Nowadays, smartphones are rarely discarded due to outright hardware failure. Instead, it is often the lack of software ...

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 ...

Android 4.3 added bt low power support, but Samsung's 4.1 stock rom already had that built in. Same for other features. And when was the last time you wanted to run an app that wasn't supported on ...

The third-party Android ROM landscape isn't what it used to be but it still exists and thrives even if in a smaller size. Extremely locked-down phones have made it harder to port and install these ...

LineageOS is one of the best custom ROMs for Android phones, but you can now install it on your handheld, with more supported devices to come.

One of the coolest things about Android is the ability to install custom ROMs on your device, replacing your default version of Android with a third-party take. These custom ROMs are traditionally ...

Arol is a tech journalist who worked as a news and feature writer for Android Police from 2021 to 2023. He first began writing online for the short-lived portal of Spanish-language gaming forum ...

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 ...

The most popular Moto G series device – Moto G5 Plus has received some love from the third-party development community over at XDA. The device has received Android 10 based Arrow OS and a few other ...

LineageOS, the custom ROM with the widest device support, will be easier to install in the future. It will receive a web installer.