Looking for a new Custom ROM to try? Then, you are in the right place. Here we have listed all the supported device which will receive official and unofficial Bootleggers ROM support. If your phone is supported, then simply follow our guide to install the Bootleggers ROM on your phone.

Before moving to the list of Bootleggers ROM Supported device, let us know about the Bootleggers ROM and their feature. We tested this ROM on our Redmi Note 5 which resulted to be the best battery friendly and Good performance. Let’s check out the features and have a closer look at the ROM.

What is Bootleggers ROM?

Bootleggers ROM is an aftermarket firmware based on Ground Zero Open Source Project (GZOSP) and brings the latest Android 8.1 Oreo. The ROM comes with many new features and customization. First of all, this ROM is based on Android 8.1 Oreo and it has all the features such as Picture in Picture Mode (PiP), Split Screen, Dot Notification, New UI, and many more. If we dive into settings, this ROM brings a couple of other features such as Auto Face Unlock (device unlocks after successful face detection, no need to swipe), and they have added a new Bootlegger dumpster menu which enables you to unleash more customization option on your device.

Features of Bootleggers ROM:

  • Statusbar Customization
  • Launcher Customization
  • Quick Settings
  • Navbar features
  • Lock screen
  • Power Menu
  • Power and Volume key swap
  • Recent Apps customization
  • Notifications and Other miscellaneous features

This ROM is prebuilt with Magisk root. you don’t have to flash or install any rooting apps to root your phone. If we talk about the UI, Bootleggers brings the latest Retro Music app for listening to music, MIX for exploring the storage, Via to browse the internet and ShishuWalls for downloading wallpapers among the collection of 1000s of walls.

Just like every other custom firmware, Bootleggers ROM also promises to deliver stable and smooth ROM which can easily customize and optimize even though if the device is a low range, mid-range or high-end smartphones and tablets. Along with stability and performance, the Bootleggers OS brings a lot of customization and feature to the Pure Android Experience.

Like we said, this ROM is based on Android 8.1 Oreo. Here is the quick recap of what’s on Android 8.1 Oreo.

What’s on Android 8.1 Oreo?

As you’d expect, Android 8.1 Oreo is the latest update of Android Oreo. It is an incremental update that builds out some of the new features found in the first version of Oreo, but there’s plenty worth checking out. This doesn’t mean Android 8.1 doesn’t include the new feature because it does. Here are all the features of Android Oreo [8.0/8.1]

Features of Android Oreo:

  • Notifications Channels (8.0)
  • Picture In A Picture (8.0)
  • Multi-Display Support (8.0)
  • Keyboard Navigation (8.0)
  • Background Limits (8.0)
  • New Wi-Fi Features (8.0)
  • Better Icons (8.0)
  • Autofill (8.0)
  • Cheeseburger Emoji (8.1)
  • Neural Networks API (8.1)
  • Pixel Visual Core co-processing technology to third-party developers (8.1)
  • and many more

List of Supported Devices to get the Bootleggers ROM

How to install the Bootleggers ROM on any supported device:

Well, to install custom ROM, you must first unlock the bootloader on your device and install the latest custom recovery called TWRP. If you do have a TWRP Recovery and facing any trouble to install, then please make sure to install the latest image of TWRP version.

The installation process is simple to follow.

Pre-Requisite:

  • Charge your phone up to 80% or 70%.
  • Take Full Backup before flashing this on your phone: (You can try any backup method given below)
  • How to Backup Your Android Phone Without ROOT
  • How to Backup Complete Stock or Custom ROM using TWRP recovery
  • Backup Your Android Apps and Data with Titanium Backup
  • How to Backup Your Android Phone Directly to PC with TWRP!!
  • How to Backup Your Data on Android device
  • Download all the Zip files from below and Place it in your phone’s SD card or root of Internal storage.

Instructions to Install:

  • Unlock your phone and install TWRP Recovery!
  • Download the below Bootleggers ROM Oreo for your device.
  • Now boot into TWRP Recovery, Here is the method to boot into Recovery.
  • Before installing Wipe System Data on TWRP Recovery (DO NOT WIPE INTERNAL STORAGE)

Guide to Flash Custom ROM using TWRP Recovery

Guide to Root any Custom ROM

If you don’t want SuperSU rooting guide, then you can try Magisk on your phone.

Guide to Install Latest Magisk Root

[su_note note_color=”#fffde3″]Note: If you already installed SuperSU, then make sure to follow our guide on How to Switch from SuperSU to Magisk. This guide will help you to easily revert the rooting and pass SafetyNet check[/su_note]

Upcoming Device List to Support Bootleggers ROM:

I hope this guide was helpful to install Bootleggers ROM Oreo OS 8.1 Custom ROM on your phone.