When Vsenn announced they were working on a modular smartphone platform to compete with Google’s Project Ara, more than a few eyebrows were raised that a start-up would want to take on Google, especially in a brand new market. To help set itself apart from its much larger competitor, Vsenn has announced plans for an Approved ROM Partner (ARP) program. The ARP is intended to give customers the flexibility to flash a new ROM onto their device while still maintaining their warranty and factory support for their device. Along with the announcement of this new program Vsenn also announced that Paranoid Android would be the first ROM approved for use.
Vsenn says ROMs approved as part of the ARP program will still have access to proprietary functions like a noise reduction algorithm that Vsenn is working on. Those features can be combined with the benefits of the custom ROMs. In the case of Paranoid Android, that includes features like Pie controls, the Hover function for notifications, an Immersive mode that lets users hide the system bars, Peek which flashes up notifications briefly on the lockscreen, and Dynamic System Bars that bring some advanced features to the status and nav bars.
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