Samsung's Galaxy Gear may or may not be the world's most popular smartwatch, but it's definitely the most-hacked wrist wear. As Samsung touts its recent sales figures for the Galaxy Gear, hackers over at the XDA-Developers forum are hard at work releasing a custom ROM for the device.
Called Null, the Gear ROM includes the ability to add custom launchers and comes with the popular Nova Launcher installed. Null also extends the device's video recording limit to 60 seconds and adds Bluetooth tethering, which apparently allows you to browse the Web on the watch via your smartphone.
Screenshots from the Null ROM being crafted for the Galaxy Gear. (Click to enlarge.)
Web surfing may not be ideal on the Gear's 1.63-inch Super AMOLED, but that's hardly the point. This is all about extending the Gear's capabilities beyond any limitations Samsung imposes on the device.
Gear owners out their hoping to root their device should be warned that installing custom ROMs can be a dangerous game for anyone who doesn't know what they are doing. There's always the risk that you'll brick your device or end up with buggy software that doesn't work very well.
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