Some, however, must resort to exploits to run, because the manufacturer has attempted to lock the hardware to stop it from running unlicensed code. The BIOS may be manually updated by a user via a small utility program. A stock ROM is an operating system that an OEM (such as Samsung or Apple) puts on a mobile device. It’s not just any operating system that’s natively supported by a device, since it also contains bundled software and device drivers specific to that particular model. Often, wireless carriers will make changes to a specific device’s stock ROM with cooperation from the OEM. However, the absence of updates can be a pretty big drawback. Custom ROM developers update much more frequently than Stock ROM manufacturers .

We have explained rooting and its benefits in an article called Rooting Explained + Top 5 Benefits Of Rooting Your Android Phone. Most custom ROMs nowadays come with the ability to install applications to the SD card, called Apps2SD (or A2SD). I read “custom ROM” and “customized firmware” all over the internet. If you’re interested in seeing what HMD Global has to offer, check out our list of the best Nokia phones you can get. The big problem, though, is that HMD Global only makes budget and mid-range Nokia phones.

You can change the interface of the device through the themes. In this way they consume a minimum amount of resources so as not to affect the performance of the mobile. First of all, to define what a custom ROM is, it is necessary to clarify what the acronym ROM stands for. In the world of Android telephony, a ROM (For its acronym, Read only Memory, which translates as “Read Only Memory”) is an operating system that carries files used to execute the device boot .

When enabled, Google Camera tries to correct lens distortion when a subject’s face is distorted. The video bitrate is the number of bits per second of a video. Higher bitrates, results in bigger files and better quality. Some slower hardware might struggle to play files with high bitrates. Usually this issue can be fixed by changing a setting inside the settings menu and then restarting the app. If you use a phone without Google Apps (GApps), most GCam versions will crash. If the API is broken or can’t be enabled, try one of the GCam Go mods.

• It’s very similar to the stock Android firmware Pixel Experience ROM but brings additional features to the barebone feature list.
• It’s normally possible to get factory images from Samsung and LG, but you may need to download them from third-party sites.
• Android is generally customized by the manufacturer to some degree; at minimum there needs to be device-specific drivers and so on for Android to work on a particular device.
• However, people tend to install a ‘custom ROM’ to gain more control over their device and have extra features.
• You need to go to an online site, search for your phone model, enter the firmware version you want to download, and then wait for a few hours for the download process to be completed.

On other versions, you can move between cameras by pressing the camera switch button, usually with a normal click or a long click. See fu24’s post and Arnova8G2’s post where he explains how it works on (some of) his versions. Motion Photos is a feature that records a small video every time you take a picture, allowing you to see what was happening before/after you took the picture. To see the picture/video, open the photo using Google Photos (you might have to click play/stop on the top right corner). Using a file manager/explorer app, click on the .apk and follow the instructions. If you need help, see the how to install an apk file guide.