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 ...

If you’ve sniffed around blogs or articles about mobile phones, you’ve probably seen mention of “custom ROMs” or “mods.” What do they do for a phone? As with rooting, a ton of information is out there ...

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is always keen to garner more and more sales with its competitive pricing of mid-range smartphones. They are also working to improve on the software support, but ...

Even though Android 6.0 Marshmallow has been available since October 2015, its market share is still less than 20 percent, according to the most recent statistics from Google. For most users, the main ...

Before anyone gets their hopes up, as of right this instant, the only device that has an official build of Android 4.4 KitKat is Google’s own Nexus 5. That will change as soon as Google releases ...

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 ...

OnePlus is known for its fast premium smartphones, along with the top-notch support. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer facilitates third-party development as it does not void warranty even if the ...

Why install a custom ROM in 2024? The biggest reason to install a custom ROM hasn’t changed in over a decade — an aftermarket OS can extend the life of older Android devices that have long been ...

The first developer preview build of Android 15 is expected to drop soon, but the next major version of Android isn’t expected to hit stable channels until this fall. Meanwhile, device makers are just ...

Android users who like tweaking with their software are in for some good news, as Paranoid Android is back in full force. Back in the day, when Android ROMs were just starting to gain ground, the two ...

Part of the fun of using Android has always been customization. There’s something exciting about the fact that two people using the same device and the same version of Android can have completely ...