Google Messages will finally tell you when your custom ROM is the problem (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Aug 1, 2025 | Authority Insights, Custom ROM, Google, google messages, News, RCS

Last year, Google began preventing devices that failed Play Integrity checks from sending RCS messages. Google Messages would simply drop texts, without delivering any errors or warnings. Messages now appears to be adding an explicit notice when security requirements...

Early 2010’s Android phones were the golden era, you can’t change my mind

by dbadmin | Jun 13, 2025 | Android, Custom ROM, Features, Google Nexus, HTC, LG, Samsung, Sony

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority After recently reminiscing about my favorite camera phones, it occurred to me that my fondest time writing about and playing around with smartphones all happened in a rather short period of time — the early 2010s. Of course,...

I spent a good week with LineageOS, but I’m happy to be done with it

by dbadmin | Feb 8, 2025 | Android, Custom ROM, Features, LineageOS

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Way back in the day, I used to be one of those people who was constantly installing new custom ROMs. I loved trying out all the different varieties of Android created by passionate teams and fans (or sometimes even a single...

One UI 7 unofficially makes its way to the ancient Galaxy S8

by dbadmin | Feb 6, 2025 | Custom ROM, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Credit: Reddit user SaidBl1 The Galaxy S8 has received an unofficial port of One UI 7, thanks to a custom ROM developer. The custom ROM brings features like Circle to Search and Now Bar to the ancient device. Installing a custom ROM is risky and not recommended for...

This is why I still use an Android custom ROM in 2024

by dbadmin | Oct 27, 2024 | Android Customization, Custom ROM, Features

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Custom ROMs used to be the thing for Android enthusiasts, but discussions surrounding them have died down in recent years. Better software updates, more polished UIs, and powerful hardware have made them feel less necessary....

You can already de-Google your new Pixel 9 with the help of Graphene OS

by dbadmin | Aug 26, 2024 | Custom ROM, Google, Google Pixel 9, News

The latest builds of Graphene OS are now available for non-folding Pixel 9 phones. The Google-free custom ROM is ready for interested users to install over the web. For a lot of Pixel fans, half the appeal of owning a Google smartphone is having access to the...