The great thing about Android, is that you can easily load on a new custom version of the OS, by way of flashing a custom ROM to your device. I know what some of you might be thinking.

Go to the Android Market on your phone and install ROM Manager. This excellent application handles backing up and restoring, as well as flashing new ROMs, all from an easy user interface.

Google's Android Flash Tool will let you flash AOSP onto your Pixel device from within your browser, making developers' lives that much easier.

Looking to flash Android 7.0 Nougat? This guide walks those new to the process through the steps.

But newer Android phones go the whole hog, supporting Flash Player, which has more features and plays more types of content than Flash Lite.

Can't wait for Android 11's public beta to release? Here's how you can flash Android 11 Developer Preview on your phone using the simple Android Flash Tool.

Veteran Android users, particularly those who stick to Nexus devices, are well aware of the fact that you can usually flash OTA updates manually once someone pulls a link to the actual update file ...