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HERE IS A LIST OF FIVE OF THE BEST ANDROID ROMS
Whether you're looking to upgrade an Android device forsaken by its
manufacturer or you just want more control over the phone or tablet you
own, you've probably gone looking for a new ROM. Rooting your phone is
the first step, but a new ROM will give you a completely new mobile OS,
and this week we're going to look at five of the best Android ROMs,
based on your nominations.
It's important to note that not every ROM is
available for every device, and different ROMs are aimed at different
audiences—some of them are designed to upgrade the OS and others are
lean and mean installs to speed up your phone. Whichever you choose,
you'll have to make sure your device is supported by the developers
behind the ROM before installing.
CyanogenMod
CyanogenMod
is arguably one of the (if not the) most installed Android ROM in the
world, and for good reason. It offers a ton of great features, is
available for more devices than most other ROMs of its type, and has the
type of polish and support that makes it easy to fall in love with.
There are builds of CyanogenMod for Android phones and tablets, and
slowly but surely the developers behind CyanogenMod are rolling out Ice
Cream Sandwich versions for devices whose manufacturers have given up on
upgrading the device entirely. To boot, CyanogenMod includes features
you won't find in stock Android, like support for OpenVPN, support for
downloadable themes, more privacy tools, and more. You can find a list
of supported devices .
Android Open Kang Project (AOKP)
The Android
Open Kang Project (AOKP) is a relative newcomer compared to many of the
other popular ROMs already available, but it's rapidly growing in
popularity. It offers many of the features that CyanogenMod has, and at
first blush you may mistake one for the other, but as soon as you start
looking at the options and add-ons, you'll see the differences. AOKP has
earned high marks for add-ons and tools that you can't get in CM,
centralized control over ROM options, and overall more customization
options than CM. At the same time, its development community is smaller
and it may not have the same polish and device support that CyanogenMod
has. Still, it's super-fast, it's stable, and definitely worth a look.
You can find a list of all supported devices.
MIUI
MIUI struck us
with how beautiful the user interface was and how elegant it made
Android look and feel. It's not the most feature-packed or hackable ROM,
but it's definitely one of the most customizable and elegant, and it's
seriously fast. MIUI started life as a modded version of Android
localized in China, but fans of the mod have since localized it for
dozens of languages and countries. It offers strong theme support,
beautiful stock apps, customizable lockscreens, support for GApps, and
complete root access. You're not going to get a wealth of niche features
here, but you will get a device that's much easier and more fun to use
once you install MIUI. You can find a list of supported devices.
Slim ICS
If you have
a Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, Samsung Galaxy S or Galaxy S II, Slim ICS may
be the ROM for you. Not only will Slim ICS bring your device up to Ice
Cream Sandwich, it's also a super-thin, lightweight installation that's
remarkably easy to install, even though it's clearly aimed at advanced
users. Slim ICS already has GApps rolled in, so you don't need to
install them later. Where other ROMs try to add tons of new features and
tweaking options, Slim ICS is designed to trim the fat down to the bare
essentials and give you a fast and clean ICS installation. It's only
available for a handful of Samsung devices and there's pretty much one
developer and a few beta testers behind the scenes, so don't expect a
ton of feature additions or new devices, but it is updated weekly and
sports a good number of third-party mods.
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