If you have an Android smartphone from a big name device maker such as Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony, or LG, when an operating system update is available you’ll probably see a notification on your ...

Google has made changes to the release strategy for Android security patches. Only high-risk vulnerabilities are to be patched monthly, others only quarterly. For developers of custom ROMs, this ...

Rewind almost 15 years, and the Android ROM scene was thriving. Nightly builds, tons of projects, we truly were living in a golden age. Nowadays, things have changed significantly. Just what happened ...

Lineage OS has been updated to Android 14 with the release of Lineage OS 21. Lineage OS 21 brings a new gallery app called Glimpse and improves the look and functionality of several other stock apps.

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 ...

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 ...

Google complicates development of custom ROMs such as Lineage for Pixel smartphones. The hardened Android version GrapheneOS is particularly affected. Google has thrown a spanner in the works of the ...

Galaxy S向け（GT-I9000）向けAndroid 4.0（Ice Cream Sandwich）のSDKをベースとしたカスタムROMが公開されています。このROMは、MIUI ROM開発者であるgalnet氏とLttldvl 氏が作成したそうです。ROMはCyanogenModやMIUIと同じ方法で焼けますが、タッチ操作ではロック画面を解除でき ...

Android向けROM管理ツールの定番アプリ「ROM Manager」でこの連休中にアップデートが数回行われ、最新版となる5.5.1.3において、ROMのバックアップを簡単にPCに転送できる機能が追加されました。連休中のアップデートの目玉となるバックアップのPC転送機能を ...