Custom Phone ROMs in 2024

Do people still do this? Well, it has been a while since I loaded a custom ROM on my phone, and it's time to revisit the custom ROM.

[eliteblackkaiser]

So glad to see my builds of RisingOS for the 6a being used and shared via here on YouTube. Yes I'm the official maintainer of the rom. It gives me the ideology that their will be a little bit more interest in the custom rom community in general as this is to give end users just a bit more features over stock while retaining everything from stock... Thanks for the amazing video.!!!

[senselessinductor]

The more they enshittify, the more we're all desperate for a Linux phone alternative that is daily driver ready.

[prabhatmaurya]

being a custom rom developer myself it feels good when some big youtubers cover this topic too 😊. (Btw i am in ProjectBlaze and EverestOS Core team and take care of pixel side stuff)

[patrickbuswell]

Cool. I wish I had the time to mess around with custom ROMs again.

[nikunjkhangwal]

Custom rom is the safest option right now. A lot of 3rd party apps detect root, unlocked bootloader and even safetynet magisk modules have hard time bypassing them. Heck some games even detect developer mode turned on.

[thepi]

A few days ago I actually tried to root my oneplus 7T pro (non branded, EU edition) and it is now forever stuck in fastboot lmao. Not mad about it, that thing stopped receiving updates 2 years ago, and the last update it got made the phone absolutely unusable. But safe to say that I am probably going to wait a bit before trying any of this. But I will still bookmark this video just in case.

UPDATE: I got curious and decided to see if I could install lineageos on my phone. Initially I was just trying to get magisk, so I did not even think of this solution. And to my surprise, it actually worked! I know there is no direct connection, but I would have just given up on that phone if not for your video Chris, so thanks!

[vladislavkaras]

Using Lineage OS here.
Works pretty great, had no problems with that, including bank apps here in Sweden.
Thanks for the video!

[georgemarkas]

LineageOS saved my old S9+. A lightweight rom fixed all the slowdowns an unresponsiveness that comes with bloated android skins like OneUI. Also Viper4AndroidFX is still a really good reason to unlock your bootloader and root, even in 2024.

[apotoxinsherry]

Honestly, root and custom ROMS can provide great afterlife to an old phone. I've rooted my Galaxy A50, and managed to install docker on it. Now it runs a Kavita instance.

[GYTCommnts]

It's sad rooting is not popular anymore. I really can't use a phone without rooting. It has risks, but having my phone to work AS I WANT and not a company, is marvelous for me.

[winjr]

I'm using LineageOS 21 on my OnePlus6 and it works great.

[LeDragoX]

I've been using custom ROMs since 2014, it's amazing how clean and updated your device can be, even without official support. I got a Redmi Note 7 with Android 13 (Pixel Experience) and don't think of changing it until it explodes in my hand, it's great!
The first week i got the phone, i already unlocked and put a custom ROM (also voiding the warranty, so be careful and test your device before).

[ZK-APA]

Almost a decade ago I was always tinkering with rooting and ROMs. And when I got my OnePlus One, that was the time that my daily driver was always modded. Resurrection Remix was my jam, and I used to mod my friend's phones as well whenever their phones stopped receiving official updates.
However then adulting happened, so I had to keep my daily driver stock (especially considering I was living abroad for a while, hence wasn't worth the risk). And then finally moved to an iphone (wasn't that keen to switch, but since I saw how the ecosystem was integrated, took a chance).
But I still have my oneplus one, and yes I do miss the good ol' days

[xXRealXx]

Some ROMs pass SafetyNet by default without root (like DerpFest or crDroid).
Also, a phone with face unlock that only uses a regular camera and not an iris scanner/whatever Apple has on their iPhones is NOT secure at all. It can be bypassed by just a photo of you. Fingerprint unlock is much more secure.

[Yaqins]

Early days of Android were one of my memorable days. My first Android phone was Samsung Galaxy Young. I've spent so many hours trying out many custom ROMs. Optimizing and squeezing every performance it could have just so i could run Dead Space.

[paul]

I've been rocking GrapheneOS on a Pixel 7 with a locked bootloader for 4 months now and it's been a pretty seamless experience for me. Minimal, yet it does everything I need. Not a huge upgrade compared to stock battery-wise though.

[RickSanchez-iglp]

The reason I stopped using custom roms is I realized that no one is really auditing them. It's essentially "trust me bro" in terms of security. I don't have time to code audit a whole OS myself, so I depend on other entities for this. Say what you want about stock firmware, but in the western hemisphere I don't have to worry about it potentially stealing my bank passwords.

[ThisIsTranquil]

Custom ROMs are a bit seamless right now these days. I've used Arrow OS (probably the most lightweight and battery friendly custom rom so far) and it does its job. I'm not complaining about my old phone and it has been my staple ROM without any root. Security updates are there, so there's always bug fixes for every maintainer of other devices (in my perspective)

[demonwares]

I remember the good old ROM days. I mostly did it to block ads with Adguard or AdAway or the One UI one where you needed to apply for a developer key.

Over time, the biometrics with banking apps and rooted phones became a hit or a miss (even with spoofing with magisk hide) which forced me out.

Now I just use Firefox browser with ublock installed and I never play games on phone (where ublock can't block ads)

[francoisdubois]

In the days of Windows Mobile, I ran almost exclusive custom roms. When I moved to Android, did the same but many / most of the cool ones required root. I didn't mind, but tools from my new workplace wouldn't install / work properly because my phone had been 'jailbroken'.