If there is anyone who is going to find a leaked version of Android online, it’s going to be some of the best third-party developers out there for the Linux kernel that is in existence. That’s why it’s no surprise that we often see custom ROMs become available that are ahead of the official released we get from our smartphone and tablet manufacturers and phone carrier networks.
It’s no secret that one of the most popular reason why one would want to update to a custom ROM is to start using a later version of Android. Everyone owning the HTC One M7 as we head into the middle stages of 2016 will know what I mean. Our smartphones and not supported anywhere near as long as some other technology we have in our homes like a computer. Bill Gates and company can support our desktops for more than a decade. However, when it comes to our smartphone which cost around about the same money for the high-end select few, they only get supported for a few years at best. Anyone without enough money to upgrade will then need to look the way of a custom ROM for help.
Here is a list of the best custom ROMs for the HTC One M7 smartphone for Sprint subscribers:
Unofficial CM 13.0 ROM:
The CyanogenMod 13 custom ROM is the best deal for your Sprint HTC One because CM 13 is based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which is the latest Android version by Google. Google added the prototype of multi-window feature which you can enable and run two apps side by side on the same display. For now, this is just a prototype, so you have to enable it from the developers menu. Although it is unofficial, it will give you the same CM features and experience.
Features: Android 6.0 Marshmallow based, multi-window can be enabled from developer settings, custom dpi, enable / disable nav bar, navbar ring targets, nav bar dimension, status bar customization, and a SuperUser indicator switch. Additionally, you get a carrier label, quick pull down switch, clock customization, clock color, day and date toggle, network traffic indicator, battery % text, battery bar customization.
Download: Unofficial CM 13.0 ROM
Unofficial CM 11 ROM
The CyanogenMod 11 ROM is based on Android 4.4 KitKat, which is one version of the material designed Android 5.0 Lollipop. Still this custom ROM has lots of customization options because this build is not official version so it will have all the features from the official build and added some more customized features in it. With the CM theme engine, you can theme the whole interface of the custom ROM in one click.
Features: based on Android 4.4 Kitkat, CM theme engine, animations customization, toast animations, list view animations, system animations, gesture anywhere, gesture lock screen, clear all tasks switch, calendar events, and weather panel customization. In addition to those, you get a clear all button alignment (left bottom, right bottom, top right and top left), lock screen shortcuts, quick settings customization.
Download: Unofficial CM 11 ROM
Slim Bean ROM:
The Slim Bean custom ROM is a slim custom ROM build based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, some mods are added to make this custom ROM works faster and looks good. Well this custom ROM is a slim build, so it does not contain apps or bloatware, which are not needed for the basic functionality of the smartphone. The Slim build custom ROMs are made so slim that it can use little RAM and storage for faster custom ROM experience.
Features: Android 4.4 KitKat based, the real dark slim, notification drawer shortcuts, full hardware key rebinding, keyboard rotation, slim center, slim recents, slimPIE, slim dialer, privacy guard, shake events, and a notification reminder. Likewise, you get a notification drawer and lock screen shortcuts, custom quick-setting tiles, brightness slider, RAM bar on recent apps, the search bar in recents screen.
Download: Slim Bean ROM
Dirty Unicorns 4.4.2 ROM:
The Dirty Unicorn custom ROM is based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat and contains tons of user interface customization features. The Dirty Unicorn custom ROM contain some tweaks that no other custom ROM or Android OS version have like navbar shortcuts, Dirty Unicorn dark theme, and Facebook sync hack.
Features: Android 4.4.2 KitKat based, option to disable FC notifications, ad-free toggle, Facebook sync hack, immersive mode, customizable quick settings, TRDS, nav bar options, halo, multi-window mode, halo size changer, app ops access in settings, status bar clock options, build.prop tweaks, list view animations, and hardware key rebinding. Moreover, you get custom system animations, toast animations, custom busy dialog, button light notification, lock screen notifications, driving mode, system app remover, wave lock options, DU download center, identicons, suspend actions.
Download: Dirty Unicorns 4.4.2 ROM
TeamEOS – The Revival ROM:
TeamEOS is a developer team on XDA developers responsible for lots of popular custom ROMs on the internet. The signature custom ROM from TeamEOS is Tesla ROM but for Sprint HTC One TeamEOS have developed a new custom ROM called the Revival ROM, it is based on Android 4.4 KitKat with some EOS user interface and performance tweaks.
Features: Android 4.4.4 KitKat based, NX 2.0 gesture navigation interface, EOS weather engine, custom toggles tiles with brightness and volume seek bar, soft key long press actions, and an advanced power menu with reboot options. Furthermore, you get clock mods, network indicator, T-Mobile theme engine, force navigation bar, battery indicator mode, and volume keys switch depending on rotation, default volume control stream and much more performance and UI tweaks.
Download: TeamEOS – The Revival ROM
Paranoid Android 3.97:
The Paranoid Android team is presently working on making a PA custom ROM build based on Android 5.0 Lollipop but for now, you all have to adjust with Android 4.4 KitKat if you want PA custom ROM on your phone. With lots of features, you can easily customize your phone in your way.
Features: Android 4.4 KitKat based, battery light, gesture lock screen, SeLinux switch, whole bunch of fixes from stock ROM, clear all button, task manager in status bar, and notification drawer settings. You also get the quick and smart pull down, smart mute, flip phone to mute incoming call, notification count enable / disable.
Download: Paranoid Android 3.97 ROM