The T-Mobile myTouch 4G (MT4G) is one of the fastest Android SmartPhones available today, even over and above the T-Mobile G2 as far as the processor goes.  It’s one of the nicest phones I’ve owned, except for the T-Mobile customized version of Sense on the phone called mySense.  Don’t get me wrong, I really do like Sense, but I also love plain vanilla Android.  Each interface has its own advantages and disadvantages.

I’ve set out on a mission to find out what ROMs are available for the MT4G, present you with what I’ve found, and list the current options available to upgrade or customize your device to your way of working.  I’m not in any way testing all these ROMs.  I’m not going to see what is working and what is not as they are updated so frequently, it would be pointless.  What I am doing is making sure that each ROM is what it says it is and that it will boot and run on the MT4G.

I’m also not trying to tell you which ROM is best, as you all have your own requirements and preferences and as such will choose the ROM that best serves your needs.

I have included screen shots for all the ROMs to give you some idea as to how they look.  Many of them look the same as they are running different ports of the same base ROM.  I will attach a gallery at the bottom of the article with all the images for those of you who want to see the full resolution screen shots.

These are all the ROMs that I could find that are available today.  What I can tell you is that Enomther is working on a version of “TheOfficial” series as I’m writing this article and this is a ROM I am very much looking forward to. He does not have an ETA yet as he likes to make sure everything is working as close to 100% as possible before he makes his releases.

**As usual, we are not responsible for any damage that may be caused by testing any of these ROMs.  If you don’t know what you’re doing then don’t try this at home.

eViL D: (Follow on twitter)

One of the most active developers for the MT4G is eViL D, who has been constantly pushing out new updates to 3 ROMs that he has released.  The 3 ROMs he is actively working on are:

1. eViL’s Q&D MIUI Port
Current Version: 0.4.1 – Fluff You!
Last Update: 12/19/2010
Homepage:  XDA Forum

One of the most interesting ROMs he has at the moment is his port of the MIUI ROM.  For those of you who don’t know what MIUI is, it’s an amazing ROM that was put out for the Google Nexus One by a group in China with a completely custom UI.  Originally written for Chinese users only, the latest version have been completely translated to English.  This is one of the most ambitious ROMs ever created, but it works extremely well.  They took the best aspects of many other devices or OS’s and combined them into a single, very user friendly interface.  If you haven’t tried MIUI before, you should give it a try.  You may never go back to anything else.

2. eViL 4G-Z Official Port of Desire Z (1.72.466.4)
Current Version: 0.5
Last Update: 12/19/2010
Homepage:  XDA Forum

The HTC Desire Z is the generic version of the T-Mobile G2 available in Europe.  As with all HTC branded devices, it has HTC Sense as the interface, only this time it’s the HD version.

3. eViL 4G-HD Official Port of Desire HD (1.75.75.2)

Current Version: 0.1.2
Last Update: 12/19/2010
Homepage:  XDA Forum

The Desire HD is the large screen HTC device similar to the HD2.  It has HTC Sense HD as the interface.

TeamSilence (Follow on Twitter)

1. Iced glacier
Current Version: 1.1.2
Last Update: 12/9/2010
Homepage:  XDA Forum

Iced Glacier is the very first custom ROM released for the MT4G.  It’s pretty much the stock mySense with all the junky applications removed and heavily tweaked.  There is a themed and non-themed version for those of you who like to have a choice.  The screen shots below are from the non-themed version.

Zinx (Follow on Twitter)

1. CyanogenMod (NIGHTLY)
Current Version: beta
Last Update: 12/17/2010
Homepage:  XDA Forum

We all know and love CyanogenMod and it’s finally starting to appear for the MT4G.  We first had a very early pre-release from KMobs that just gave us a taster of what’s to come.  Then a couple of days ago the first real beta was released by Zinx in the XDA forums.  This build is not appearing in the nightlies folders on CyanogenMod.com so I’m guessing it’s still not officially supported.

Gr8Gorilla (Follow on Twitter)

Gr8Gorilla is known to me mainly for his excellent Kernels.  I was using his latest Kernel when I was testing CM6.1 and if fixed some issues and ran like a dream.

1. GorillaSens DHD-MT4G V2.0 FINAL
Current Version: 2.0
Last Update: 12/17/2010
Homepage:  XDA Forum

Another Desire HD ROM based of the latest Sense HD.

I hope this short guide helps you make a choice, or at least steers you in the right direction to find some of the available ROM options for the T-Mobile myTouch 4G.

Don’t forget to let us know which ROMs you’ve tried and the location of any ROMs we may have missed.