One of the biggest issues with custom ROMs is that you typically can't run banking apps. But this initiative could change ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Under the most disappointing of circumstances, the widely admired Pixel Experience ROM is shutting down. It’s opting out of the Android custom ROM scene leaving users in search of alternatives. The ...

In a surprising move, Motorola is teaming up with GrapheneOS to deliver a privacy-focused Android experience right out of the box.

The first developer preview build of Android 15 is expected to drop soon, but the next major version of Android isn’t expected to hit stable channels until this fall. Meanwhile, device makers are just ...

LineageOS is the best custom Android ROM for a reason.

There's some trouble brewing ahead for developers of custom ROMs for Pixel phones. In the midst of a reorganization about how the Android open-source project is run, Pixel ROM devs have been caught by ...

Google is not discontinuing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but it has made big changes that affect how Android source code is shared, especially for those who build custom ROMs of Android.

GrapheneOS will support Motorola smartphones in the future. The GrapheneOS developers already said in October 2025 that they were working with a major manufacturer to offer the secure custom ROM on ...