In the Android world, though, for various reasons, it's a more difficult process.įlashing your ROM usually involves: finding a working ROM for your device rooting your device and installing the ROM. ![]() This is the same idea, in principle, to installing a different OS on your computer. You may have heard of ' flashing your ROM' - while this sounds strange, it essentially means installing a different operating system on to your phone. Thanks to Android's (partially) open-source credentials, there is a large (and often confusing) ecosystem of alternatives to the stock version of the Android operating system (OS) that can be installed on a device. One solution is to install a "custom ROM", which is version of Android supported by a volunteer community, so breaking your dependence on the handset supplier and network provider. ![]() ![]() And if you do get them they may cease while your phone is otherwise perfectly usable, leaving you at the mercy of dangerous security vulnerabilities. ![]() Many Android phones and tablets are shipped with an already superseded version of Android, and critical updates are notoriously slow in being delivered, if they are delivered at all.
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