Android Rom Development - Explained!!!

Interested in Android? Then this is something you should select as a carrier! 

In the world of Android, you’ll often hear people talking about Rom,Custom Roms,cynogenmode,exudos,AOSP,etc. This article will explain what actually it is and how you can be a rom developer!. So don’t be shy, read on.

• What the heck is Rom?

The term ROM, which stands for Read Only Memory and really has very little to do with what a custom Android ROM actually is, can be confusing. 

You may have heard of people loading custom “ROMs” on their Android devices. A “ROM” is the operating system software that runs your Droid. It is stored in the “Read Only Memory” portion of the hardware on the Android smartphone and/or tablet. 

• What is Stock Rom?

All Android devices come with a stock ROM installed by the manufacturer.When you buy your Android device, it comes with what we call a “stock ROM” or the “stock firmware”. This refers to the pre-installed operating system. This ROM usually has limited functionality as defined by the phone’s manufacturer.When google launches new version of android it provides the pure stock android in its devices while other android phone manufacturers provide some tweaks and customisation in it to provide a specialised experience to their users.for eg. Samsung's TouchWiz UI,Xiaomi's MIUI,Oneplus'S Oxygen OS,etc.

• What are the Custom Roms and who make them?

A custom Android ROM refers to a phone’s firmware, based on Google’s Android platform. Android is open source and therefore any developer can edit the code, recompile it, and re-release for a wide variety of devices. Users can install ROMs to change a device’s appearance and behavior. ROMs are developed by the Android community, often times by a group of core developers who do this purely out of passion for modding. This means that most are completely free. Custom ROMs are available for phones, tablets, media players, smart watches and almost any type of device running Android.
Custome rom provide plenty of features such as Performance,Battery life,Updates,and off course Customization! If you root your device,You gain the ability to install custom ROMs that will completely change the look and feel of the software. This is one of the major reasons that people choose to root their Droids.
There are many android rom development communities like cynogen inc,cynogenmode,AOKP,Paranoid,Cataclysm,Omni,etc.Most of the roms are free and opensource! So that you can grab a rom for your device for no cost!Most famous and customizable rom availabe is Cynogenmode.  

• Why to go for Rom Designing?

Android powers hundreds of millions of mobile devices in more than 190 countries around the world. It's the largest installed base of any mobile platform and growing fast—every day another million users power up their Android devices for the first time and start looking for apps, games, and other digital content.

Android gives you a world-class platform for creating apps and games for Android users everywhere, as well as an open marketplace for distributing to them instantly.

Android UI is something that user interact with,If Your rom has that much user-friendly interface,cool customization,and some tweaks then there is a chance of getting hired by Big companies as an system Designer!

• Career and Opportunities...

  As far as android is concern, it has a very awesome future ahead. Everything is going to mobile these days, from shopping your clothes, booking movie ticket, booking railway ticket to order vegetables to doorstep and there are lots of thing need to move to mobile now.

Most of android developer work for companies in India, some of them are working as freelancers and very few are working on their own idea. If you have a great idea that can change the way of anything(Like whatsapp took the text chat on another level, it is so easy to use that everybody wants it first on their smartphone). 

In India so many companies are hiring android developer (almost 6 of 10) and startups are offering a really handsome packages to a smart developer. Most of the Android Smartphone Companies are trying to improve their user interface to stay in competition such as Samsung,Sony,HTC,Motorola,Lenovo,Xiaomi,Oppo,Nokia(Even they are switching to android!).and No one Knows,If you show some elite Skills even Google could show some interest!