Crossbones ROM for the Nexus S 4G

The Nexus S series of Android phones have been out for well over a year now. Being that Android is heavily customizable, I had a feeling that this phone's life was just beginning. If you don't have a Nexus S 4G Phone, or don't care about what a ROM is, this post probably won't be of interest to you. I would like to write about my experience with the Crossbones ROM for the Nexus S 4G.

I have tried every Nexus S ROM currently available on the XDA Developers website. I've tried both Android Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich ROMS. I look for three main things in every ROM: Stability, Speed, and Battery Life. I must have all three of these things, or it's junk to me.

I have been using Crossbones ICS ROM since before Christmas Day and have not experienced a single crash! The stock Gingerbread (factory install) on my new Nexus S 4G had crashes, sub-par battery life, and, well, the speed didn't really have any problems. This Nexus S 4G did not have speed problems though because it is a 1Ghz Smartphone, running only Gingerbread. Even the lowest-spec phones can run Gingerbread.

If you read about or are somewhat conscious in the mobile phone world, you may have heard of Google's latest phone, the Galaxy Nexus. This phone is a beautiful Google phone that was the "first" to run the latest ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS. Well, I'm thankful for hackers and the open source movement, because now it's running on the year-old Nexus S and Nexus S 4Gs (and many phones to follow).

Here are a few screenshots of my Nexus S 4G running Crossbones ROM.

If you have a Nexus S 4G and I have grabbed your interest, head on over to the Crossbones thread at the XDA Dev website now. From my experience, they're very responsive in answering questions one may have regarding the ROM. I must say the logo for the ROM is also pretty snazzy!