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 ...

Artem is a die-hard Android fan, passionate tech blogger, obsessive-compulsive editor, bug hunting programmer, and the founder of Android Police and APK Mirror. Most of the time, you will find Artem ...

Although we’re not yet seeing the stable Android 12 update for Pixel hardware — or any other device for that matter — the first wave of custom ROMs is now already available for intrepid device ...

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 ...

Not impressed by the Ice Cream Sandwich Android upgrade on your Samsung Galaxy S2? Then go off-piste with an unofficial interface. Damien McFerran has more than a decade of experience in the ...

We all know that what sets the Android OS apart from its competition is its open-source nature which gives us the ability to customize and tweak the interface to suit our own needs. Of course, the ...

Despite the withering incentives to root a device as Android matures with each iteration, the custom ROM community continues to provide what the software devs of major OEMs just cannot – extended ...

I've been reading a lot about Android tweaking lately, and with tweaks like GravityBox available, is there any advantage to flashing a custom ROM? Wouldn't it be better to just add the features I want ...

If you've had an Android phone for any period of time, you've probably been tempted to root it and install a new ROM. Sure, different ROMs are best for different types of users, but this week we want ...

Android 4.0 is due out soon, and if you’re using a custom ROM on your phone, you won’t be able to receive your carrier’s upcoming over-the-air update to Ice Cream Sandwich unless you revert to your ...