Talk:List of custom Android distributions/Archive 1

Archive 1

Archive 2

Title

I think "Custom Android firmwars" is a bad title. Those projects create full blown operating systems based on AOSP that really shouldn't be called firmware of ROM. Maybe we should call them aftermarket Android distributions?Sotral14 (talk) 17:10, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Relevance

Turbo OS: ROM under development? Any links to download Turbo OS? Their website looks cool but the download link doesn't work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by R29k (talk • contribs) 11:47, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

I agree that an Operating System Project should at least have an easy to find website and some downloads. Accordingly I added the links to the projects and deleted the lines where I couldn't find a website.Sotral14 (talk) 16:50, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Replicant

Also, shouldn't Replicant be on this list? I'll get round to adding it in a day or so, but thought I'd ask the question in case there's a reason it shouldn't be there. FrenchieAlexandre (talk) 00:25, 30 September 2013 (UTC) Update: Added Replicant. I think the information is correct; if someone knows better, please correct me. FrenchieAlexandre (talk) 14:17, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Dirty Unicorns

Dirty Unicorns is becoming quite popular and I'm surprised it's not on this list 31.185.45.35 (talk) 10:33, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

I've just added it. Thanks for the hint and feel free to add the missing data. Sotral14 (talk) 17:06, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Suggestions

I think it would be usefull to add the number of supported devices to get a better picture of how "big" the projects are. Forgot to login first. Sotral14 (talk) 16:50, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Bigger Table of ROMs

This was the Table of Content some weeks ago. I think it should be in the article again, because it contains more information.

|- ! Name !! Developer !! Open Source? !! Latest Release !! Android Version !! Year Started !Supported Devices!! Notes |- | Android Ice Cold Project || Davor Bertovic, AICP Team |||| 9.0 || 5.1 Lollipop || 2014 |83|| Based on AOSP |- | AOKP || AOKP Team || - |||| 4.4.4 KitKat || 2011 |92|| |- | AOSB Project || Hany alsamman |||| 1.3.6 Stable || 4.4.4 KitKat || 2013-2014 |48 || Based on CyanogenMod |- | AOSİP || Team AOSİP |||| mr1.RC-9.0 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2015 |5|| Based on CyanogenMod |- | Automotive Grade Android || AGA Team || Yes || 1.2 || 5.0.2 Lollipop || 2014 |5 || Based on AOSP |- | BlissROM || Team Bliss || Yes || 3.2 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2014 |73|| Based on CyanogenMod 12.1 Nightly |- | Candy5 || rowspan=2|CandyRoms |||| 2.7 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2015 |30 || Based on CyanogenMod 12.1 |- | CandyKAT || || - || 4.4.4 KitKat || 2014 |27 || Based on SlimRom |- | CarbonRom || Team Carbon AOSP |||| 5.1.1 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2013 |47 || Based on CyanogenMod |- | Crdroid Android || Cristiano Matos || Yes || 30.06.2015 Build || 5.1.1 Lollipop || - |12 || Based on CyanogenMod |- | CyanogenMod || CyanogenMod Open-Source Community || Yes || 12.1 Nightly || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2009 |294|| |- | Dirty Unicorns |||| Yes || 9.6 || 5.1.1 || |32 || |- | FlyMe OS || Meizu || Partially || 4.5.3.1 || 5.0.2 Lollipop || 2012 |8 || |- | Evervolv || preludedrew, Evervolv Team || Yes || 4.0 || 4.4.4 Kitkat || - |23 || |- | Gummy || Team Gummy || Yes || 4.4.4 || 4.4.4 Kitkat || 2010 |23 || |- | Hazy ROM || Hazy Team || Yes || 4.1 (Alpha 2) || 5.1.1 Lollipop|| 2014 |15 || Based on AOSP |- | Hive ROM || Xolo (Lava International) || No || 5.1.1 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2014 |4 || Based on AOSP |- | Liquid Smooth || LiquidSmooth Team |||| 3.2 Milestone || 5.0.2 Lollipop || - |63 || |- | Legacy Xperia || LX Team || Yes || Nightly 201503xx ||5.0.2 Lollipop || 2013 ||| |- | MIUI || Xiaomi Tech || Partially || 5.7.26 || 5.0.2 Lollipop || 2010 |257 || |- | MoKee OpenSource Project ||MoKee OpenSource Team || Yes || MK51.x || 5.1.x Lollipop MR1 || - |185|| Based on CyanogenMod |- | NamelessRom || Nameless Team || Yes || n-2.1 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2013 ||| Based on CyanogenMod |- | Nexus Experience ROM || Anderson Aragão || Yes|| 9.6.4 || 5.1.1 Lollipop|| 2013 or 2014 ||| Based on CyanogenMod |- | OmniRom || OmniROM community |||| 4.4.4 || 4.4.4 || 2013 |77 || |- | OwnROM || Mark Visser and OwnDroid Team || Yes || 0.7 BETA || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2015 ||| Based on CyanogenMod |- | ParanoidAndroid || Paranoid Android Team || Yes || 5.1 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || - |48|| |- | Pac-ROM || Pac-Man Android Team |||| || 5.1 Lollipop|| 2012PAC-man Changelog |141|| Based on CyanogenMod, ParanoidAndroid and AOKP |- | Replicant || Denis Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski || Yes || 4.2 || 4.2 Jelly Bean || - |9|| Based on CyanogenMod, strips out all binary-only elements |- | Resurrection Remix || Resurrection Remix Team || Yes || 5.4.8|| 5.1.1 Lollipop || unknown, probably 2014 ||| |- | SlimRoms || SlimRom Team || Yes || Alpha 1.0 || 5.0.2 Lollipop || - |64|| |- | SOKP || AudioGod |||| R6.0 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2014 ||| AOSP |- | Team-Radium || Ateek Ujjawal, Akhil Narang and Radium Team || Yes || Team-Radium 1.3 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2015 ||| Based on CyanogenMod |- | Tesla OS || Noel Macwan, SXDevelopers & Team Tesla |||| RC 1.0 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2015 ||| Based on CyanogenMod |- | Turbo OS || Phonemetra Inc |||| 1.0 || 5.0.2 Lollipop || 2015 ||| Based on AOSP and CyanogenMod |- | VentureROM || Venture team || Yes || 2.0 || 5.1 Lollipop || 2014 ||| |- | Vibe UI || Lenovo || No || 2.8 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || 2013 ||| Chinese only |- | Xenon HD|| Team Horizon || Yes || 06.23.15 || 5.1.1 Lollipop || - ||| |} — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zep~dewiki (talk • contribs) 21:26, 17 September 2015‎

Please familiarize yourself with WP:NOTDIR, Wikipedia:External links#Links in lists, WP:LSC and WP:WTAF. Feel free to start new articles about any of the custom ROMs that don't have articles here on the English Wikipedia if you think that they meet the criteria set by Wikipedia's notability guideline and WP:NSOFTWARE. Once these articles have been written, I have no problem with them being included in List of custom Android firmware. --Dodi 8238 (talk) 08:05, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Please familiarize yourself with WP:CSC, which states:

While notability is often a criterion for inclusion in overview lists of a broad subject, it may be too stringent for narrower lists; one of the functions of many lists on Wikipedia is providing an avenue for the retention of encyclopedic information that does not warrant separate articles, so common sense is required in establishing criteria for a list.

LjL (talk) 20:24, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

CPU Architecture?

There are some Atom (x86) android tablets around (and maybe some other CPUs?). For those seeking alternative firmware for those devices it would be helpful to know which CPU these alternatives target. A columne for this might be called for if there's more than one, otherwise simply noting that all currently listed are for ARM would do it. --Ericfluger (talk) 14:52, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Distinguishing Characteristic(s) ?

There are a lot of alternatives. It would be nice to have a column that shows the rationale for yet another version, reason for a fork, special advantages, project goals, or SOMETHING to help tell them apart. --Ericfluger (talk) 15:12, 3 March 2016 (UTC)