I'm wondering if anyone knows how to find and purchase an S8 that is running Nougat..
Why don't you just buy an s8 running Android 9 and either: flash a Custom rom, or just flash Android 7 firmware from Odin?
Nevin1901 said:
Why don't you just buy an s8 running Android 9 and either: flash a Custom rom, or just flash Android 7 firmware from Odin?
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The S8 can't regress back to Android 7 from Android 9 or most version of Android 8 because of how Samsungs handled updates to the bootloader. As far as I can tell, if bootloader version is higher than 1, then Android 7 Nougat cannot be flashed. If bootloader version is 5 or higher, then Android 8 Oreo cannot be flashed.
I had hoped to use Nougat; which is why I focused on this phone. If I were to be stuck with Pie I would've explored other devices with more depth.
I have no idea if one can flash a custom Nougat ROM to a v5 bootloader. I suppose if someone technically took Nougat and modified it to work with the other bootloaders...but the Custom ROMs aimed at Nougat or Oreo have been EOL for some time now.
And for my uses it'd be better to keep stock; just need Android 7 for things to go smoothly.
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Like in topic. I'm really looking for custom ROM for this model as SM-T285 already got everything
The problem with the SM-T280 is that we don't yet have a working selinux permissive kernel. I imagine once that happens (if ever), we'll see other ROMs. For now, I'm more than happy to run jedld's custom Tinker Edition on my SM-T280.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...s-samsung-galaxy-tab-7-0-2016-t3431022/page18
So at this point i am running tinker edition with with twrp on my sm-t280. Does this not mean we have unlocked bootloader? Can we begin to port something like cm or even lineage at this point? I would love to move to a more aosp like rom
Is there any update, or someone working on a custom Rom for sm t280? I appreciate any help on it.
+1 to check for update.
Just got this tablet to replace my broken Nexus 7 2012 which had nougat running on it. Very surprised this cant be updated with a custom rom especially seeing Tab A 10s getting nougat. There must be some hope? Samsung.... Tab A 2016 edition with 5.1.1? Come on really?? At the very least Marshmellow on it.
If you check @_mone thread for twrp and this device a little digging would show you a working SPA (permissive available) kernel, a custom kernel should only be so far away hopefully.
I currently have a Moto X Pure with ResurictionRemix (7.1.2) on it, with the last version of stock being the last Marshmallow update. Would there be any benefit to update the phone to stock Nougat (updating the bootloader, modem, etc.) and install another custom rom onto the phone, or will that cause issues (unable to install a custom rom). Thank you for your time.
Buggzy1011 said:
I currently have a Moto X Pure with ResurictionRemix (7.1.2) on it, with the last version of stock being the last Marshmallow update. Would there be any benefit to update the phone to stock Nougat (updating the bootloader, modem, etc.) and install another custom rom onto the phone, or will that cause issues (unable to install a custom rom). Thank you for your time.
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So not that it would cause issues if you upgraded to 7.0 then to a custom ROM... It literally isn't possible. Honestly if I were you I'd stick on custom ROMs. Going back to stock to upgrade to stock 7.0 will be a huge pain in the ass if you ever wish to go back to custom ROMs again. Honestly, not really a benefit to stock 7.0, and I wouldn't recommend especially if you wanted to change back again if you didn't enjoy stock 7.0.
So what I'm saying is you can't upgrade to stock 7.0, then to a custom ROM, as none are compatible with the new bootloader introduced with stock nougat. And to revert to stock 6.0 from stock 7.0 is kinda sketchy...just read around the help forum for this phone here to know what I mean
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There's only 1 custom ROM (check the Lineage 14.1 thread) that works with the 7.0 firmwares that anybody has made public. I don't seem to have much free time to work on getting any of my builds to work on 7.0 firmware. So if you want to upgrade to 7.0 you get stock or Lineage 14.1. Not that there were a lot of options before.
I'm now using Android Oreo, but I'm considering installing unofficial Android system to my Nexus. I'd like to try Android Oreo or android Nougat. But the thing is I'm afraid that my phone may be laggy or buggy.
According to the post for Nougat port, the camera doesn't work well on the system.
So I'm wondering if I can downgrade to my Android Lollipop in case I can't stand the new system.
Thanks!
You can switch ROMs back and forth at any time, just make sure you make backups and always do a clean flash. Custom ROMs are always a subject to bugs so go for the most stable one you can find which would be Lineage OS.
John Chu said:
I'm now using Android Oreo, but I'm considering installing unofficial Android system to my Nexus. I'd like to try Android Oreo or android Nougat. But the thing is I'm afraid that my phone may be laggy or buggy.
According to the post for Nougat port, the camera doesn't work well on the system.
So I'm wondering if I can downgrade to my Android Lollipop in case I can't stand the new system.
Thanks!
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There are many rock stable Nougat ROMs available for mako and you can easily find them on xda. Even some of the Oreo ROMs are stable enough to be daily drivers...
And yes, you can downgrade or upgrade the versions as you wish (that's the benefit of having a Nexus phone, isn't it?)
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I want install latest Gcam to my Meizu M3 Note, but sadly i can't because my M3 Note has 5.1 android. I just need this functional and nothing else. Maybe something can suggest something? Is there a way to upgrade current android?
pixelgasm said:
I want install latest Gcam to my Meizu M3 Note, but sadly i can't because my M3 Note has 5.1 android. I just need this functional and nothing else. Maybe something can suggest something? Is there a way to upgrade current android?
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I don't think manufacturer give you android 9 update but you can look for custom rom for your android. But it also looks difficult to find android 9 custom rom since your android runs on android 5.1 which is bit old.
Ashwinrg said:
I don't think manufacturer give you android 9 update but you can look for custom rom for your android. But it also looks difficult to find android 9 custom rom since your android runs on android 5.1 which is bit old.
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do u have any solution???!!!
I have a Galaxy S4 Mini running CM 13 (Android 6.0.1). The OS has never misbehaved, not even once. The phone does have TWRP installed, but it is not rooted. I'm not a power user, so my current OS has all the features I want/need. However, I know that later OS releases have better security, so I want to update to something newer. Here's what I'm looking for.
1. I'm not interested in an OS that requires rooting
2. I want a very stable OS
3. With just 8gb of storage, a smaller OS is better ... much better.
4. I'm fine with OS releases that predate Android 10
Does anyone have recommendations?
Thanks!