Why I no longer use Custom Android ROMs

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  • @SurfsharkAcademy
    @SurfsharkAcademy  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +394

    I just found out that the Pixel Experience project has been shut down. This is incredibly sad as I've used that ROM on the phone you see in the video for years :(

    • @niveZz-
      @niveZz- 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      pixel experience was useless anyway
      just flash the pixelify module on any rom
      same thing

    • @AliElwasief
      @AliElwasief 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Yea this is like the dark ages of ROMs

    • @shizutokujowara8787
      @shizutokujowara8787 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@AliElwasief Combine it with Google continuously tinkering safetynet to make it fail on custom ROMs

    • @Xerian.
      @Xerian. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I use Project Elixir and it's pretty good after Pixel Experience got shut down

    • @Totallynotmwa
      @Totallynotmwa 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@niveZz- There is pixelos too and crdroid can do similar features

  • @subhashgottumukkala
    @subhashgottumukkala 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +773

    the roms these days get OTA updates just like OEMs. so what you said in the video is false.

    • @toib765
      @toib765 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      yeah

    • @ChachaChichundar
      @ChachaChichundar 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

      Yes . There are soo many good roms like . Lineage os , Evolution x , project elixer, voltage os , etc

    • @MuhammadArif-lp1gw
      @MuhammadArif-lp1gw 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Maybe he not geek at this point

    • @jishnu9551
      @jishnu9551 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

      ​@@ChachaChichundarAmericans don't know any of this . Custom roms are "dead" only in the US.

    • @L-Coder
      @L-Coder 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yeah Exactly...

  • @dingus_doofus
    @dingus_doofus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +423

    Sponsored by Google for sure

    • @cenanmehmet
      @cenanmehmet หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Google hate rooters, they try to stop rooting since 2018

    • @gullible119
      @gullible119 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@cenanmehmet Pixels are the only devices which keep all security benefits like Verified Boot after installing an alternative OS...

    • @cenanmehmet
      @cenanmehmet หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gullible119 i didn't see any security problem with rooting or custom kernels,i had an slow phone and overclocked it with available custom kernels,by the way not all chpsets support this type stuff so i was lucky and really see better performance on games and camera but easily thermal threshold,so i undervolted and underclock,i only used social media apps and general call with only 2 CPU cores with low frequency,it lasted 4 days with old that old battery,i miss old free and easy modding times but new tech better ama more secure while more expensive

    • @niklasdavind4722
      @niklasdavind4722 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      @@cenanmehmetwell honestly from a business perspective, rooting and cr is bad for the revenue of every phone maker. Some just encourage it because it’s their niche. That’s why buying phones which allow and encourage flashing is great because it shows the phone manufacturers that they can’t just block features to make slightly more money.

    • @とふこ
      @とふこ 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@gullible119Poco made every driver open source.

  • @speedytruck
    @speedytruck 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +359

    GrapheneOS has none of these issues. It actually gets updated faster than stock pixel because it pulls directly from AOSP!

    • @vladophilip
      @vladophilip 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Graphene is bare as droid from 2000...For majority of people useless

    • @Britishblue.
      @Britishblue. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Ive run graphene for about half a year and its just so good. I have no junk google crap and can control permissions for system apps. Its just pure android with no added clutter. By far the best android experience ive ever had.
      No google pay is the one annoying thing. However you can get around this with a smart watch or just placing your contactless card in your case.

    • @chuckbarnett_tx
      @chuckbarnett_tx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      There are a lot of tradeoffs with graphene, especially since you're basically nobody who doesn't actually need a locked down OS.
      You can achieve most of the security/privacy functionality with other ROMs like crDroid or lineage plus a ton of customizations that graphene doesn't offer

    • @speedytruck
      @speedytruck 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If by "locked down OS" you mean locked bootloader, then no, literally anyone with physical access can compromise your phone. Not to mention that it can't be verified at all...
      But sure man, since you're "nobody" you wouldn't mind sharing your passwords here, would? After all, "nobodies" have nothing to hide, right? -_-

    • @speedytruck
      @speedytruck 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      If by "locked down OS" you mean locked bootloader, then no, literally anyone with physical access can compromise your phone. Not to mention that it can't be verified at all...

  • @nocheaaats
    @nocheaaats 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +180

    I will always use a custom rom to get the latest software updates on my phone because unlike most people i only replace my phone when its unusable and for me a custom rom made my Samsung galaxy A5 2017 faster and the last stock update on it was android 8 and with a custom rom i could get android 14 with 0 bloatware

    • @imnoman4205
      @imnoman4205 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Me too

    • @notnotetoted
      @notnotetoted 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I use crdroid 7 in my galaxy a5 2017 and works without problems

    • @SVUTIYT
      @SVUTIYT 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      same imma put android 13 on a mi 9t pro /k20 pro

    • @rob_em
      @rob_em 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same like im running lineage OS too on my galaxy note 8, since it's oem android got it's last update in 2022....which is too outdated and unsecure!!!

    • @urmanascrewed
      @urmanascrewed 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is my plan, but it will be a project and I am still practicing the custom rom-ing process. Has it been difficult to go from one version of android to another like upgrading from 13 to 14? Is there an easy way to transfer all your data if you have to do a clean install or does it usually not wipe your data?

  • @narcispopa22
    @narcispopa22 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +636

    Yes, but you forgot to mention that Google Wallet and NFC and banking apps is a pain in the butt, yeah it's bypassable but very complicated..

    • @SurfsharkAcademy
      @SurfsharkAcademy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

      Thanks for mentioning that I've heard people having issues with that

    • @spectralo
      @spectralo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

      Uhh ... I have a rooted lineage os S9 and with a few magisk modules it work perfectly and never broke for 1yrs now (bypass techniques are quite stable)

    • @detecta
      @detecta 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@spectralo how good is it rooted? i have a lineage s9 rn but not rooted

    • @krichi1816
      @krichi1816 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      it's not complicated, 1 magisk module and fp changer if module doesn't work

    • @SmitePlayz1
      @SmitePlayz1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      uhh no? if you dont root your phone you shouldnt have any of those problems. if you do root your phone, just install play intergrity fix in magisk. takes at most a minute to do it.
      its crazy how most complains towards custom roms stem from being uneducated about them.

  • @AhmedNasser-tj2fb
    @AhmedNasser-tj2fb 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +101

    Custom ROMs are still needed for achieving privacy and De-Googling like GrapheneOS and CalyxOS. Please, try to pick better video titles. saying that Custom ROMs are dead doesn't make sense and It contradicts with what you said in the end of the video that Custom ROMs still have benefits like reviving older devices.

    • @SkyYukiGuy
      @SkyYukiGuy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm guessing they did it cause it's now "Why I no longer use Custom Android ROMs"
      I think they are a MUST for POCO or Xiaomi, or any Chinese phone that comes with million apps preinstalled (and still have nuances even after debloated stock ROM)

    • @ThatSilentGuy
      @ThatSilentGuy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@SkyYukiGuy I would just straight avoid Chinese-brand phones and choose phones that are not available in China at all.

    • @Animatron11
      @Animatron11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@ThatSilentGuy And what, pay double or triple for the same specs?

  • @glowinthedark9082
    @glowinthedark9082 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    2014-15 was the best time for it. Nowadays, manufacturers have locked down their hardware so far down. I see it as a form of tyranny. If you try these things now, you have a higher chance of not getting it done, and highly risk it getting bricked even if you follow exact instructions

    • @ventilate4267
      @ventilate4267 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      This is the real reason, we didn't "grow out of it" it was stolen from us

    • @martingaens2073
      @martingaens2073 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Buy a phone that isn't locked down, like a FairPhone

    • @atharvabedarkar
      @atharvabedarkar 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@martingaens2073 that is shit

  • @ajethan2302
    @ajethan2302 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    I was a flashholic. Can't even name those rom. It all started from my Samsung galaxy tab 2 later OG Oneplus one. I used to change roms almost every 2 days. I had a free time then. Now I have job and can't put so much effort I backup, restore, fixing bugs. Also I'm from India and we depend on online payments and root is big nono for them. Yes I can do safety check but where's the time. I guess I'm grown. Do I miss those days? Yes, absolutely. I wish I can go back and get those free time to tinkering

    • @preyaskhuntia2190
      @preyaskhuntia2190 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wait do UPI apps have a problem with rooted devices?

    • @akshatsingh4937
      @akshatsingh4937 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@preyaskhuntia2190yes

    • @SreejithKSGupta
      @SreejithKSGupta 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Nope.. UPI apps work with no issues if you configure it correctly,
      Or better, many roms/kernels now come with KSU support, which is by far the closest to root permission on Linux, and raise no issues, and 0 setup needed.

    • @ZK-APA
      @ZK-APA 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@SreejithKSGupta Thing is, back then phones weren't that integrated to our everyday lives. So tinkering with a daily driver didn't affect much. Now the smartphone is literally an extension of you, so tinkering, even if it works has a larger risk involved.
      If you have a spare phone to try all this, then yes it is still worth it, but not that much in a daily driver.

    • @racchit
      @racchit 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Is it safe to use banking apps on acustom rom...can custom rom steal banking data.

  • @artexjay
    @artexjay 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Only reason why im using custom roms is when the OEM rom stops being supported while other roms like project elixir updates it to A14 from A11

    • @monsiu
      @monsiu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Do not use project elixr lol. They have malicious code that resets your phone if you try to bypass their paid features like depth wallpapers

  • @FengLengshun
    @FengLengshun 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +214

    8:25 that is the main issue for a lot of us - we grew old, and settle for stuff that's good enough that lets us do what we need, or have enough money to buy new things we want.
    I used to be a rooting and Stock Android fan, now I just settle with a Samsung A-series phone and be done with it.

    • @SurfsharkAcademy
      @SurfsharkAcademy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      Sad but true

    • @neilfordan
      @neilfordan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      This. I used to customize everything with my computer or phone when I was younger. Now I just leave it all at default. Change stuff a bit from time to time but nothing major. It becomes to much of hassle to customize your device especially when it’s time to replace it. That’s what i appreciate about iphones, it’s decent looking, no need for major customization. And more importantly continuity and familiarity.

    • @FengLengshun
      @FengLengshun 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@neilfordan the good thing is that modern devices are generally better about keeping and exporting your settings and preferences. Outside of banking and encrypted chat backups, didn't even need to re-login for most stuff when I switched from A14 to A55. On the other side, Linux's xdg folders make it so easy to backup and restore most of your stuff, be it manually, with an app, or with chezmoi or nix home-manager. It's really is just Windows that remains annoying for me.

    • @nikose34
      @nikose34 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the big tech won the war

    • @sernanlloren8432
      @sernanlloren8432 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      For me
      I'm just old enough to be satisfied of what i have in my phone, but during my days of cfw geek it's wild

  • @keithmarcus8638
    @keithmarcus8638 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Basically because Google Pixel exists, we who got used to stock vanilla android don't have many options to go to. And Google Pixel phones offer little in value in other countries where they are either not supported or super expensive. And no it's not dead because for us who use affordable chinese phones, custom roms provide a lot of value

  • @UltraCenterHQ
    @UltraCenterHQ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    2:21 I mean, you could just use Universal Android Debloater. Or even just manually get rid of it using ADB

  • @sachinsingh-wg9bl
    @sachinsingh-wg9bl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    as a lineage os user i cant agree with u. i own poco f3 and miui i hate to use. so i use Los with microg . saves battery and more privacy. and about rooting its not like before. Ksu and apatch has made rooting so comfortable and easy without any issues.

    • @syedinsaf7481
      @syedinsaf7481 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      exactly!

    • @qlum
      @qlum หลายเดือนก่อน

      Poco X3 pro here, I agree miiui just sucks, even ignoring battery and privacy miui just felt increadibly naggy / annoying.
      I will say that I personally care about rooting and would do so on stock roms too, be it just to install viper4android and some root file management / fixes.

  • @UltraCenterHQ
    @UltraCenterHQ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    Me personally, I just used customroms so I could get the latest Android version.
    I used a OneUI port on my Note 9 so I don't lose the stock camera quality, and everything else that is good about OneUI.
    Honestly, I kinda miss the Bixby button. Because you could mod it into a pause and play button

    • @UltraCenterHQ
      @UltraCenterHQ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But I wish OneUI had that feature where the thing you're watching will pause if you lower the volume to zero

    • @pontiflexmortis
      @pontiflexmortis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@UltraCenterHQthere might be some apps that do that, someone must have though they need that, I'll look if u can find any tomorrow

    • @UltraCenterHQ
      @UltraCenterHQ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pontiflexmortis I feel that feature would need a whole magiskmodule to work

  • @niveZz-
    @niveZz- 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    security patches are one of the reasons i flash custom roms
    usually they get updated monthly while oems like xiaomi take way longer

    • @stoosee
      @stoosee 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      purpose of security patches?

    • @niveZz-
      @niveZz- 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@stoosee patching vulnerabilities in the android os
      for example the webp zero day exploit was quite a big one

  • @nasz_komputer
    @nasz_komputer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    I have a custom rom on my readmi 9a,
    mainly to speed up and also update android to 13

    • @John-Smith02
      @John-Smith02 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Do you mean speed up?

    • @nasz_komputer
      @nasz_komputer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@John-Smith02 yeah, my bad

    • @Rimon1957
      @Rimon1957 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ah i used that phone, it's super slow. i hope that custom rom helps

    • @nasz_komputer
      @nasz_komputer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Rimon1957 it helps, still can be laggy in more heavy apps like snapchat and also its very slow when system is loading

    • @Ben_Z33
      @Ben_Z33 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was thinking of installing hyperOS to my redmi note10 pro but found lineageOS it made my note 10 pro really fast and responsive I don't think I want hyperOS anymore

  • @akunoPancake
    @akunoPancake 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Bro clearly never used MIUI before

  • @alexhnd552
    @alexhnd552 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    iodéOS:
    -> can combine their adblocker with a VPN
    -> can uninstall preinstalled apps
    -> based on Android 14
    -> degoogled
    ...

  • @SpaceTimeBeing_
    @SpaceTimeBeing_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Such videos always come out and these have been coming out for over a decade even when roms were doing great. Nothing new, people will always complain. Custom roms are important, the owner of the device needs to have the ability to change the OS, it is fine to not like it, but never discourage the idea. Promote roms, dont let the companies get rid of your ability.

  • @jirikral1052
    @jirikral1052 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Debloating the stock ROM on Android is quite easy with ADB commands, so I think debloating shouldn't really be the main reason why are going through all that "hassle" of flashing custom ROM unless you want to degoogle you phone and use it without google services.

    • @BurgerParty
      @BurgerParty 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      but debloating services can have serious impact on your device though thats why custom rom exist with bare minmum apps preinstalled

    • @AdewaleLuqmaanMudasiru
      @AdewaleLuqmaanMudasiru 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Debloating using adb in my experience doesn't completely remove the apps from your device ... When u factory reset dey all come back

    • @bepopxxx
      @bepopxxx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AdewaleLuqmaanMudasiru because the apks is store in the OSes itself, it will automatically install it back when you reset it.

  • @torinoo4471
    @torinoo4471 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The only bad thing about custom roms it that you know your device is gonna random reboot at some point.

  • @ricardoantoniogonzalez9724
    @ricardoantoniogonzalez9724 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Ohhh another surfshark add/sponsors. Ohh wait........

  • @madst4059
    @madst4059 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I recently sat down for 8 hours learning how to install custom ROMs and setting up Magisk Hide on my phone. The learning curve is indeed steep, but it's imo well worth the result.
    My OP7P was stuck on a broken version of Android 12. And ROMs has basically resurrected my phone.
    It's now faster and smoother than ever with the latest security patches being delivered OTA.
    And having learned how to install ROMs it only took me 45 minutes to switch from LineageOS to crDroid, which is awesome. Having options of what features you want on your system is awesome.
    There are indeed the occasional bugs, but the official OxygenOS updates from OP had even more bugs.
    Other than the steep learning curve in the beginning, I honestly see no problems with custom ROMs. I get more security updates than ever and my phone is much faster

  • @Corteum
    @Corteum 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Nah, you have it all backwards and wrong. It's not because people want customization. What they want is privacy. That's the main point of custom OS's. And if you want to dive more into that to see why, watch the recent clip *"Why the iPhone 16 Should Scare You Shitless"* by Rob Braxman and get your education upgrade for free.

  • @NaderOuali
    @NaderOuali 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I used to use Android Kitkat custom rom on my Galaxy S duos back in the day, which was running Touchwiz based on Android 4.2. It's waaay smoother and snappier than the official rom.

  • @dhavalnandanwar6461
    @dhavalnandanwar6461 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Why is that after his video pixel experience custom rom got shutdown

  • @IPnator
    @IPnator 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Didn't you know that you can simply uninstall the pre-installed apps that you can't seem to uninstall with ADB? The device doesn't need to be rooted, you just need to connect it to the computer, have USB debugging enabled, go into the adb shell and run e.g. "pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.chrome" (this would uninstall Chrome but it works for all apps).

    • @20NBA01
      @20NBA01 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      They are not completely uninstalled tho.
      They are just being removed from the app drawer but they still take up space. It’s essentially the same as if you‘d disable an app.
      After a phone reset those "uninstalled" apps are back.

    • @4r76rt3h4fjiksda
      @4r76rt3h4fjiksda 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not if you delete their data ​@@20NBA01

    • @bepopxxx
      @bepopxxx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@20NBA01 they are uninstalled from the apps but the apks still hidden in the OSes, that why if you reset it will installed it back. the only real fix was, extract the OS and find the apks remove it combine it back which is pain in the arse.

  • @feritkardal
    @feritkardal 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    How bad clickbait is that

  • @idcrafter-cgi
    @idcrafter-cgi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    i mainly use pixels only to run CalyxOS due to it using microG instead of the Google play services for more privacy and still a functional phone, the bootloader is re-lockable and also does it pass safetynet with Calyx, also does it get the pixel security updates.

    • @qlum
      @qlum หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tried CalyxOS once but found that scanning qr codes for my banking apps was completely broken in microg, gave up at that point.
      Like the idea but end of the day I still have to use my phone.

  • @foxylove4436
    @foxylove4436 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I still remember my first Android phone. In 2012, I installed a custom rom because the official rom had so many bugs. With a custom rom, my phone was more stable.
    Now I'm using a Pixel 8

  • @Takazikano
    @Takazikano 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've started making android apps, they're going smoothly for now. I'm still testing but they're super simple, useful and everything is stored locally. Which means people have full control over the apps!

  • @IamLookingforWoody_________786
    @IamLookingforWoody_________786 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Noone needs custom ROM because of Chinese phone already providing themes option.

    • @SaNJa.Y77
      @SaNJa.Y77 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

    • @bepopxxx
      @bepopxxx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you dont understand what ROM is it?

  • @srijitofficial
    @srijitofficial 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    You are too wrong sir....I think you are absolutely having very less experience presently on custom roms! Buy a Xiaomi and Experience custom rom...And there are a lot of Fantastic seamless experience 🙌❤️

  • @JoséCastro-n5x
    @JoséCastro-n5x 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    On my case, xiaomi Added many of the functions that I wanted from roms, like shortcuts with buttons, more options on the camera and so on.

  • @BCStudioYT
    @BCStudioYT 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That's not true, I'm now using CrDroid and I have no Play Integrity problems.

  • @lapiswolf2780
    @lapiswolf2780 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some of the features mentioned in the beginning like battery icon styles were available in MiUI and are still available in HyperOS.

  • @commentwar4802
    @commentwar4802 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Even though most phones have everything you need on the oem rom, I still find it enjoyable to install an os that wasn't made by the company that manufactured the phone. I just wish Samsung just didn't remove oem unlocking from their u.s. models.

  • @debapriyakumar3439
    @debapriyakumar3439 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The legendary k20 pro.
    I had the k20 model myself from which i shifted to nothing phone 2 bhut i still miss those features

  • @Unkn0wno2
    @Unkn0wno2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Video starts @4:50

  • @DANIELCHUKWUKERE
    @DANIELCHUKWUKERE 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I used to be a huge custom android fan but i grew old and tired.. Just settled for a Samsung Galaxy S22 series for productivity, then Apple for social media needs.

  • @KingKrouch
    @KingKrouch 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I feel like part of the appeal for custom ROMs still is getting rid of unremovable system bloat (LG's phones came to mind) or that have questionable software update support. If you bought a non-Google branded phone, you could put a custom ROM on it and get close to stock Android (Setting aside LineageOS's customizations). My problem with most Android phones until Google announced they'd do their own in-house SOCs and support them for 6-8 years (So about on-par with Apple), is that you had to sign a legal waiver forfeiting a warranty to even flash a custom ROM to get security updates (Cough cough, Motorola) and to use a recent version of Android, either because the phone manufacturer was too lazy to support a device (A motorola phone I bought instead of using a recent version of Android, used an older version with a hacky gesture navigation implementation) or because Qualcomm wouldn't let them. Part of that is the reason why I refuse to buy a flagship phone with a Qualcomm SOC.
    Switched from an iPhone 13 to a Pixel Fold after a few years of using Apple and being annoyed by a lot of restrictions and design choices, and outside of gaming performance, I'm already happier with the Pixel than any of the Androids ($150-300) I've had.

    • @alice_agogo
      @alice_agogo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just buy used. Currently using a $70 2018 Xperia that looks new. Looking to buy a S8 next as main backup
      . It would be a downgrade but still really want a Samsung flagship even he it's old.

  • @YoloTub3
    @YoloTub3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There's gonna be a time where most apps would implement strong play integrity to ban custom roms and rooting, or play integrity fix would ran out of device fingerprints to spoof and bypass apps

  • @beaconing7689
    @beaconing7689 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Dead ? Dead for you.
    But yeah its dead because many brand doesn't allow unlock bootloader 😢

  • @GAMIR_SFM
    @GAMIR_SFM 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    5:43 That feature comes built in with OneUI.
    But you still complained about wanting to have a "cleaner" app drawer.

  • @_rizkyrmdni_
    @_rizkyrmdni_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    is it possible to use whatsapp in custom rom, when whatsapp send alert that whatsapp didn't work on custom rom?

    • @c4les
      @c4les 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ofc it is
      they just don't do any support with issues if you have customrom

  • @WydAxel
    @WydAxel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You forgot to mention it takes up less storage space in the system category when you don’t have all that bloat

  • @adrian_veidt
    @adrian_veidt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sounds like a google shill.
    LineageOS and other custom rom are perfect for older phones. For newer phones, it's perfect for security.

  • @coutamaxplayer538
    @coutamaxplayer538 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bro said 2021 security update is like windows xp in 2024... Man my phone's last security update was november 2018...

    • @SurfsharkAcademy
      @SurfsharkAcademy  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yikes!

    • @Dadniel1st
      @Dadniel1st 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I'm running my 4th Galaxy Note 9 on Android oreo 8.1. Nothing happened. Up to date browser with ads blocked and nothing "exploded".

    • @Dadniel1st
      @Dadniel1st 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Also I use window7 for nostalgia with dns settings to block all the ads and bad sites again I'm not getting hacked or viruses.

  • @_tsagas_
    @_tsagas_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Feels good to see 9T Pro still in use

  • @mks1404
    @mks1404 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Using crDroid based on android 14 in my POCO F1, The phone was launched in 2018 and it's running same version of Android as my latest phone. Battery life is great and not having unnecessary google apps makes the phone run quite well.

  • @GermanElias-hd6lc
    @GermanElias-hd6lc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was too that guy in 2014-2017, once I got out into the real world I would much rather have a boring phone that works rather than a customizable phone that might leave me stranded because I didn't tweak it properly

  • @niveZz-
    @niveZz- 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    also uninstalling (or disabling except if you mount system RW and manually delete the folder)
    it's very easy with a single adb command
    alternativly just use universal android debloater

    • @rob3rta_a
      @rob3rta_a 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      exactly!!! i use this method as well and its really easy, instead of rooting your phone and install a whole os.

  • @blazed85
    @blazed85 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I had a custom rom on my early Sony phones, then LG g4, g6 and my current G8 is stock. I dont wanna go through the hassle again for a custom Rom to crash once a week like the previous phones.

    • @BlacKi-nd4uy
      @BlacKi-nd4uy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      iam using a used samsung s9 since 2020 with lineage os and had no stability issues at all. no resets, no app crashes. iam having android 13 now, and getting about 2 times a month ota updates. isnt that crazy with this rly old phone from 2018? the one plus 6 that i bought used was even able to run native linux. but thats not rly stable and usable, so i will get android 14 on it and sell it to some other user, which probably can use it even longer. this oneplus 6 is also from 2018 and very powerfull.

  • @dev.sharif
    @dev.sharif 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Listen my story:
    I bought a new phone in 2020 called redmi note 11 pro, i researched a lot, one of my friends had note 10 pro and it was fine and also it was really good deal in my location.
    It was fine, it had miui13 it was beautiful, setting app was great , etc...
    Some annoying bugs was exists, first the volte didn't work i guss its my model that dont support it,
    The 3rd party services that i enable for apps stops randomly and i need to re enable them.
    Also that f*cking 10 sec slow down when you do something sensetive to phone is wild.
    Im programmer i know what im doing!!!!
    I said ok.
    Around 6 month later miui14 released it was also nice i upgraded to it, but all of the sudden there was a f*cking bug that if i reset my phone i stucks in boot, i needed to hard reset it multiple times to get it up and running.
    I looked at every article in web and i couldn't find a valid solution.
    I also said ok fine trust the process.
    Thay fixed it 5 month ago in new miui 14 update.
    I said ok im done i never update this phone it's in stable version and everything is fine, so i disabled updates and it was fine since last week.
    It randomly decided to update to hyperOS,
    Whyyyyyyy
    Bro whyyyy
    Its literally apple
    Its disgusting
    I hate using its top panel
    My old top panel layout is gone i was so used to it in last 2 years.
    Now also network issues come in.
    It don't go over 30Mb/s in WiFi.
    Like i get adsl speed on fiber optic 1Gb/s network ://////
    Why you idiots (Xiaomi) release such a shitty os and Force update it to anyone.
    Im just backing up my stuffs asap
    To choose what to do:
    1. Reset factory to MIUI 13
    2. Custom rom

  • @TheNJK57
    @TheNJK57 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bought a phone and installed custom ROM in less than three months

  • @NathanYellowStarProductions
    @NathanYellowStarProductions 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As a person who prefers a ROM that has 0 bloatware. Well custom roms is always my bet especially on older phones. The best skins in my opinion out there is Samsung One UI and LG UX. I dont like the skins that looked like iOS because i am not a iOS fanboy lol. Maybe if those skins didnt came with bloatware or advertisments then i dont need the custom ROM. Heck yeah bloatware actually ruined the performance but the wort thing is ads everywhere. Thats why custom roms in my opinion runs smoother as always.
    Typing this using my LG V20 with a Custom ROM (Lighthouse OS) while the LightHouseOS stopped getting updates from its devs but many apps still support android 11 i just disliked Android 12 and newer due to its UI for most reasons. I actually compared it with the Stock OS and surprises the Custom OS runs smoother and faster on this device. It feels like its new again lol.

  • @BriefNerdOriginal
    @BriefNerdOriginal 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just recently revived two old phones of my parents, that jumped from Android 10 to 14. They are now great backup phones for us, so that if our fail, we can wait for repair or are not forced to rush and buy a new one.

  • @alpacamale2909
    @alpacamale2909 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the problem with rooting is you have to unlock your bootloader, unless you run grapheneOS on a pixel phone.

  • @qwerty6789x
    @qwerty6789x 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    more like since 2015 gone the days that i changed Custom ROMS weekly from different groups😭

    • @jishnu9551
      @jishnu9551 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm still doing that lol

    • @atharvabedarkar
      @atharvabedarkar 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@jishnu9551I wann be a friend of you you seem cool

  • @modernmountaineer
    @modernmountaineer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good official custom rooms usually only has 1 or 2 minor bugs if any.

  • @Bluepheonix420
    @Bluepheonix420 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You can switch songs with volume keys in Galaxy phones you can map the volume keys to do different things too

  • @x0vg5hs1
    @x0vg5hs1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Never had problem. I always ose Lineage OS on year old Xiaomi T series flagship phone.

  • @FENRIR949
    @FENRIR949 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    1:39 mui /hyperos has all those features

    • @artistdevil7289
      @artistdevil7289 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      it's not a stock, it's a custom os

  • @oimateusaqui
    @oimateusaqui 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    And I hate to have so many options, that's why I love AOSP Android, specially LineageOS, which I can't use as my main phone basically doesn't have custom rom development unfortunately, and GSIs are not a option in my opinion, not for daily use at least 😅😅

  • @wookiecharmander4202
    @wookiecharmander4202 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Custom roms were awesome but I had to ditch it as everyone uses rcs which you cant receive on a custom rom.

  • @evokur
    @evokur 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Stock is fiiiine but having software updates several years after the manufacturer stops supporting it is very nice. Honestly updating is not a problem, if you're running an officially supported rom and some people do have OTAs in their roms even if they are not official. On my Oneplus 7 pro, I press update in settings, and then go into Magisk and press "flash to second slot" to not lose root, restart and its updated. One more step than stock but I won't need to buy a new phone to get Android 15 when it comes out. Also with root, I can automatically backup my entire app data to google drive with Swift backup, so now I dont have to worry if I lose my phone or it breaks, which isnt going to happen every day but it did happen once when my essential ph1 got shattered to bits and it was so nice to just restore my backup when i got my oneplus 7. I didnt have to login to all my apps again and I had all my data right there.

  • @daffaizzudin5457
    @daffaizzudin5457 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have custom rom for my Realme 6 and have a better performance for daily or gaming. Before i do custom rom, i used the original one that's Realme Ui 2 and have many issues for daily usage and gaming. Such as lack for multitasking, nothing smooth for move apps to another apps, and smoetimes stuttering for gaming. Nowadyas, i decided to to some custom rom, now i use Arrow OS android 12 is just way smoother than the original one. Have a better performance, smoother for multitasking, and many customisation.

  • @demonicavenger6987
    @demonicavenger6987 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Right, so how much money were you paid by the OEMs?

  • @loolyou
    @loolyou 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Samsung has most of those features in the beginning of the video like customizing the power button and changing the location of the clock, and turning on the flashlight with the power button

  • @bachtiarfarid9751
    @bachtiarfarid9751 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Custom rom on my redmi note 7 & google play service always crashing at least 2x per day , trying all gapps available & result always the same
    Note : its not happen in stock rom

  • @randomnormies
    @randomnormies 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The thing i hate in custom roms are offline charging, specially in newer models

  • @Alias_Anybody
    @Alias_Anybody 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always saw them more of an option to give old device new life than to mod new ones. I mean, if you want to tweak your home screen, a custom launcher does the job. If you want to tweak quick settings, status bar and hardware buttons - well, don't buy a Pixel, lol.

  • @laggingdragons
    @laggingdragons หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stock OS can't make my old phone a digital tombstone for my friend. I want it to just be a nice little device full of reminders of our time together I don't want constant intereuptions telling me to connect to wifi or insert a SIM card so I can update the phone that will never be connected to anything. I don't want to have unremovable Google apps running in the background and eating up the battery life while it sits on the shelf waiting for me to come back to look at pictures of our first camping trip when I get wistful. Custom OS roms will let me have that.

  • @Qushey
    @Qushey 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    the real reason why is because we're getting old, just need stable and secure one as long can use it daily

  • @abel_nagy
    @abel_nagy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm currently on a quest to de-google my life and installing a custom ROM is a big part of it as you can't get rid of Google Play Services, which you haven't mentioned. It's not only a huge privacy issue (do not confuse this term with security) as it pings your location every couple of seconds (yes, even if GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are all off) and sends that data to Google BUT it also drains your battery like crazy.

  • @r.razamhd
    @r.razamhd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don't like to give my data to google

  • @SkyYukiGuy
    @SkyYukiGuy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Custom rom should always be second thought not first thought, the moment you mentioned you have PIXEL, the best Android there is to exist
    There's absolutely no need for custom rom.

  • @programacionevolis3d681
    @programacionevolis3d681 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As long as the vast majority of users don't have the tools nor the knownledge to customize even the last bit of the Android firmware, there's no way to prevent bloatware on any device.

  • @OHHHHUSBANT
    @OHHHHUSBANT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im not gonna suffer with google messages and dialer pre installed on every single phone now

  • @nsawatchlistbait289
    @nsawatchlistbait289 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What about Linux on phone?

  • @alexmannen1991
    @alexmannen1991 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ur wrong on 1 most important reason security updates. im still on android 12 and its been 15 months since a sec update. companies drop support on phones so fast

  • @levipb1403
    @levipb1403 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Many of the things you've mentioned can be done with goodlock in one UI

  • @kento6201
    @kento6201 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been away from changing roms for years not until my old trusty redmi note 8 became really slow. decided to change it and now my old redmi is snappy again

  • @derfakeaccount5183
    @derfakeaccount5183 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The thing with holding the volume key to skip songs is available on some OEMs. On One Ui it is customisable with Goodlock

  • @呀咧呀咧
    @呀咧呀咧 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the "themed icons" feature from stock Pixel Launcher tho. It looks so damn good

  • @modernmountaineer
    @modernmountaineer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love installing a custom kernel and rom and tweak it for max performance or max battery depending on the situation.

  • @ProVM001
    @ProVM001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    are you sure that the 10 min android presentations are not for do not to know nothing?

  • @bintangtapalang
    @bintangtapalang 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How to Costum Rom Android to be Original Linux? Just delete Bootloader ☠️

  • @zakariya2011_
    @zakariya2011_ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I'm watching this on lineageos

    • @neilfordan
      @neilfordan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ew

    • @detectivefischer6396
      @detectivefischer6396 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me on crdroid

    • @zakariya2011_
      @zakariya2011_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@a_nickname028nice try itnif u can lol

  • @Kamion008-xu6ie
    @Kamion008-xu6ie 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    in samsung phones 4g and 5g do not work with custom roms, making them useless for the main device

  • @Drakedick575
    @Drakedick575 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Fun fact I main a custom rommed phone

  • @Nitrox955
    @Nitrox955 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My Custom Roms ran flawless, until android Apps didnt work for old Android. Google Nexus with Lineage OS, Galaxy S6 With Lineage os, S7 with Superman ROM, Note 3 with Lineage OS.
    Now running Pixel 5 with Graphene OS.
    Some issues with Banking Apps were there, but fixed fast and easy.
    The stock roms drain my Battery to fast, even if im not doing anything.

  • @sanket_billade
    @sanket_billade 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Although I haven't changed anything on my primary phone, I did however install pixel OS on my old phone from 2016. It has Android 14 with January security patch while my primary is on Android 12 march 23 security patch

  • @sonatafx
    @sonatafx หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    just use adb to uninstall stuff

  • @raughboy188
    @raughboy188 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Here is one thing i hate about custom roms. Each and every one of them supports limited number of smartphones so many aren't officially supported. Models supported are mostly flagships and premium and realisticaly 80% of people can't afford those.

  • @kayeoffers4339
    @kayeoffers4339 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't do this anymore because I have money to buy new phones and can get updated software that way. I also don't have time to fix bugs that crop up because banks and other stuff don't like custom roms.

  • @BrenoBP
    @BrenoBP 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never used, but planning soon to install ExtremeRom on my S20. Really need new features from OneUI 6.1

  • @randomdreamer1619
    @randomdreamer1619 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    no longer want stock android.... no samsung knox

  • @SagoFanHD
    @SagoFanHD 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sadly custom roms are not stable enough nowadays... My phone (oneplus 9) has a terrible stock rom. 3 to 4 hours battery life, getting hot even just watching youtube on LTE. The worst thing about it Oneplus doesn't care at all. But I used to fix all of these using a rom called Nameless, but they stopped the development. Some other roms exist but full of bugs. Like camera is not working properly, mute switch no longer works etc.