Android is the undisputed kind of mobile operating system. With nearly 63% market share of mobile OS, Android is the most favourite OS for all the major smartphone OEMs in the world. But the dominance ...

After the issue got raised by the media, OnePlus decided to cash-in on the matter by conducting a similar poll between their custom Oxygen OS and stock Android. This poll also brought a beating to ...

Android 4.0 is due out soon, and if you’re using a custom ROM on your phone, you won’t be able to receive your carrier’s upcoming over-the-air update to Ice Cream Sandwich unless you revert to your ...

2012 was a marvelous year - we had the London Olympics, the viral “Kony 2012” video and for a brief time, the world was going to end until it didn’t. It was also the time when Google launched its ...

Android One smartphone users are in for some exciting news, as the industrious XDA developers (dkchalotra, Bhargav97 and yusuf7x) have been successful in testing, backing up and uploading the new ...

Xiaomi has been traditionally rolling out regular Android updates for its flagship phones including the Mi 3 and the Mi 2, while the official Android 5.0 Lollipop update has long been elusive, given ...

Xiaomi and OnePlus just recently held polls on whether users prefer "pure Android" over their customized Android experiences of MIUI and OxygenOS, respectively. And while hilarity ensued after the ...

Most Android users do not stick with single ROM or firmware on their smartphone and frequently change the firmwares to try new custom ROMs or flash Kernels to improve the device performance. Odin a ...

This is a user generated content for MyStory, a YourStory initiative to enable its community to contribute and have their voices heard. The views and writings here ...

One of the key features of Android is its open source software heritage. The source code for the full operating system, including the kernel, UI, libraries, and key apps, is available for free. This ...