Best Marshmallow Custom ROMs for Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony, and Nexus Devices

Jan 19, 2016

Custom ROMs and larger, crisper screens were believed to be the two biggest reasons for users going for Android smartphones over others, like iOS-based offerings. With Apple having introduced larger screen sizes with iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6s Plus, the display quality is still lacking and more importantly, the OS remains closed unless painstakingly jailbroken. For those of our readers who cherish the possibilities of being able to customize their devices and enhance the overall performance (with a huge chance of things going the wrong way), we are putting together some of the best Android 6.0 and 6.0.1 Marshmallow based custom ROMs. Custom ROMs not only enable users to try out different tweaks and looks for their devices, but also offer the latest Android software earlier than the OEMs and carriers who are notorious for delaying Android updates.

While the Android 6 Marshmallow adoption rate doesn’t tell any surprising story as the operating system has always remained popular for slow growth. There are still hundreds of thousands of users trying out unofficial firmware being offered by developers. With Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow already released, it’s time to say hello to the Android 6 with a stable Marshmallow custom ROM designed for your Samsung, LG, HTC, and other Android devices.

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Top Marshmallow custom ROM choices for your devices:

The following list has been organized by devices and manufacturers, followed by another with links to official/download pages of the custom ROMs based on Marshmallow. Many of the custom ROMs are still in the development stage, and may affect some functionality of the OS. Please don’t try the custom firmware unless you are confident with the procedure and are aware of the downsides of flashing unofficial firmware.

Marshmallow ROMs for HTC:

update HTC One M8 to Android 6.0.1 Resurrection Remix Android 6

crDroid Android 6.0 for HTC One M7

Best Marshmallow custom ROM options for Samsung devices:

samsung android 6 best marshmallow custom rom

LG Android 6.0 Marshmallow ROMs:

Android 6.0 and 6.0.1 based custom ROMs for xusxus:

CyanogenMod for Nexus 5X

Marshmallow ROMs for Sony:

CM 13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for Xperia Z3

Android 6 Marshmallow custom ROMs – Misc:

Unofficial Beanstalk

beanstalk marshmallow custom rom

CM Based
Notification Bar Customization
Circle Battery
Lots of Beanstalk goodies

AICP

(Available for Galaxy S4 I9505, Note 3, Nexus 4 and other Android devices)

Dirty Unicorns

dirty unicorn marshmallow custom rom

A double tap to sleep and wake device
OmniSwitch floating toolbar
Disable immersive mode messages
Expanded power menu
Data flow indicators
Ad blocker
Quick Settings
Clock changes

(Available for Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, LG G4, LG G3, LG G2, HTC One M9, HTC One M8, Motorola Moto G (2014) and Moto X (2014))

Cataclysm:

Quick Torch
Immersive mode
Flash on notifications
Smart timeout
Smart Radio
AppOps
InCall blocker
Custom HeadsUp timeout
Quick Settings customisation
Navigation bar customisation
LED customisation
Advanced Reboot menu
Battery icon customisation
Battery saver scheduler

(Available for Nexus 5, Nexus 6 and other devices)

Chroma ROM

Nexus 4,5,6 Marshmallow custom ROM

Navigation bar customisation
Lock screen customisation
Status bar customisation
Volume rocker wake
Quick Unlock
Quick Settings customisation
Improved VoLTE reception
Double tap power button to launch camera

(Available for various Nexus devices)

Resurrection Remix

Dark Material Theme
Quick-Smart Pulldown
Buttons
Battery mods
Heads up
Lockscreen Shortcuts
ClockColor options
Statusbar clock customization + second + fonts
Network traffic monitor
Toast animations
Add changelog
Listview animations
Navigation bar dimensions
Add Weather display to status bar header
Quick unlock
Overall Speed up system
Amazing Battery Life
Brand new music and audio fx app from cyanogen
Included all cm 13 features

(Available for Galaxy S4 M919, Galaxy S4 I9505, Galaxy Note 3, HTC One M8, and various other devices)

As new ROMs are being developed and released, we will keep this list updated. With that said, don’t forget to share your own favorite custom ROMs with us too. This would enable us to customize and make this list better and more helpful for our readers. Happy flashing!