For Android enthusiasts, rooting and custom ROMs were once the ultimate draw. They made Android exciting and turned every phone into a project worth tinkering with. But the modding scene's golden age ...

OmniROM is a brand new custom ROM for Android, which was officially announced at BABBQ (Big Android BBQ).

With CyanogenMod going the way of the dinosaur, custom ROMs are at an interesting juncture. Join us as we quick look at the state of custom ROM development as it exists today.

Custom ROMs are the ultimate expression of the openness of the Android ecosystem. Learn how to make use of them to soup up your phone or put new luster into an old device.

ROMs let you upgrade Android before your manufacturer does. Still waiting for KitKat on your HTC One? You can often get updates much faster with a custom ROM like CyanogenMod.

Android Pie has been out for about two weeks now. And developers have been hard at work in bringing the latest version of Android over to older smartphones that are no longer being supported, like ...

We all want to run the latest operating system, but sometimes they're so slow to arrive. Here's a list of Android 4.4 ROMs that may just work on your device ...

These custom ROMs come to us via the XDA forums. The first featured Android 12 ROM is made for the Redmi K20 Pro, otherwise known as the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro globally.

We came across an Android 12-based custom ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S III earlier today. That’s undoubtedly a bigger feat, given that it is almost a decade old.

Go to the Android Market on your phone and install ROM Manager. This excellent application handles backing up and restoring, as well as flashing new ROMs, all from an easy user interface.

ROMs are no longer a necessity to make a piece of hardware work in an acceptable way. Android is better, official updates are faster, and the security model makes ROMs less convenient.