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Advanced phone customization

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This is a book on the art of rooting and installing custom ROMs on your phone, along with some useful customization options that you can partake to make your Android phone the way you want it to be. Please note that this is Android-only, if you have an iOS device, this is not for you.

Contents:

Part I: Prerequisites

  1. Before we start
  2. The need to root and install a custom OS

Part II: The main process

  1. Rooting your phone
  2. Unlocking your bootloader
  3. Installing your custom ROM

Part III: What you can do

  1. Overclocking and governors
  2. Freeing up space
  3. Improving battery life

Part IV: The advanced stuff

  1. Building your own ROM