I am going to buy a new phone, and I was wondering which phone would be the best to buy assuming I wanted to build and install the latest android version on a continual basis?
samsung galaxy s6 is powerfull but it runs android 5.1.1 (latest is 6.0 but android 6 for s6 is in development)
YileKu said:
I am going to buy a new phone, and I was wondering which phone would be the best to buy assuming I wanted to build and install the latest android version on a continual basis?
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go for one plus two or any nexcus seriz ph. ...[emoji106]
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The best hands down for that is the nexus. No other device can keep up with the updates. Nor are any other devices supported as well as the nexus line for continual updates from google and AOSP.
The worst you can get is samsung or any device based out of China.
Must have not heard of the never dying HTC HD2. Old but still holds on
Sony phones have also get a lot of updates,Sony Z & Z1 have received Android 5.1.1 from the old 4.2 and also I like their design
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[or, is there any budget device which is more future-proof?]
So, I recently sold my ZTE Blade to buy a (used) Motorola Milestone and payed something like 50 euros more than the price I sold the Blade for.
I got, though, quite disappointed by the phone's performance. RAM was full even when no real-world applications were running. The phone lagged and I thought this was an issue with the default ROM, so I flashed an aftermarket ROM. I still stood no chance. Performance was horrible and when I found that the bootloader is locked down I was even more disappointed. It seemed like a waste of money to me.
The bootloader being locked down is a bad thing. It also means that the phone can't have any future. At all. Also, all the drivers are closed source and can't really be applied to custom ROMs. It means it won't have any version above 2.3.7 too.
So, no ICS for me. I was really expecting it. What really dragged me down afterwards was that everyone said the phone is OLD. OLD? Can you believe it? I had just bought it and it was old? I think this is the worst buy I've ever made.
After all now, I'm quickly looking to replace my Milestone with a future-proof phone. When I say future-proof I really mean it. So, in my head future-proof means:
- ability to run Android 4 and even Android 5 when it gets released
- unlocked bootloader
- available kernels; last version of Linux would be appreciated
- good enough CPU and GPU
- much available RAM
After looking at the forums all I can say is that Galaxy S has the following:
- unlocked bootloader
- available Linux 3.0 kernel
- running Android 4
- 1GHz CPU
- no more Samsung support (no stock ICS)
And that's all I really know. I'd be genuinely interested on what you believe about the future of the phone and if it will be worth buying.
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No phone at all is future proof.
No one can tell you if any current phone will run, android 5. No one even knows what that is yet, or what power would be required to run it.
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No phone at all is future proof.
No one can tell you if any current phone will run, android 5. No one even knows what that is yet, or what power would be required to run it.
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You're right.
You understand here, though, that I'm not serious about Android 5, I'm just asking if it has the potential to run any newer software that what we might consider now.
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Anything that's out now SHOULD run, but without an official or leaked ics rom from Samsung, you're just hoping ported ics roms are ported correctly.
But at this point, without official drivers for ics for the i9000, it's hard to give a concrete answer. At least, until the Nexus S rom is officially available and given the i9000 love from developers. Seeing as it's the closest thing to the sgs.
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I have an AWESOME 2011 Japanese Sharp SH7218u flip-phone which runs Android Gingerbread and cannot be updated to any new version of Android.
I love my modern smart phones but this old flip phone is my favorite gadget I've ever owned. but I hate Gingerbread. I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to install Firefox OS it would be perfect for devices like this phone that are still awesome phones but too old to be upgraded to the latest and greatest verson. but being that it is not a very popular phone in the West I doubt it will ever make it onto any specific list. What are my options? The phone is rooted and has a custom rom on it will it can I install it or do I need a specific build of FFOS?
Thanks a lot!
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I have an AWESOME 2011 Japanese Sharp SH7218u flip-phone which runs Android Gingerbread and cannot be updated to any new version of Android.
I love my modern smart phones but this old flip phone is my favorite gadget I've ever owned. but I hate Gingerbread. I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to install Firefox OS it would be perfect for devices like this phone that are still awesome phones but too old to be upgraded to the latest and greatest verson. but being that it is not a very popular phone in the West I doubt it will ever make it onto any specific list. What are my options? The phone is rooted and has a custom rom on it will it can I install it or do I need a specific build of FFOS?
Thanks a lot!
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Firefox OS first release is on ICS. JB support is in progress right now.
I wrote a blog post a while back on the all the ports to older phones I found on these forums:
https:// ... autonome.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/firefox-os-devices-and-dark-matter/
(still waiting to be un-moderated so i can post URLs!)
The Note 8.0 is an old device, but it is irreplaceable to me (excluding $1200+ tablets/laptops). I updated it to AOSP KitKat last year, but it was unusable.
Wouldn't Android 8.1 and Go make it feel like new again? Go was made for even less powerful devices than it.
Just had a random thought I had.
This would be awesome.
The note is a really good niche device, but I think there's finally a good replacement in the form of an iPad Pro + Apple Pencil for about $500.
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The Note 8.0 is an old device, but it is irreplaceable to me (excluding $1200+ tablets/laptops). I updated it to AOSP KitKat last year, but it was unusable.
Wouldn't Android 8.1 and Go make it feel like new again? Go was made for even less powerful devices than it.
Just had a random thought I had.
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Major downgrade in my opinion. Tried custom firmwares, and found stock is best. Just customised my stock to be better for user experience, and am happy with things working 100% as if out of the box.
yes i hope so...Android oreo go is awesome...new OS with minimum requirement...i think for now it's still hard to develop...
Hey All,
Looking at picking up one of these phones certified refurbished from Amazon for about $170. I'm wondering what version of Android I can expect OR get automatically updated to when I set the phone up?
I really want (need) some of the features in Nougat, but want to make sure it'll get there without me having to relive my youth as a rom chasing nerd (which I loved but am too old to do these days lol).
Any other advice around this phone (or other similar "cheap" deals) people have will be appreciated.
Thanks much!
I wouldn't recommend getting a 6P due to the infamous bootloop issue caused by the Snapdragon 810 processor and the early shutdown issue caused by the battery. Also, it only has about 5 months of support from Google left. After that there will be no more security patches, official updates to Android 9.0, etc.
To answer your question: the 6P will probably come with Marshmallow or Nougat and is upgradable to Oreo.
I'd recommend getting a Google Pixel or Pixel XL. It will come with a least Nougat and is upgradable to Oreo. If you MUST have a Nexus device, the refurbished Nexus 6 my dad got from Amazon recently is pretty good. It came with Nougat installed, but that's the newest version of Android officially available for it.
Thanks for the tips man, I appreciate the advice!
So I have an old Note 4, the SM-N910T. It's worked great for years, but after recent updates it just keeps getting worse and worse. It constantly errors out, telling me System UI is not responding. It loses GPS every time I try to use google maps for directions. And several times a week (if not a day) I'll get the x over my bars and can't even make phone calls with it.
I thought about just resetting it to see if that would help. But if I'm going to do that I thought I might as well try a whole upgrade to whatever the best is currently out there for it. I currently use Cricket as my carrier.
Any advice?
Ps. recently things like my Bank App (USAA) stopped working for my phone. The current version is no longer supported. Would the roms out there let me use it again?
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Ps. recently things like my Bank App (USAA) stopped working for my phone. The current version is no longer supported. Would the roms out there let me use it again?
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Would grabbing the official APK file from an APK mirror make a diff? I am on Android Pie, Rusurrection Rom. It's amazing. There is a battery glitch tho that can be addressed while charging it to 100 percent in recovery. After that it appears to go away.
Why not go with a Pocophone F1 or the Redmi Note 7? Both of them are "flagship killers" and both of them are able to use the Gcam mod which greatly improves on the stock cam in every regard. Simply amazing to be honest.
I'm not that familiar with what my options are. I'd like to keep using the Note 4 that I have. I just don't know if there are packages out there that would work better then the default stuff that is one it now. It seems like the latest updates really made it run like crap.
I think I'm on Android 6 Marshmallow right now. Is there a way to get a newer Android version on my phone, perhaps one that runs better then what it came with?
why not root and flash the last rom marshmallow 6.0.1, and see if your problems go away.
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why not root and flash the last rom marshmallow 6.0.1, and see if your problems go away.
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I could do that I guess. I was just wondering what the best rom out there for my phone is? What do people recommend. I guess I was under the impression that there were more options now. The standard T-Mobile software that's on there now has just gotten worse and worse with each update.
I didn't know if there was a way to put a newer version of Android on an older phone like that. Or if I'm stuck with Marshmallow?
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I could do that I guess. I was just wondering what the best rom out there for my phone is? What do people recommend. I guess I was under the impression that there were more options now. The standard T-Mobile software that's on there now has just gotten worse and worse with each update.
I didn't know if there was a way to put a newer version of Android on an older phone like that. Or if I'm stuck with Marshmallow?
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depends on what version of the note 4 you have, there are nougat and orea clones if you will, what verson note have you got
https://www.phonemore.com/models/samsung/galaxy-note-4/
bluefender said:
depends on what version of the note 4 you have, there are nougat and orea clones if you will, what verson note have you got
https://www.phonemore.com/models/samsung/galaxy-note-4/
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I have the SM-N910T.
theres a few on this site and https://galaxynote4root.com/category/t-mobile-note-4-roms/