XDA (website)
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XDA (formerly known as XDA Developers) is a mobile software development community launched on 20 December 2002.[1][2] Although discussion primarily revolves around Android, members also talk about many other operating systems and mobile development topics.
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Available in | English |
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Owner | Valnet Inc., Canada Peter Poelman (founder) |
URL | xda-developers |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Free, required to participate |
Launched | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) |
Many software and hardware hacks, rooting methods, custom ROMs,[3] and other phone and tablet specific tweaks originate from the members of the XDA Forum.
XDA also hosts the XDA Portal — a source for tech news, product reviews, guides, and features — as well as XDA Labs (shut down in 2020), an Android app and repository that acts as a third-party application provider. They were launched in 2010[4] and 2016,[5] respectively.
Montreal based Valnet Inc. acquired XDA along with four other websites, Pocketnow, AppAdvice, BackyardBoss and Hook&Bullet from Busy Pixel Media in February 2022.[citation needed]
XDA with 11 million members, is listed as the largest Mobile Development forum based website by Feedspot in 2023 and among the top 70 technology forums to follow.[6]