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This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
Software packages on Android, which use the APK format, are generally distributed through proprietary application stores like Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore, Samsung Galaxy Store, Huawei AppGallery, Cafe Bazaar, GetJar, and Aptoide, or open source platforms like F-Droid. Since 2011 Android has been the most used operating system worldwide ...
Although bundled with most Android devices, the Play Store is only available on devices that are certified within the "Android Compatibility Program". As a result, manufacturers of so-called "custom ROMs", i.e., modified versions of Android, are not allowed to bundle Google apps, including the Play Store, with their software.
Fan translation (known as "translation hacking" within the ROM hacking community) is another type of ROM hacking; there are also anti-censorship hacks that exist to restore a game to its original state, which is often seen with older games that were imported, as publishers' content policies for video games (most notably, Nintendo's) were much ...
The rumor of Google Play gift cards started circulating online in August 2012 after references to it were discovered by Android Police in the 3.8.15 version update of the Google Play Store Android app. [101] Soon after, images of the gift cards started to leak, [102] and on August 21, 2012, they were made official by Google and rolled out over ...
It's worth noting that many of the applications in this list are distributed pre-installed on top-selling Android devices [2] and may be considered bloatware by some people because users did not actively choose to download them. [3] The table below shows the number of Google Play apps in each category.
APK is analogous to other software packages such as APPX in Microsoft Windows, APP for HarmonyOS or a Debian package in Debian-based operating systems.To make an APK file, a program for Android is first compiled using a tool such as Android Studio [3] or Visual Studio and then all of its parts are packaged into one container file.
CyanogenMod 7.1 was released on 10 October 2011, based on Android 2.3.4. [39] The latest stable version, CyanogenMod 7.2 was released on 16 June 2012, based on Android 2.3.7, [40] bringing a predictive phone dialer, lock-screen updates, ICS animation backports and many bug fixes. [41]