod. Good times. I love custom roms. I think the last one I flashed was my surface duo.

[@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 🙌❤️

[@AmanTheDisciple]

He has much more experience than you on custom roms

[@tarkitarker0815]

@@AmanTheDisciple mate, he made his first android video 2 years ago and before that was a mere surfshark ad account.

[@Pearloryx]

Imagine buying a new one just for the custom ROMs

[@franciscoromero2151]

Does someone noticed that the "OxygenOS" picture it's actualy a MIUI one? 1:52

[@Sithhy]

5:14 - What's the icon pack? It looks neat

[@monkeyglory2905]

The reason i don't use cusrom anymore is because mostly cusroms are so few, especially on certain phone. I used Samsung s21 fe there are so few of roms, then some brand just don't share their source code

[@martyolan820]

Im using mi 9t and have it for almost 5 years and cutrently running official LOS, smooth as new. Custom rom is the answer if you want longevity for your Chinese phone.

[@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 😅😅

[@RCSky7711]

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

[@QuandalePringle99]

Here's a lesson from this video: For thoese of you that like custom ROMS, look for any that follows your expectations & make sure atleast it's stil supported by the Custom ROM's developer & add extra features that come from 3rd-party Apps & APKs (that require root, no root or either one option if possible) or if any of you don't like any custom ROM, you just (probably) enjoy using your Android device's stock ROM & if you want to make your device's stock ROM better by adding extra features that you will use, consider downloading any 3rd-party app & APK (that requires root, no root or either 1 option if possible). So in short, choose wisley :)

[@John-Smith02]

3:04 what are the blurred apps? 👀 Also, is IP randomizer dead? 😢

[@SurfsharkAcademy]

Currently IP Randomizer isn't being worked on as Surfshark is focusing on increasing the overall quality of the product, I'll share more updates in an upcoming video

[@John-Smith02]

​​@@SurfsharkAcademydamn 😢 Thank you for giving an update even if it's just in a comment for now

[@IamLookingforWoody_________786]

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

[@SaNJa.Y77]

😂

[@bepopxxx]

you dont understand what ROM is it?

[@aadam2695]

I admire custom ROMs... Custom ROMs became a lifestyle for me that I flashed anything I can with a ROM. it feels liberating to know that I own my phone and can do whatever what I can with it I adore AOSP, and I just cant bare the likes of OneUI and other skins simply because the experience on lower end phones is just bad, which is a complete deal breaker for me who cant afford more than a mid ranger and cant buy used phones due to my market's condition

[@Joni-C137]

I used to have a rom on my old Samsung Galaxy Note9,that thing was stuck on One UI 2.5 and I found a rom called Noble Rom,which was One UI 5 at the time(now it is One UI 6.1),and I loved it,a few months ago I upgraded to a S21 Fe and man I miss roms,root and all the fun in that, thinking of getting a Note20 Ultra this time and romming that too

[@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

[@Linuxdirk]

Custom ROMs are basically replaced by custom launchers. Android got so much better over the years and custom ROMs are just not needed anymore.

[@Nitrox955]

My Custom Roms ran flawless, until android Apps didnt work for old Android. Google Nexus with Lineage OS, Galaxy S6 With Lineage os, S7 with Superman ROM, Note 3 with Lineage OS. Now running Pixel 5 with Graphene OS. Some issues with Banking Apps were there, but fixed fast and easy. The stock roms drain my Battery to fast, even if im not doing anything.