A custom ROM allows you to extend the life of your Android phone, but does it come with risks in 2024 and why isn't it more popular?

I am surprised that Google spends so much time tackling custom ROMs via it’s Play Integrity API. If only they paid that much attention to say, curating the Play Store more, it had be much better for everyone

  • kratoz29English
    8•3 days ago

    I moved to Android for the 1st time ever in 2020 from an iPhone 6s.

    The device I decided to go with is a Poco F2 Pro which lost official support years ago, it has decent hardware and even the battery still holds up (with a good custom ROM, I still achieve 8 hrs of SOT).

    It just took me about a year, or perhaps less to move to the custom ROM scene, and for me I can’t ever go back to stock Android ever, even when it is a big step regarding iOS features (except for LS customization) the amount of stuff you can do with rooted android device is no joke.

    My only regret is that I was never in the prime days of rooting… At least Telegram communities are super active, not that it is better… But personally I prefer it to discord lol.

    I was in the prime days of jailbreaking though, too bad that they seem to be doing worse nowadays.

      • kratoz29English
        2•2 days ago

        With root?

        1. Having a superior backup and restore method, Swiftbackup rooted is way better than Google’s solution.

        2. Hassle free ad-less YouTube (and YT music) the root apps (Magisk or KSU) come with a way to auto update, so, from the user side I just hit update and I am good to go, no need to waste time patching the apks myself.

        3. I can replace the Google news from the side/left menu with whatever app I like, in my case, the Feeder app.

        I can go on, but you just asked for 3.

    • @renzev@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•3 days ago

      It’s true what you say, the golden days of rooting are over. I rooted my phone just so I could set a battery charge limit, but a recent update for the ROM I’m using (/e/ os) added that feature natively lol. Pretty much the only thing you can do nowadays with root is install tweaks that hide the fact that you have root from other apps lol.

      • kratoz29English
        2•2 days ago

        Pretty much the only thing you can do nowadays with root is install tweaks that hide the fact that you have root from other apps lol.

        While it is true that you can install those modules to hide it, I wouldn’t say they are the only reason to stick rooting lol, a lot of apps work way better with root permissions, Battery Guru, FKM and AdAway are 3 good examples that I can think of right away.