HTC One M9 is a beast of a device with all-metal body and top of the line specifications. It boasts a 5 inch full HD display powered by a 1.5 GHz octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor and 3 gigs of RAM. It comes pre-installed with Android Lollipop 5.02 and recently received an update to Lollipop 5.1 and has been promised an update to upcoming Android Marshmallow. but if are a lot more of an Android enthusiast or power user, you would like to take pleasure in a custom-made ROM on your device.
If you are not familiar with the term custom-made ROMs, let me clear things for you. custom-made ROMs are modified versions of the Android operating system based on the source code released by Google and/or device manufactures.
They tend to supply better user experience than a lot of of the stock ROMs. They also supply far a lot more customization options for your device and are a lot more battery friendly. custom-made ROMs have been around considering that the release of Android by Google, as Android is a open source platform developers have been messing with the Google’s source code considering that then.
WARNING: any damage to your phone, loss of data or any other problems faced by you while installing custom-made ROMs on your device are your responsibility. developer or the author of the post must not be held responsible.
With that being said do backup all your data while installing a custom-made ROM to your device. It’s better to be safe than regret afterward.
Prerequisites to install a custom-made ROM:
HTC One M9 Unlocked with htcdev.com
Custom recovery like TWRP installed on your device.
Read This: How to root and install TWRP on HTC One M9
How to install A custom-made ROM on Your HTC One M9
Follow the following steps to install a custom-made ROM on your HTC One M9:
Make sure your device is unlocked or have S-off
Download the ROM zip and copy the zip on your phone’s virtual SD card.
Power off your device and boot into custom-made recovery by holding power and volume down key.
Enter recovery and do a full wipe first.
Select install zip and search for the downloaded zip file.
Now confirm to install the zip and proceed with the steps that Aroma installer gives.
Reboot the device after finishing the installation.
Best custom-made ROMs for HTC One M9
As of now, only custom-made ROMs based on HTC’s stock ROM are available for HTC One M9. custom-made ROMs based on Google’s stock Android or CM sources are being developed but are not stable to use at the time of publishing this article.
Disclaimer: The list is in no particular order, all the ROMs are equally recommended. try out for yourself which one suits you best.
1. ViperOneM9
Developer: Team Venom
ViperOneM9 is a custom-made ROM based on the HTC’s stock ROM. with tons of customization options. It is based on Android Lollipop 5.1 with HTC’s sense UI over it. Venom Tweaks is the reason to install this ROM, Venom tweaks supply over 300 options to configure individually Venom Tweaks and all other customizing options in the ROM gives you the control of your device.
You decide how things work or look on your device. It is one of the most used ROMs for HTC One M9 with a lot of of them delighted with what they get in the ROM. check out the feature list of this ROM:
Features
Supports all variants
Venom Tweaks: includes status Bar, Navigation Bar, BlinkFeed Launcher, Lock screen display tweaks.
Aroma Installer: choose what must be included in the ROM.
Venom Pie
Venom Sidebar
Extended Navigation bar
Venom 3 Finger Gesturing
Enhanced Quick Settings
XDA Thread: LINK
2. Android revolution HD
Developer: mike1986
Android revolution HD is another ROM based on HTC’s stock ROM. This ROM is focused on supplying the best performance out of your device. With minor to no obvious visual changes, Android revolution HD developers focus on developing a stable powerful ROM which also gives you the best battery life. If you like the sense UI and want better performance for your device choose this ROM.
Features
RAM optimizations
System signatures check enabled for system safety and safety
Improved virtual memory management
Speed optimizations
Enabled GPU UI rendering
Data, cache and system partitions mounting tweaks
Bloatware applications removed
All applications updated to the current available
Improved CPU governors performance
OpenVPN support
XDA Thread: LINK
3. LeeDrOiD One M9
Developer: LeeDroid
LeeDroid One M9 by LeeDroid is another feature packed ROM for HTC One M9. LeeDroid has done great development in the past with HTC devices and his ROMs are quite popular among HTC device users. the current version of the ROM is based on HTC’s stock ROM with Android Lollipop 5.1. It is also one of the smoothest ROM for HTC One M9 with great performance and battery life. LeeDroid tweaks make this ROM fun to use and customize your device according to your needs. here are a lot more features that you get in thenull