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What exactly is a ROM?

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I began studying android and became curious what is a ROM. There are many pages that offer to download ROMs but what it is exactly from a developer's point of view is not quite clear.

So what is it?

Thanks!

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Grigory Avatar asked Sep 17 '10 20:09

Grigory


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ROM in this context is a nickname for the operating system software that gets installed into the Read Only Memory (ROM) area of the phone.

Check out this page for a more thorough description.

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Purge Avatar answered Sep 26 '22 15:09

Purge


In the Android world, a ROM is a modified version of the Android OS that can be run on a rooted phone. There are generally 3 types of ROMs: one that emulates an upcoming release of Android, one that adds more features not seen in Android OS, and one that focuses on speed and stability.

You can find more information on Android ROMs here.

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Ryan Berger Avatar answered Sep 26 '22 15:09

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