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Android KitKat begins rollout

Posted by Eric Lee on November 13, 2013
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AndroidPolice has just reported that the Android team tweeted the starting of Android 4.4 KitKat updates to older Nexus devices. Specifically, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013 editions) and the Nexus 10 will begin receiving the update from today. However, Android devices with mobile data, meaning the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 3G and Nexus 7 2013 Edition with LTE will have to wait just a little longer.

Do keep in mind that this is begin receiving update. This does not mean that your device will receive its update immediately. For those of you who are impatient, there already have been several ROMs built from AOSP source or ported from the Nexus 5 available for some devices like the Galaxy Nexus, the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 among a few others.

I’ve tested Paranoid Android’s AOSP KitKat release and I’m currently testing out Stockified KitKat which seems to be running quite nicely. I’ve been switching ROMs quite frequently on my Nexus 4 until my gf recently asked me about it. Having said that, I have an early OmniROM‘s 4.4 ROM sitting in my phone, waiting to be flashed. Should I do it?

OmniROM – A New Challenger Appears!

Posted by Eric Lee on October 17, 2013
Posted in: Gadgets, Mobile Phones, Nexus 4. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , . 2 Comments

After CyanogenMod announced its decision to go corporate as CyanogenInc, some users were left wondering what would happen to contributors and developers who weren’t invited to join or declined to continue being a part of the new structure. At the Big Android BBQ, we got our answers. Several top developers have started a new community ROM project called OmniROM. According to its website, “Omni is a community-based project for the Android community which is Free^3: Free to Use, Free to Modify, Free to Share. It’s also about options, which is the beauty of Android.”

OmniROM lists several big names in the ROM development community such as XpLoDWilD, Entropy512 and Chainfire among its contributors. According to a post by XpLoDWilD, the key features of OmniROM are listed as including:

  • Flippable Quick Settings
  • Roadrunner mode
  • Multi-window(!)
  • Daydream enhancements
  • Integrated Performance Control
  • Multi-workspace
  • Color-changeable, 3D depth Phase Beam
  • And a bunch more

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