How many people build their own ROMs? When I bought my Pixel I tried my hand at building my own ROM, but I kept stumbling and eventually gave up. Admittedly, I was running a newer version of Ubuntu than the one they suggested in the docs, but I didn't expect it would break everything. Am I right in guessing that using a VM would be the easiest path to success?<p>I've been a bit frustrated with android's sparse docs and unreliable build tool. Whenever I try searching for additional information, all I find are questionable tutorials and xda-developer threads. I don't have anything against the forum itself, but I find it a bit questionable to see so many people happily propagating and flashing random binaries. Is xda-developers still the main place to go when looking for help, or have any other communities started to overthrow them?<p>Now with 8.0 out, it seems like a good chance to retry building my own ROM. I'm thinking of forking CopperheadOS [0], and applying some minor patches on top. Is anyone here running their own ROM, or Copperhead in particular? I'd love to hear about your experience, along with any pros and cons. F-Droid seems to be capable of handling all of my requirements. My only big remaining concern would be with Project Fi; I'm uncertain if the service will work if Google Apps aren't installed.<p>[0] <a href="https://copperhead.co/android/" rel="nofollow">https://copperhead.co/android/</a>