Honestly, Custom ROMs have been in decline of usage since few years. There are also Other ROMS like Pixel Experience, PixyOS, Havoc, evolutionX, PixelOS, Paranoid, Derpfest, CrDroid and lot more.
The reason for the drop is due to a combination of reasons like better OEM UI, unpublished Kernel code (Chinese OEMs, Mediatek), locked bootloaders and Safetynet issues.
I’m currently rocking CrDroid it has currently ~85K active devices (stats.crdroid.net).
IMO, the biggest headlines in the launch. 7 years is crazy timeline to support. But the phones have matured so much that it makes sense people would want to keep the phone for longer period of time
Realme will partner with Rolex on upcoming 12 Pro series (m.gsmarena.com)
Nitter link(s): nitter.mint.lgbt/…/1744958711507120444...
The Blind Smartphone Camera Test Winners! [MKBHD] (youtu.be) Greek
Google may be planning to ship a major kernel upgrade to all its (Tensor-powered) pixel phones. (androiddev.social)
Good news for android overall. Hopefully, this could be extended to other OEMs by 2025 and not be optional like virtual A&Bs when it arrives....
tel: adds to 835 in dialer
Any apps to remove tel: value in contacts, or adb shell commands....
Google and Samsung might be merging Nearby Share and Quick Share (www.androidauthority.com)
LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices (9to5google.com)
Google is investigating Android 14’s multiple profile update bug - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Google has now acknowledged the issue and confirmed it’s looking into it.
Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates (www.theverge.com)
Now this is nice. Hopefully 3rd party manufacturers can also provide a longer life span for the device.