<s>
XDA	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
software	O
development	O
community	O
launched	O
on	O
20	O
December	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
discussion	O
primarily	O
revolves	O
around	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
members	O
also	O
talk	O
about	O
many	O
other	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
mobile	O
development	O
topics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
hacks	O
,	O
rooting	B-Application
methods	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
phone	O
and	O
tablet	O
specific	O
tweaks	O
originate	O
from	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
XDA	O
Forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XDA	O
also	O
hosts	O
the	O
XDA	O
Portal	O
—	O
a	O
source	O
for	O
tech	O
news	O
,	O
product	O
reviews	O
,	O
guides	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
—	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
XDA	O
Labs	O
(	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
and	O
repository	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
third-party	O
application	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XDA-Developers.com	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Dutch	O
company	O
NAH6	O
Crypto	O
Products	O
BV	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
December	O
20th	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
was	O
bought	O
by	O
the	O
US	O
based	O
company	O
JB	O
Online	O
Media	O
,	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
is	O
originally	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
O2	B-Operating_System
XDA	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
(	O
PDA	B-Application
)	O
with	O
extra	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2013	O
layout	O
distinctively	O
indicated	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
active	O
and	O
total	O
registered	O
users	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
right	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2015	O
layout	O
supported	O
responsive	B-General_Concept
web	I-General_Concept
design	I-General_Concept
and	O
was	O
available	O
with	O
a	O
dark-on-light	B-General_Concept
color	I-General_Concept
scheme	I-General_Concept
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
transitioned	O
from	O
vBulletin	B-Protocol
to	O
XenForo	B-Protocol
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
major	O
layout	O
redesign	O
,	O
named	O
XDA	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
asked	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
to	O
remove	O
all	O
ROMs	O
created	O
by	O
OEMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
a	O
petition	O
was	O
raised	O
and	O
signed	O
by	O
over	O
10,000	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
Asia	O
suggested	O
that	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
offers	O
potential	O
solutions	O
to	O
problems	O
with	O
many	O
Android-based	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
mobile	O
phone	O
reviews	O
,	O
testers	O
at	O
CNET	O
preferred	O
using	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
 '	O
ROMs	O
when	O
carrying	O
out	O
detailed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
