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hi guys when i get my phone i will perform a back up .
then is it best to install/flash a custom rom for the phone, or just root it and remove spyware. has the custom rom removed the spyware already ? thanks people..
also to instal/ flash a custom rom does the original need to be removed first or are you just over writing it.?

thanks again

My opinion is to leave the current ROM on the phone unless there's some substantial problem that's fixed by a custom ROM.

As to whether junk apps are removed, you'll have to look in the description of the ROM, but normally yes they will remove the junk. Problem is, often they add their own "junk apps"

Also, I'm not sure what phone you have, but generally if buying a main brand China phone there's little to worry about with junk/spy apps. They have gotten a lot better over the years about including this crap on the phones.