What is Stock - Custom - ROM on Android

ROM stands for Read Only Memory. ROM is basically part of device storage where the content is cannot easily to be changed, that's why it's called "Read Only". It need some hacking jobs to change a ROM of Android device. And it is because changing ROM is a hacking jobs, it is also be "illegal" in some way to change the ROM of Android device to the device manufacturer. But it's not illegal like you will be jailed, cause me myself have done it many times (lol :D ), it is just like the device manufacturer will say "Hey i build that phone, you have no permission to modify it" and something "Owh, you modify the system of my phone. Allright, just don't blame me if something happen to your device" :D .

Change the ROM in Android device refers to change or modify the system like the display, system contents, or even upgrade / downgrade the Operating System versions. Only with change the ROM by installing custom ROM is the only way i can feel and use Android 6.0 Marshmallow on my Samsung Galaxy V which originally released as Android 4.4 Kitkat.

Stock ROM on Android

Like it's called "Stock" ROM is the original ROM released with the device from the manufacturer. Example the stock ROM Android device on Samsung is Touchwiz, on Xiaomi is MIUI, on Sony is Sense, etc.

I basically do not like stock ROM especially on my Samsung Galaxy V cause there is so much unnecessary bloatware and it just overload the system and eat storage space and RAM. Example on my Samsung Galaxy V stock ROM, there is Google Plus app (who need Google Plus if there is something called Facebook, oops... :D ) and Line app which i think it's just "brotherhood app" (because both Line and Samsung was born at South Korea :D ).

Advantages of using stock ROM:

• More stable
• Easy to use
• Get support service from device manufacturer

Custom ROM on Android

Custom ROM is a ROM created by third party. Let's just say it is developed outside the legal device manufacturer. Example the most popular custom ROM on Android is CyanogenMod, AOKP, etc. One thing you must remember for custom ROM development on Android, it maybe started by one man, but it involved huge number of people contribute to the development. That's why i think Android community is so cool :D .

Because Android itself is an Open Source project, so everyone can modify, tweak, and release his own creation of Android freely to the public. And for the reason, Android now become the most popular mobile Operating System in the world and beat the other predecessors like Symbian, Blackberry, and even iOS.

The advantages of custom ROM of course it will be more suitable to the user needs. Because custom ROM is developed by a group of people, where they get suggestions and requests directly from the Android users of how and like what the ROM should be developed.

Advantages of using custom ROM:

• Display and UI is more attractive
• The features is more suitable to the user
• Many choices from different developers
• Performance increasement
• Can upgrade the Android version

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Although it's more interesting to change your Android device ROM into a custom ROM, remember that installing a custom ROM will make your warranty of your device void. Installing and using a custom ROM is also need some knowledge to do it. Read, learn, and gather informations before you decide to install a custom ROM on your Android device because if you make a mistake, your device could be not booting anymore or even it will become totally dead.

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Author : Daryadi

Just a simple man with simple hobbies like playing games, listening music, and read about new things. Enjoying blogging as hobby since 2014 and later caught interest playing with his first Android smartphone since 2015, he then combined the two hobbies on this blog and it is a great time killer for him.

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