
Android Isn't Fun Anymore
When the Android mobile operating system was released in 2008, it was surrounded by a wonderfully weird world of modders, hackers, and developers. Now it’s stale monolith that’s alienating the community that made it great.

One of the best things about Android, the world’s most popular operating system for mobile devices, has always been its customizability. For the truly adventurous, that’s often meant …
I’m no Android developer, but since I bought my first Android device, a Motorola Atrix 4G, I’ve always enjoyed customizing my phones and tablets with aftermarket ROMs, kernels, and themes. …