Why is custom ROM scene split into creating so many variations of the same thing?

tl;dr: there's a lot of ROMs built on the same version of Android with the same set of features, why?

Android has many flavors, as pretty much every producent having its own. Yet most of the scene is focused on creating AOSP builds. For my current Redmi Note 7 there is a dozen, with very little differences like few extra customization options, reordered settings for those and a different kernel.
Bigger, more known ROMs are focused around certain ideas, like LineageOS oriented on Google-less, pr...

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Wireless charging is finally beginning to live up to the hype
https://www.androidauthority.com/wireless-charging-hype-1032258/

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With no wrong answers, what are your personal top 3 phones in terms of looks?

For me personally:

3. Pixel 2 XL (Reverse) Panda - if someone asked me to picture a modern phone in my head, without thinking, the design would look a lot like it, it just looks like a phone and the symmetrical bezels, dual speakers and even camera position and size seem just right. Combine that with the gorgeous mix of colours and the contours of the frame and back, it was certainly a looker of a phone


2. Meizu 16S - even with the war on bezels, this phone somehow manages to keep them there ...

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Soli/motion sense is coming to Australia
https://ausdroid.net/2019/09/30/acma-enabled-the-soli-frequency-at-googles-request-motion-sense-is-heading-to-australia/

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Paranoid Android, “Quartz new, pussycat?”
https://blog.paranoidandroid.co/#/post/2019/2019-09-30-pa-quartz-alpha

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Benchmarks and CPU performance are far more relevant on mid-range phones over flagships, in my opinion.

When you're on the market for a mid-range phone, you would want decent performance out of it for at least two, maybe three, four, five years. All flagships meet this criteria nicely, so in my opinion a much more interesting showdown is on the mid-range. I would care much more about a Snapdragon 675 vs a Helio P70, P90 or something over the 855+ vs Kirin 990. Personally I really like the Mate 30 Pro despite being overshadowed by the future 865. What do you guys think?...

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Moronic Monday (Sep 30 2019) - Your weekly questions thread!

Note 1. Join us at /r/MoronicMondayAndroid, a sub serving as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our Discord, IRC, and Telegram chat-rooms! [Please see our wiki for instructions.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/wiki/index#wiki_.2Fr.2Fandroid_chat_rooms)...

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First Look at Android 10's Live Caption feature from the Google Pixel 4
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-10-live-caption-google-pixel-4/

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Meizu 17 Rendering Leaked Showing Hyperbolic Sc
https://www.gizchina.com/2019/09/28/meizu-17-rendering-leaked-showing-hyperbolic-screen-and-more/

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Just ordered a replacement for my first smartphone. How often do you change phones?

Couple years ago I got a job where I needed a smartphone with gps and whatsapp. Against my will I then purchased my first smartphone.

At first it seemed like a gadget, but became part of my life. Bank transactions, instant communication with my work team, gps for driving around town (and remembering later where I was each day), redditing on my slack hours, spotify when I'm on the gym, chilling in bed (using bluetooth to my home sound system). How did I ever live without this?

I think I even g...

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(Opinion) Android Customisation is what keeps me invested.

I've been on the Android platform since my HTC Desire many years back.

Although I've always been impressed by the sickness of Apple experience, the restrictions imposed by that particular walled garden has meant I've never been tempted.

For me, Android's strength has always been the continuing facility for near infinite tweaking, from the common elements like widgets and live wallpapers, to things like Substratum, Tasker, Xposed etc.

This freedom allows for those of us who can't resist a sett...

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Latest GravityBox update now supports Android 10
https://www.xda-developers.com/gravitybox-xposed-android-customization-tool-android-10/

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Unofficial Citra port brings Nintendo 3DS emulation to Android phones
https://www.xda-developers.com/nintendo-3ds-emulator-android-unofficial-citra-port/

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What phone feature was hyped up by this subreddit on announcement only to be seen now as a gimmick?

It's often hard to gauge how a new feature will actually be adopted in real-life applications.

Every phone maker has some new interesting feature that is used in marketing to differentiate themselves from the pack but the long term usefulness is often questionable. I think we'd like to imagine that we are more informed than the average consumer but I don't think this is necessarily true.

Is there any example of this that you have noticed??

Edit: features are not limited to hardware, if you...

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[AnandTech] The ASUS ROG Phone II Review: Mobile Gaming First, Phone Second
https://www.anandtech.com/show/14915/the-asus-rog-phone-ii-review/

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Here's everything we know Motion Sense on Pixel 4 can do - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2019/09/30/everything-pixel-4-motion-sense-can-do/

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Google to launch ‘Personal Safety’ app w/ car crash detection for Pixel phones
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-car-crash-detection/

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'Wonder why it is possible for the new Huawei devices to install a "random" 3rd party app and gain Google Play Service with a single tap? I dug deeper and found something... let's say "interesting". Expect more details coming soon. Bottom line: DO NOT BUY AND USE HUAWEI DEVICES' -@topjohnwu
https://twitter.com/topjohnwu/status/1178848902755127296?s=19

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New update for messages app beta!

Just received an update for message beta and they have finally changed the theme to follow the system theme!...

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New Nvidia Shield TV passes through Bluetooth SIG - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2019/09/30/nvidia-shield-tv-dongle-bluetooth-certification-android-pie/

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Photo Frames showing up on Google Photos app

I just had the option for Photo Frames show up in the side [menu.](https://i.imgur.com/VlykDMV.jpg)...

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