Utilize full potential of your smartphone. Presently, android is the most popular operating system and it has been this way for quite a while. Our mobiles, smartwatches, TVs and even fridges use Android nowadays. But in this post we're gonna focus on mobile customizations.
What are Custom ROMs? Is it the same as rooting The Device?
Custom ROMs, it is itself a misleading term. ROM stands for Read Only Memory and it mostly isn't related to it. every device ships with a stock ROM or stock firmware which is developed by OEMs and phones are shipped with same.Well in android world, it is impossible you haven't heard of ROOT. Most of the people are afraid to root their phones due to warranty reasons and many more reasons due to which people resist to root their phones.
Rooting and installing custom rom are totally different things. In simple language, Custom ROMs are just custom softwares with or without some added cool features, depending on the ROM you choose. Whereas rooting provides you superuser access to your device and you can do anything with it, for example, changing the frequency of your processor.
Custom ROM installation:
Installing a Custom rom in a smartphones can be tricky at times, but most of the time it's easy and safe, as long as you follow instructions properly.
Requirements
- Fastboot and ADB drivers
- Bootloader unlocking tool
- Custom Recovery
- Custom Rom
- Compatible Smartphone(of course)
- A lot of Patience..( a lot!)
- A very big heart(for new comers only)
Steps
- Collecting required information and drivers
- Find a Custom Recovery,ROM,etc.
- Unlocking Bootloader
- Flashing Custom Recovery
- Flashing Custom Rom
- Patiently Waiting(Very Important!)
1. Collecting required information and drivers:
Every phone has a different configuration,different chipset,so drivers are device specific, so are Recovery and Roms. So depending on what device you have, a little bit research is required. for example, here is official for pixel experience ROM for Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1.2. Finding a Custom Recovery,Rom,etc:
Firstly, Custom recovery is to be searched on the internet for your specific device we don't find much choice in recoveries as they are basic and gives required functionality only. Most popular ones are:
most popular ones are;
3. Unlocking Bootloader:
Unlocking Bootloader is the first and one of the most essential step, it allows you rewrite the recovery and system partition on the computer. Not going too technical, this is the first step in installation of custom rom.
Every phone has a different process to unlock bootloader so there is no general guide to unlock bootloader on all devices. So better google it specifically for your device or search xda for same.
Assuming you unlocked the bootloader, let's proceed further.
Assuming you unlocked the bootloader, let's proceed further.
4. Flashing Custom Recovery:
There is a Different guide to flash recoveries by most common method via adb. Click here to visit the guide.5. Flashing Custom Rom:
There is a Different guide to flash custom ROMs by using Custom Recovery. Click here to visit the guide.Pros And Cons of Installing a Custom Roms:
Pros:
- Faster updates- Still waiting for the pie update? Or your OEM refused to give you a Pie update? Then install a custom ROM!
- Alternative UI- You don't like your phone's UI? You wish you could change it? Now you can! No need for those launchers who only change your home screen. With custom ROMs you can change anything from your navigation bar to placement of brightness slider on the notification tray
- Different requirements, different ROMs- Want one for a lot of customizations? Go for Resurrection remix ROM. Want one with long battery life? You can get one for that too! (varies from device to device).
Cons:
- Voids your warranty- Unlocking bootloader will void your warranty. Though there are some ways to still keep your warranty for example, unofficially unlocking bootloader.
- Make sure to backup your all data as it would wipe out all your data from phone.
- Custom roms are not as stable as stock may be, and it is quite hectic for some people and requires a big heart to flash Roms.
- Any wrong step may damage your phone!.Everthing you do is at your own risk!.Ironically, it isn't as risky as it sounds.
Conclusion:
Concluding things, Installing a custom rom opens up a whole new level of potential that your phone could reach. Having control over the full potential of the phone is something everyone should be given and custom roms are the thing which give that access. Customisation is somethings which differentiate Android from iOS and it's a wonderful experience to feel that difference. Every Android User Must try it Out!!
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