So a custom ROM can range in definition from some custom code modifications to make Android run better on a device, all the way to changing the homescreen, background services, and default software.

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is finally giving its Fire tablets a makeover that fans and ...

What is an Android fork? An Android fork is based on AOSP but is not maintained by Google. In the case of Fire OS, Amazon created a new Android project that it maintains and tweaks to its liking.

Custom ROMs A stock ROM is the version of the phone's operating system that comes with your phone when you buy it. A custom ROM is a fully standalone version of the OS, including the kernel (which ...

Smartphone brand Vivo is soon going to revamp its custom Android layer, claims a report by GizChina. The report claims that the company will introduce a new UI, called Origin OS. The report cites ...

We got Google’s Chrome OS up and running alongside Android on a Pixel phone, thanks to a special project called "ferrochrome." ...

Recently, smartphone brand Vivo confirmed that it is working on revamping its custom Android layer, which will be replacing the existing Funtouch OS.

Cyanogen is abandoning its dreams of becoming the third big mobile platform in favor of rolling out a modular approach to smartphone software customization. The Cyanogen Modular OS program ...

Jide’s Remix OS brings multitasking, windows, and a taskbar to Android, and you can run it on a PC. Even in alpha, the fledgling OS is an intriguing look at what could be.