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The general public part of the problem can be solved by offering an alternative Android-based distribution which can be installed by 'the general public' in a w
by Yetanfou 9y ago
The general public part of the problem can be solved by offering an alternative Android-based distribution which can be installed by 'the general public' in a way similar to that which they install updates to the stock OS. For some devices this process is already available, for others there is more work to be done.
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- majewsky 9y agoI have a certain amount of hope in that direction because of Project Treble.
- pjmlp 9y agoLeave all hope ye who enter. Project Treble[0] only enforces a certain level of hardware requirements. There are zero requirements for OEMs or carriers to actually push updates to their devices, and they are still allowed to customize their forks. [1] Also it requires consumers to buy a new device running Android O, hoping that the OEM will actually push updates, because even those getting an update from Android N to O won't have any guarantees of further updates. [0] - https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/treble https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/treble [1] - http://androidbackstage.blogspot.de/2017/08/episode-75-project-treble-for-hal-of-it.html http://androidbackstage.blogspot.de/2017/08/episode-75-proje...
- majewsky 9y agoI don't count on OEMs in any way. However, if my understanding is correct, Treble should make it far easier to install an aftermarket ROM on a Treble-compatible device. When I shop for my next phone, "Treble-compatible" will be the top requirement.
- pjmlp 9y agoAssuming the boot loader is unlocked.
- Yetanfou 9y agoThere are alternatives to unlocking the bootloader. My current device (a 2011 Motorola Defy) can not be unlocked yet still I'm running it with Android 4.4.4 on a custom kernel. The trick here was to subvert the update process, other ways exist to do the same.