So, I have a pretty cool announcement to make!
This rom started out as nothing more than me wanting a stock-based rom with all the bloat removed. I took a stock-deodexed rom from vtwinbmx and just experimented with removing different apps to see what happened (I had no idea what I was doing). I was happy that I had cleaned up the bloat from the rom, but I was still unsatisfied with the rom. I'm really into the stock look of android, as many of us are, so I started replacing app and system icons with google icons. Still unsatisfied, I started to photoshop the .png files inside apps that couldn't be replaced with aosp apps (due to my own technical limitations) to try and make the apps look more like aosp. I soon found myself chasing the dragon of rom development, but I hit a wall because modifying apps isn't always as easy as swapping out image files. I started to learn how to decompile and recompile apps so that I could modify the messaging app and system framework. I could probably spend a lot more time researching android development and doing more complicated modifications, but I decided to avoid that rabbit hole due to schoolwork and whatnot. I decided, instead, to focus on keeping the rom simple and without frills for the purpose of maintaining stability. Apparently quite a few people appreciated that philosophy and rather than flashing the rom and running off, many of you have reported bugs and have made valuable suggestions for improving the rom. I wouldn't have had the motivation to maintain Nexesque if it wasn't for everyone's feedback and the incessant prodding for rom updates *joke. Developing the Nexesque rom and maintaining this forum thread have been infinitely more enjoyable than I had imagined when I started and I'm glad you all have been here to test and help out. Ok, ok, that's enough of that...
As I didn't want to leave you all high and dry after my move to the Nexus 5, I mentioned that I would be more than welcoming to anyone who was willing to take over development of the Nexesque rom. I received a message from jp1044, who expressed interest in maintaining the rom after my departure. I am very grateful that someone stepped up to the plate and I hope that you will all welcome him as the new main developer for the Nexesque rom. He is the founder of Team LiteSpeed, who developed the FlyingJelly roms for the og razr, bionic, razr m, and razr hd. I am more than certain that he is an adequate replacement for me on the Nexesque rom and will probably add more to the rom than I ever could.
Please welcome your new leader, JP1044
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