How to Create Your Own Customized Version of Android with Xposed
Traditionally, if you want to really customize your Android experience, you have to root your phone and flash a new ROM—essentially a whole new version of Android—that has the features you want. If you don't want to go that far, or you only want to tweak specific parts of Android, you have another option: It's called the Xposed framework, and you can use it to customize your phone from top to bottom, all without flashing a new ROM.
Getting Started: What the Xposed Framework Is, and What You'll Need
The Xposed Framework is a series of modules that allow you to control different aspects of your Android phone, all the way down to the system level. Instead of just installing apps to get features you want, or flashing a ROM, Xposed's modules give you the power to customize your phone—and the apps you have installed—in a bunch of small ways. You can make ROM-style changes (like changing the font size and style, customizing the lock screen or launcher, modifying system text, and so on) without actually having to install a whole new ROM to get them.
Imagine it: You can run stock Android, and then craft the perfect OS for you using the Xposed Framework and its modules. That way you get all of the great parts of your favorite ROM without the bloat or other rolled-in apps you don't want. Ready? Here's what you'll need:
The latest version of the Xposed Framework
A rooted Android phone running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later (although there is an experimental build for Gingerbread)
That's all, you'll need. Of course, you'll also need some Xposed modules once you have the framework installed, but we'll get to those a little later.
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