All About Smartphones

One of the areas that is so unclear to many Android users is the procedure to install custom ROM on Android phones. There are so many Android phones but the process of loading or installing custom ROMs on them is pretty much the same.  In this post, I will break everything down so that you can understand what we meant be Custom ROM, Stock ROM etc. Definitions 1. ROM To simplify things, ROM is known as Read Only Memory . This ROM is composed of 2 important things. First is your phone's operating system (e.g Jelly Bean 4.2.1 just like windows computer having Windows 7) and the second is your Boot loader. Boot loader is a small memory with instructions on how to load the operating system and drivers needed to load the operating system correctly so that phone will start working as intended. 2. Stock ROM Stock ROM is what we refer to as the ROM that came with your Android phone from the manufacturer when you bought it. When you bought your Android phone, it may...

Note 1: Credits go to Seun Payne of Nairaland Note 2: Non of these have been modified by me.  Note 3: This article is just to make information more accessible by others that have no idea they can install custom ROMs for A+ Note 4: For any questions, follow the Nairaland link and put your questions there. First step is to root the device and you can follow the setups here to root The second step is the CWM as directed below CWM It is imperative to note that while cwm isnt a must, if you ever plan to root your phone and enjoy its benefits then you must accept the fact that something might go wrong along the way. with that in mind i usually recommend this step immediately after rooting. if you wont flash cwm, then i will advice against rooting also (there is the door, thanks for stopping by). 1. Go to playstore on your phone and download "mobileuncle tools" (you must be rooted for this app to work). 2. once it is installed, download the cwm from here: ht...