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I really wish there was a project that provided AOSP builds with no modifications apart from enabling root (which is just a configuration setting), without Play

by 4ad 12y ago

I really wish there was a project that provided AOSP builds with no modifications apart from enabling root (which is just a configuration setting), without Play and all the other proprietary stuff, and with the option of providing OTA updates. Basically I can compile AOSP myself, but I don't want to. I want OTA updates, I don't care about any "enhancements" Cyanogen added, and I'm happy with OSS apps in F-Droid instead of Play. Am I alone in this?

ptx 12y ago
Replicant, perhaps? http://www.replicant.us/ http://www.replicant.us/ But without the proprietary drivers, not much of the hardware will be functioning. No GPS, no 3D acceleration and no hardware video codecs.
- 4ad 12y ago
  I don't mind the proprietary drivers and firmwares. (Actually, I do, but I'm realistic and know that the completely open source phone won't happen ever, so I just accepted it.) What I'm after is stock AOSP (with binary blobs, if no other options exists), with root access, and without the proprietary Google apps (not because of their proprietary nature, but because they are of absolutely no use to me, I'm happy with the open source equivalents). Replicant tries to clone the proprietary bits, but that's not what I'm after. I'm only after convenience. As I said, I can compile AOSP, but I don't want to invest in this maintenance work at all. I just want a plain Android that can update itself. Basically the only thing I'm after is OTA updates to stock AOSP. I don't care about modifications, new features, or more free drivers. If such a project ever appears, I'll be the first to donate. I would even pay for a subscription to such a service.
  - 01Michael10 12y ago
    That is what CyanogenMod is... AOSP (+drivers) with a few tweaks/addons (that can be disabled), root, no Gapps, and gets OTA updates. There are some ROMs out there that are closer to AOSP but normally have limited phone support and no OTA updates. I doubt anyone would go to the trouble of creating a Android ROM for different phones and not tweak anything on it.
01Michael10 12y ago
AOSP doesn't include drivers so you meant to say stock Android builds.
- 4ad 12y ago
  I mean AOSP plus drivers, but without the proprietary apps like Google Chrome, Play, Maps, etc. The stock Android builds do include these apps (please correct me if I am wrong). But what I really am after is not some build of Android, but the service that enables OTA updates to this build of Android. I'd even pay for such a service.
  - 01Michael10 12y ago
    You are right, I misspoke... "Stock Android" includes the Gapps.

by 4ad 12y ago

ptx 12y ago

Replicant, perhaps? http://www.replicant.us/ http://www.replicant.us/ But without the proprietary drivers, not much of the hardware will be functioning. No GPS, no 3D acceleration and no hardware video codecs.

4ad 12y ago
I don't mind the proprietary drivers and firmwares. (Actually, I do, but I'm realistic and know that the completely open source phone won't happen ever, so I just accepted it.) What I'm after is stock AOSP (with binary blobs, if no other options exists), with root access, and without the proprietary Google apps (not because of their proprietary nature, but because they are of absolutely no use to me, I'm happy with the open source equivalents). Replicant tries to clone the proprietary bits, but that's not what I'm after. I'm only after convenience. As I said, I can compile AOSP, but I don't want to invest in this maintenance work at all. I just want a plain Android that can update itself. Basically the only thing I'm after is OTA updates to stock AOSP. I don't care about modifications, new features, or more free drivers. If such a project ever appears, I'll be the first to donate. I would even pay for a subscription to such a service.
- 01Michael10 12y ago
  That is what CyanogenMod is... AOSP (+drivers) with a few tweaks/addons (that can be disabled), root, no Gapps, and gets OTA updates. There are some ROMs out there that are closer to AOSP but normally have limited phone support and no OTA updates. I doubt anyone would go to the trouble of creating a Android ROM for different phones and not tweak anything on it.

01Michael10 12y ago

AOSP doesn't include drivers so you meant to say stock Android builds.

4ad 12y ago
I mean AOSP plus drivers, but without the proprietary apps like Google Chrome, Play, Maps, etc. The stock Android builds do include these apps (please correct me if I am wrong). But what I really am after is not some build of Android, but the service that enables OTA updates to this build of Android. I'd even pay for such a service.
- 01Michael10 12y ago
  You are right, I misspoke... "Stock Android" includes the Gapps.