The Motorola Xoom is rapidly approaching its third birthday. And given its age, you would be forgiven for thinking that it is readily approaching time for retirement. However, thanks to innovations such as the recently covered
bigpart partition layout, the device still clings to life.
Now, the device has highly functional 4.4.2 KitKat-based OmniROM builds, courtesy of XDA Forum Member Schischu, along with some help from quite a few other developers mentioned in the thread’s OP. Currently, there are only a few very minor issues with selecting alternate keyboards and audio dock volume controls. However, these are relatively minor and don’t hinder every day usage too greatly.
The builds require your device to be repartitioned to
bigpart, if you haven’t already done so. After loading the special bigpart TWRP, installation is just like any other custom ROM.
To get started and breathe some new life into your Xoom, head over to the appropriate thread below:
Wingray (WiFi Only)Stingray (4G)Everest (3G)This means if you have a
WiFi-only tablet, a
3G model, or a
4G model, you can install a custom ROM based on the latest version of Android.
The XOOM’s hardware is starting to look a bit dated: It has a 10 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, an
NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. But if you already happen to have one lying around, it’s nice to know that it can handle the latest version of Android, complete with support for immersive apps, support for wireless printing and cloud storage, and
more.
