I have the XA1 Plus Dual-Sim and I am a little confused as to which ROM's are available to me, or if any at all are available... all the XA1 devices seem to have been dumped into the same sub forum and it appears they are all a little different.
Can someone point me to a clean ROM I can try on the G3426, I'm looking for a lineageos or AOSP type ROM, something to throw sony's BT stack in the garbage
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Can you tell me, if it is possible to make a ported rom with all features from Google Pixel? Afaik, our Xiaomi Mi5s (capricorn) has almost the same hardware inside.
Bump! From what I found- the only real hardware difference between Mi5s and Pixel is the lack of hardware buttons, and the fingerprint scanner (the first one is easily changable and the latter I could live without) so theoritically it should be possible to even just flash the Pixel rom on Xiaomi by just modyfying the device id to allow for the installation. At least that's how me- a noob sees it, if I'm wrong please correct me, and I hope that someone somewhere in the near future ports the Pixel rom to our cheaper alternative
I could just use a custom rom, but I don't want to sacrofice things like camera features and rom stability, not on this phone (my Mi3 served me well for 2 years with every stupid software thing I did to it, but gave up when faced the mother nature)
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I'm running LineageOS on my Xperia T, but it seems, that after 4 years, the device is defenetly ready for retirement. So I'm on the prowl again... (have some devices on the radar, like the Yotaphone or BQ Aquaris, but I do prefer to have a device "supported by the community" so I don't have to replace the device due to severe Softwarebugs that are not going to be fixed by the manufacturer anymore)
As one shouldn't ask on the lineage-site for "will you support xy"... Does anybody here know if there will be a "strategic alliance" (like 1+ had once) to supply phones with Lineage per default (eg. like BQ did with an Aquaris)?
As I know Lineage don't have an official phone yet, like it was for OnePlus One or Zuk Z1.
Maybe this thread can help you.
it did, yes...
tnx
I have a 5 years old mid-range smartphone Samsung Galaxy s4 mini(19192) few days back i flashed lineage os 15.1 on it, and lineage os 15.1 is based on Android 8.1 with January 5,2k18 security patch and on the other hand i have this Xperia z5 premium which is 2.5 years old but still no oreo roms are available for this...so if a mid-range old device can get oreo update and have tons of custom roms then why the developers aren't making rom for Xperia z5 premium?
sandipdhar said:
I have a 5 years old mid-range smartphone Samsung Galaxy s4 mini(19192) few days back i flashed lineage os 15.1 on it, and lineage os 15.1 is based on Android 8.1 with January 5,2k18 security patch and on the other hand i have this Xperia z5 premium which is 2.5 years old but still no oreo roms are available for this...so if a mid-range old device can get oreo update and have tons of custom roms then why the developers aren't making rom for Xperia z5 premium?
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Finally a question that I can help answer!!
There are several reasons why development for the Sony Z5 Premium is very very slow.
Samsung devices are FAR more popular on the market then Sony https://www.statista.com/statistics/271496/global-market-share-held-by-smartphone-vendors-since-4th-quarter-2009/. So it would make sense that since Samsung is more popular then there would be more development for that brand in general.
Limited development for Sony devices is partly because Sony isn't very helpful in releasing information needed to help our volunteer developers. Custom ROMs need the access to the device's kernel. A kernel is a piece of proprietary software developed by the phones manufacture that allows the operating system to talk to the hardware. Sony is not very helpful in releasing details about their device's kernels. This means our volunteer developers have to work 1000x harder to get limited functionality from the device. Samsung on the other hand is a little more generous with releasing their kernels for public development.
As an aspiring programmer, I respect that it takes a lot of SKILL and TIME to develop ROMs, root mechanisms, and any other work that is needed to bring a new feature to a cell phone. This is done by passionate volunteers who have lives besides making contributions to this community. If you're that interested and passionate in helping these developers then I recommend that you get actively involved in the development community.
I hope this helps. It's frustrating but this is the reality. Even more frustrating is that I just learned that my Z5P has a permanently locked bootloader. I won't be able to play with any of these custom ROMs
Hej, i was thinking of buying a used xperia Z1 compact, or a Z2 etc, an older Sony xperia.
I read some guides that explain you can install android 8 or even 9 on them, is this reliable? Obviously, a Z1 or Z2 or anything that old will be having an older android OS, limiting the phone to various apps and features.
By installing/modding a Z1 compact with android 9, would i get all the modern features that a 'modern' phone would have, that is equipped with Oreo or Pie?
Also, the Z1 compact can be rooted/modded to have 120fps/4k video recording already since 2014, will one get this functionality by installing android 8 or 9?
https://www.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-z1-and-z1-compact-get-4k-and-120-fps-video-recording/
Found the below guides for installing a newer android, but these guides seem not so great?
http://theupgradeguide.com/2019/10/...a-z1-compact-resurrection-remix-how-to-guide/
Those phones can be had rather cheap used, and i really like those phones. Have one with a shattered screen, but fixing that would be more costly then getting another one used.
Also, another question, a Z2 which screen doesnt respond sometimes to touch, is that generally a software or hardware problem?
Thanks alot for the input! :highfive:
Essentially this phone reached its 3rd years anniversary. It doesn't seems there's much ROM development going anymore.
I tried to look if the G5 and G5 Plus ROM are interchangeable. I can't find a concrete answer, but some threads suggested their hardware change render the ROM are not interchangeable due to different device driver.
Is it safe to say the Moto G5 Plus ROM development is finally coming to its end?
I do not think it will arrive yet, the problem is that the Moto G5 Plus is a phone stagnant in what is development in roms, Many communities and groups in Telegram have tried to achieve those that few have achieved, Install GSIs in the G5 Plus, If it ever succeeds, the safest thing is that the development of roms and GSIs will be as great as the beginning.
MFYL said:
Essentially this phone reached its 3rd years anniversary. It doesn't seems there's much ROM development going anymore.
I tried to look if the G5 and G5 Plus ROM are interchangeable. I can't find a concrete answer, but some threads suggested their hardware change render the ROM are not interchangeable due to different device driver.
Is it safe to say the Moto G5 Plus ROM development is finally coming to its end?
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