20 Jul 2014 by Jiangyi
The Galaxy Nexus was, and some might argue still is, a venerable device. Launched by Google as the first phone to showcase Android 4.0, AKA Ice Cream Sandwich, it boasted a variety of new features that one would consider commonplace today, but was not previously available. This included a 720p HD display and a zero shutter lag camera. Unfortunately, Google decided that it was not worthy of the 4.4 KitKat treatment, and so official AOSP support for it was dropped with 4.3 Jellybean. However, the custom ROM community was not just going to take this lying down. Through some hard work by dedicated devs and community members, the Galaxy Nexus remains alive today.
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15 Jul 2014 by Jiangyi
In the custom ROM community, we find that developers focus mainly on high-end devices while the lower-end device often go ignored. Most of the time it is not because these devices are not capable enough to run custom firmware, but simply because there is a lack of interest. However, that is not the case with the Sony Xperia L. Codenamed "taoshan", the L has a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8230 with Adreno 305 graphics. Nightlies have been kicked off for this device as of today, thanks to the efforts by community member Olivier.
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05 Jun 2014 by Pulser
It's that time of the release cycle again - Google has released Android 4.4.3 to AOSP. Thanks to the tireless work of our own Xplodwild, Omni has now merged the changes to Android 4.4.3, and these will be rolling out in nightly builds for the 5th June. As I write this, builds are scheduled to start in around 20 minutes or so, and will appear at our download pages once they are completed. They will also be available through Omni's inbuilt delta OTA updater, as always.
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28 May 2014 by jerdog
Google Now has become a great tool for those who like to have information quickly at their fingertips. The ability to use your voice to search without having to type it out, much less think about it, is appealing to many. The list of commands you can either tell Google Now, or have automatically available via contextual analysis, continues to grow with each new release. That list of voice commands, however, is something already pre-determined by Google - and for some that just isn't good enough.
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11 Feb 2014 by jerdog
[Note: the below is adapted from a post on Google+ by one of Omni's Lead Developers, Andrew Dodd aka Entropy512.]
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In the custom ROM community, we find that developers focus mainly on high-end devices while the lower-end device often go ignored. Most of the time it is not because these devices are not capable enough to run custom firmware, but simply because there is a lack of interest. However, that is not the case with the Sony Xperia L. Codenamed "taoshan", the L has a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm 
[Note: the below is adapted from a