Google and OEMs gradually kept adding mechanisms that discouraged ROM tampering by locking features, etc.
Many apps nowadays refuse to run on phones that aren't using authentic OEM software. With every new version, the tradeoff kept getting steeper for rooting or customizing Android phones. Also, Android has huge fragmentation with a large diversity of devices one has to cater to if someone wants to release a customized ROM.
Many apps nowadays refuse to run on phones that aren't using authentic OEM software. With every new version, the tradeoff kept getting steeper for rooting or customizing Android phones. Also, Android has huge fragmentation with a large diversity of devices one has to cater to if someone wants to release a customized ROM.