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With a new version of Android comes a whole new batch of custom roms. Being able to always run the latest and greatest version of Android is one of the main reasons I still love to use custom roms. Rom developers don't have hoops to jump through when it comes to adding bloat and overlaying a...

There is apparently an all new Play Store coming with a totally fresh UI. The main feature of the newly updated design is the separation of "Apps and Games" and "Entertainment". Google has already been doing this with separate Tabs for Apps, Games, Movies and TV, Music, Books, and Newstand. The...

Lenovo has recently decided to give the phone business over to Motorola. Motorola will be designing all future Lenovo phones, but the last few Lenovo built phones have not been awful. I actually really enjoyed my tie with the Lenovo K3 Note. Of course I could not stand the skin overlay they...

The quickest and easiest way to update to the latest and greatest version of Android for modders is to just flash a new Rom based on the latest stock image via recovery directly over whatever firmware you are already running. There is now a Rom for the Nexus 5 based on Marshmallow stock! You...

The official Marshmallow update is available from Google for many Nexus devices. One device that has been left out is the Nexus 4. This is really no surprise. You can expect Google to update your Nexus device for about two years. Who knows maybe an official update to 6.0 will come for the Nexus...

Just like that Cyanogen begins work on CM13. With every new version of Android comes a new version of Cyanogenmod. We are only one week past the official release on Marshmallow, and this time around Cyanogen has jumped on development quickly. The move to Lollipop was slower going as the CM team...

Development is moving pretty quickly for the Moto X Pure. There is a team that is working on an official build of CyanogenMod for the Moto X Pure. Using the source you can build your own rom. The rom actually boots, but pretty much everything does not work. For now working elements include...

One of the main reasons I began to start rooting my phones way back in the day was so that I'd be able to change my boot animation. I can remember showing off a Call Of Duty theme complete with a Call Of Duty Boot animation to some of my friends who were still rocking a flip phone! If you are...

If you are using the OnePlus 2 one big reason you may have purchased the device was to take advantage of custom roms like CyanogenMod. The bootloader of the OnePlus 2 is easy to unlock. TWRP is readily available for the device and you can easily install custom roms without having to worry about...

If you are purchasing a new Nexus device then chances are you will want to be able to unlock its bootloader, root it and install some custom roms. In order to do this you will need to have either the full SDK installed on your PC which can be a pretty grueling task, or you could just simply set...

The Moto X Pure has not even shipped yet and we already have some developers working on CyanogenMod 12.1. The Galaxy S6 is several months out and still doesn't have even an unofficial build of CM! This is the beauty of a developer friendly unlockable bootloader device. Developer "Shawn5162" is...

The OnePlus One finally has a build of Android 5.1.1 in the form of an update to Cyanoge OS 12.1. The update is rolling out to all devices now. The update will be rolling out in batches which is standard for OEMs. This gives them the chance to test the build as it reaches users. If it went to...

Getting a fresh look to your homescreen is as easy as adding a custom wallpaper and custom icon pack. There are hundreds of custom launchers that give you the ability to change your icons. One of the coolest new icon packs around brings some Android Marshmallow icons to your handset. The...

When the Note Edge first arrived it seemed super gimmicky, and it wasn't adopted at the rate that Samsung had probably hoped it would be. Now that the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and The Galaxy S6 Edge are in the hands of the public and consumers have seen how great the edge display really can be the...

CyanogenMod always does an incredible job of bringing the latest and greatest versions of Android to older devices. The HTC One M8 is still receiving some slow updates here and there from HTC, but will surely be end of lifed soon. The Xiaomi Mi4 is a device that is aging quickly too. With the...