knoppix14h ago

Google's latest AOSP changes will complicate custom ROM development for Pixel devices. 🔧

With Android 16, the absence of device trees and driver binaries means developers will face significant challenges. 📉

This shift to Cuttlefish as the reference platform could hinder projects like GrapheneOS and LineageOS, making development much more difficult.

https://www.androidpolice.com/googles-latest-aosp-move-spells-doom-for-pixel-custom-roms/

#AOSP #Google #Android #Android16 #Pixel #TechNews #GrapheneOS #LineageOS #AndroidDevelopment #OpenSource #TechCommunity

Google’s latest AOSP move spells doom for custom ROMs on Pixel phones

Google just made Pixel custom ROM development harder

Android Police
Show threadclawfulneutral23h ago
@benda probably worth double checking though: any #LineageOS aficionados know if Lineage uses an unmodified kernel from the device vendor, or what’s the story with that?
Harry1d ago

Custom ROMs are so over :( it feels like the end of an era.

(well, more like a dying cough after the amount of companies locking their bootloaders, not to mention play integrity & play services shit)

#android #grapheneos #lineageos

Kurt1d ago
#LineageOS is not dead (yet)
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-not-killing-aosp-3566882/
AOSP isn't dead, but Google just landed a huge blow to custom ROM developers

Google has confirmed it isn't discontinuing AOSP, but it's making a change that makes it harder for devs to build Android for Pixel phones.

Android Authority
Manuel  1d ago

Pixel esclusi da #AOSP: la community #Android è furiosa. Cosa sta succedendo davvero https://www.ilsoftware.it/pixel-esclusi-da-aosp-la-community-android-e-furiosa-cosa-sta-succedendo-davvero/

Altra bella notizia! #lineageos

Pixel esclusi da AOSP: la community Android è furiosa. Cosa sta succedendo davvero

Google ha avviato una ristrutturazione profonda del progetto Android: elementi fondamentali per lo sviluppo di ROM personalizzate non vengono più forniti, nemmeno per i Pixel. Sebbene AOSP resti formalmente attivo, diventa sempre più limitato e orientato verso il nuovo ambiente virtuale Cuttlefish.

ilsoftware.it
Show threadKevin Karhan 2d ago

@rootcompute @StarkRG propblem is your options vary based off the device and firmware support (as per SoC & Baseband in it!)…

https://mastodon.social/@rootcompute/114666534980099637

So basically you're forced to take what you can get.

  • As for @GrapheneOS they support very few devices (which is expected given their high demands!) so unless you have one of those you're most likely having only @LineageOS / #lineageOS and with some luck @e_mydata / #eOS...
/dev/urandom2d ago
i wonder: when are we gonna get #android 16 on #LineageOS...
Cora, agora com Extra Fofo3d ago

Okay internet freaky people, I have a Google Pixel 4a (Sunfish) device that's been sitting in a drawer pretty much since unboxing. I installed #grapheneos on it a month or so ago, but on first boot got a notification that the device is no longer supported. #calyxos is EOLing it in August, and their web installer doesn't support it now. #lineageos _does_ support it, but there is enough of a time investment in making it happen that I may as well consider more... outré setups.

Sooo, any recommendations? Doesn't need to be an Android variant, as long as it's #linux or #bsd under the hood and I can get a shell on it.

GateLinker3d ago

I always hesitated to install #lineageos on my unsupported #POCOM3 Pro smartphone.
But yesterday it finally happened.

Flashing a new #android image is cumbersome. I needed multiple attempts to finish all steps (unlocking, `fastboot`, `boot.img`, `adb sideload` and reset) and for pressing the right buttons at reboots.

But now I'm proud to see my device fully functional in a new UI.
The unofficial image for my phone works without problems, as far as I can see.

Thanks to all contributors! 🥰

Dennix4d ago

Ich habe ein neues* Handy und es ist wahnsinn wie schnell die ganzen Apps nun sind 🏎️ 💨

* neu = refurbished von ebay, schon was älter

#lineageos