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Often times, we get our brand new smartphones but we don’t like all the bloatware that comes along with them. Perhaps we just don’t like the look of the UI and would rather have the stock Android ...

With the constant rush to trumpet the latest phones it's easy to think of old phones as obsolete. Most carriers encourage this with a spotty record on upgrading their existing phones to the latest and ...

Want to flash a custom ROM on your phone or perform other actions using the fastboot tool? Then you’ll need to plug your phone into a computer with a USB cable… for now. But Android Police notes that ...

For all of Android's flexibility and customization, carriers and phone makers still manage to lock down plenty of restrictions, skins, and preloaded software that you just don't want. There isn't ...

A new version of Validus custom ROM, developed by known custom firmware development community Ground Zero (GZ), is now available for flashing on the original Moto G. Ensure that your smartphone is ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 users can now be able to use the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop on their smartphone using the AICP custom ROM. The custom build firmware is based on AOSP including all the CM12 features ...

Users of Samsung's older Galaxy S4 3G-enabled smartphones can now run Android 5.1.1 on their smartphones via the new crDroid custom ROM. The crDroid custom ROM should be flashed only on Samsung Galaxy ...

The latest custom ROM by Nightly for the Galaxy Note 3 comes with tons of great features like Gesture Control, Lock Clock and Screen Density Changer. The custom ROM is fast, stable and smooth without ...

Now that you've rooted your Android, you can get into some serious modding like installing a customized Android OS. From better power management to processor overclocking, there are numerous benefits ...