You don't need a "root" to get a custom ROM (or any build for that matter) on a Nexus 4. You just have to switch the device to unlocked http://source.android.c

You don't need a "root" to get a custom ROM (or any build for that matter) on a Nexus 4. You just have to switch the device to unlocked http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html#unlocking-the-bootloader http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html#unloc... Unfortunately non-google-sold devices don't have this capability as standard yet, but the Nexus 4 is good to go.