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Will WIN8 run on Galaxy S III

I personally think Win 8 is better than Android.

Windows 8 sucks, to be honest. At least on a desktop.

boyhandsome said:
I personally think Win 8 is better than Android.
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No and it's because of 3 reason
1. Arm verison of windows 8 need a "bios" aka special bootloader for it too work on devices which s3 doesnt have
2. Microsoft wouldnt let anything that runs android run windows on it instead
3. windows 8 RT will only work on specific hardware and resolutions that s3 doesnt have like 1366x768 res

boyhandsome said:
I personally think Win 8 is better than Android.
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Then buy a windows 8 phone and not android.
Personally I think windows phone is sh*t.
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I wouldn't piss my money away on a Windows 8 phone but dual boot Android/Win8 is something that's already got me salivating.

I reckon Win 8 Phones have their place in the market... At the BOTTOM... LOL. But seriously, I had my hands on some DEMO gear and its not that bad. It's good to see a more level playing field as all that really means is more CHOICE for all.

I think the question should be: will win8 phones able to run android ?
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Nick14 said:
No and it's because of 3 reason
1. Arm verison of windows 8 need a "bios" aka special bootloader for it too work on devices which s3 doesnt have
2. Microsoft wouldnt let anything that runs android run windows on it instead
3. windows 8 RT will only work on specific hardware and resolutions that s3 doesnt have like 1366x768 res
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though its not possible to port win8 to s3 due to copyright issues, your 1st and 3rd point is not true
1. bootloader is hackable
2. 1280x720 is supported in win 8 mobile

Nick14 said:
No and it's because of 3 reason
1. Arm verison of windows 8 need a "bios" aka special bootloader for it too work on devices which s3 doesnt have
2. Microsoft wouldnt let anything that runs android run windows on it instead
3. windows 8 RT will only work on specific hardware and resolutions that s3 doesnt have like 1366x768 res
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HTC HD2 also Windows, but can install Android..i think S3 can install Windows 8

bala_gamer said:
though its not possible to port win8 to s3 due to copyright issues, your 1st and 3rd point is not true
1. bootloader is hackable
2. 1280x720 is supported in win 8 mobile
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1.
http://arstechnica.com/information-...othing-or-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/
completly locked down so it's kinda a hard
2.
we got the wight but not the hight or visa verca
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/03/21/scaling-to-different-screens.aspx
lockmunk said:
HTC HD2 also Windows, but can install Android..i think S3 can install Windows 8
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It's like saying i got triers so they will fit a car , bike or boat.... reverse engineering is a bigger job than u think just watch the Idroid project , so just because HD2 could run windows phone 6.5 doesnt mean that my S1 will run WP7

duskdevilza said:
I reckon Win 8 Phones have their place in the market... At the BOTTOM... LOL. But seriously, I had my hands on some DEMO gear and its not that bad. It's good to see a more level playing field as all that really means is more CHOICE for all.
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well said...but keep in mind guys...HTC HD2...living proof of XDA Devs...KUDOS.
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lockmunk said:
HTC HD2 also Windows, but can install Android..i think S3 can install Windows 8
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Im not saying its not possible but I doubt many Devs will invest so much time and effort in producing a port that is partial and not effective...even the HOX port to S3 is not easy feat by any means...and keep in mind...thats Android to Android lol...

I personally think windows 8 on phone sucks....but as a tablet computer it is pretty good. If windows 8 could support all (or atleast most) of the apps for windows (.exe) it would be great, imagine loads of apps. And more over all the developing, rooting, flashing roms on android phones could be done anywhere (not literally) just via the tablet. I personally think windows 8 on a tablet would change the life of all normal pc users. As for gamers!!! and heavy duty devs, the most powerful pc is also weak.

rohan999 said:
I personally think windows 8 on phone sucks....but as a tablet computer it is pretty good. If windows 8 could support all (or atleast most) of the apps for windows (.exe) it would be great, imagine loads of apps.
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I believe apps would have to be recompiled for ARM. Right now 99% of apps would not work.

WIndows ing system is KING. But as for a phone... I think ANDROID has that title at the moment.
But I would like to have the option to have windows 8 on my phone just to play with it abit.
I wonder why any devs could not get the same framework and just change the drivers around to match that of a s3.
I mean its software on hardware. If you have the space and right kind of hardware anything i think is possible. If you know how to manipulate software very very well

<QUOTE>I believe apps would have to be recompiled for ARM. Right now 99% of apps would not work</QUOTE>
some tablets run on intel processors....so i believe they might run as usual.

Real question is as always will a Dev be bothered to try to port it .
Its never a question of users wants always developers choice .
Unless of course someone needs Windows that much they pay to have it developed privately .
Second question is how long before w8 port leads to Microsoft's lawyers gearing upfor action .
jje

buy ativ s then your problem solved

nodstuff said:
Then buy a windows 8 phone and not android.
Personally I think windows phone is sh*t.
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WP8 and Windows 8 are not the same.
But seriously Windows 8 is a tablet OS. It is not easy to use on a 4.8inch screen.

Wp7.5 was horrid. Wp8 will probably be the same..
On a tablet.. hmm maybe worth looking at. On a desktop... i had the beta... piss poor..
I now have the new beta on the xbox.. looks alot like windows 8.. but... i like the new dash for one reason..
Microsoft finaly got their fingers out thier jacksys and intergrated internet explorer..
Personally.. i hate anything to do with windows excpet the fact that when they break.. i get work..
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Nick14 said:
1.
http://arstechnica.com/information-...othing-or-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/
completly locked down so it's kinda a hard
2.
we got the wight but not the hight or visa verca
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/03/21/scaling-to-different-screens.aspx
It's like saying i got triers so they will fit a car , bike or boat.... reverse engineering is a bigger job than u think just watch the Idroid project , so just because HD2 could run windows phone 6.5 doesnt mean that my S1 will run WP7
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You are talking about Windows 8 (RT), and that might be really hard to get on the S3. However, Windows Phone 8 does accept our resolution (see the ATIV S for example).
What people seem to be missing is that we have the Android sources. This means that it's "easy" to change the source code and make it run on different systems. Windows Phone (and Windows) is closed source. It's a "black box". You can't see what's inside, so it's very hard to mod it to make it run where it isn't intended to. This is the reason why no device has been hacked to run WP7, even when its hardware would allow it to (such as the Nokia N9).
It will be easier to run Android on the ATIV S than WP8 on the SGS3. Not saying it's impossible, just that it's very, very hard. Much harder than Android on the HD2.

Nexus 5X - Windows 10 [Port][Leak]

The Google–LG masterminded device has all the hardware needed to make an example of the platform. After all, the smartphone is spec'd close to the Microsoft Lumia 950, complete with the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 chipset. The Lumia 950, however, has a Quad-HD resolution AMOLED display and more RAM memory.
Unfortunately, we have absolutely no idea where you can get your hands on a Windows 10 ROM or launcher for the Nexus 5x. The operating system hasn't been made publicly available, Microsoft won't be porting it to a non-Lumia device anytime soon (although Xiaomi handset owners might be in for a surprise), and the video is ripe with mistification as a whole.
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Watch the Video here -:
Read this today morning. What do you guys think?
Source : http://www.phonearena.com/news/This...5X-keeps-the-dual-booting-dream-alive_id81207

Pretty interesting. Hoping more details would come out soon.

Interesting
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This would be pretty cool in combination with multirom

Indeed it will. Dual boot is required >.>

Any information when it will be available?
It's in MS hands to enable it on any device isn't it?
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Not sure why I would want this. Isn't Windows 10 dead on mobile?

Any news on this ? :fingers-crossed:

Imagine, Sailfish OS full-support with GApps and then dualbooted with this. Wow.

Download of this rom available ?????

Does anyone have the slightest idea on how they went about porting this rom? Did they just say screw it, and flash the rom from the Xiaomi Mi4, or would they have had to do any significant modifications beyond slight stuff, such as changing around build.prop and like files?

deadmatrix said:
Does anyone have the slightest idea on how they went about porting this rom? Did they just say screw it, and flash the rom from the Xiaomi Mi4, or would they have had to do any significant modifications beyond slight stuff, such as changing around build.prop and like files?
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It's Windows. No modifications needed on a per-device basis. But you might need to replace the bootloader with a BIOS...

LazerL0rd said:
It's Windows. No modifications needed on a per-device basis. But you might need to replace the bootloader with a BIOS...
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Are you sure? IMO it doesn't work this way on smartphones.

Interesting
Sounds interesting but it could take a lot of storage though..

neth15 said:
Are you sure? IMO it doesn't work this way on smartphones.
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Ik that. But unless they've patches Windows to read kernel booting, then it would need a BIOS. You're probably right, it probably doesn't need that and can support it.

i might out looking for this rom for future

Windows 10 Mobile needs UEFI so...we don't have that here so we have to emulate it. Lumia 950 has the same SoC so it is posibile in someway to get it working on 5X.

Eurofighter_ty said:
Windows 10 Mobile needs UEFI so...we don't have that here so we have to emulate it. Lumia 950 has the same SoC so it is posibile in someway to get it working on 5X.
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S/He probably just flashed Nokia Lumia 950's whole partition table to our device.

LazerL0rd said:
S/He probably just flashed Nokia Lumia 950's whole partition table to our device.
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Just LOL

neth15 said:
Just LOL
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Well, is the same SoC and most things would work.

Windows Lumia 950

I am a complete noob to anything lumia related. I just wanted to get an idea what would be a good reason to debrand my phone. I have the Lumia 950. I would love a solutution to be able to use Android stuff on it but I see Astoria has been dumped by Microsoft.
Are there any experts out there that knows a way to force either Astoria onto the 950 or other method to get Android apps working.
Many thanks in advance.
Chris

chrisguk said:
I just wanted to get an idea what would be a good reason to debrand my phone. I have the Lumia 950. I would love a solutution to be able to use Android stuff on it but I see Astoria has been dumped by Microsoft.
Are there any experts out there that knows a way to force either Astoria onto the 950 or other method to get Android apps working.
Many thanks in advance.
Chris
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is no solution for that... forget it

AndroidRom open project for lumia 950

Hello everyone, there are many costum rom based on sd 808, there are no solutions to port this rom to lumia 950 knowing that they are turning on same chipset like LG G4 ?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/cross-compatibility-kernel-roms-devices-t3414200
sorry for bad english.

Lumia 950 XL
Lumia 950 XL has android rom

And the marmot, it puts the chocolate in the alu-foil....

dxdy said:
And the marmot, it puts the chocolate in the alu-foil....
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just say i can't if it's impossible for you

Mehdi008 said:
just say i can't if it's impossible for you
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who care for fairy tales? is no real developer team to make android work on lumia device like x50 series and make drivers for hardware. simply useless... for 150-300$ buy real and good android device if you want android...

dxdy said:
who care for fairy tales? is no real developer team to make android work on lumia device like x50 series and make drivers for hardware. simply useless... for 150-300$ buy real and good android device if you want android...
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look at this guy., there might be some light at the end of the tunnel

zimilaci said:
look at this guy., there might be some light at the end of the tunnel
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i am just realistic and dont believe in fairy tales and hope for miracles...

dxdy said:
who care for fairy tales? is no real developer team to make android work on lumia device like x50 series and make drivers for hardware. simply useless... for 150-300$ buy real and good android device if you want android...
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My first Android phone was a Windows Mobile originally. Never stop dreaming.

With the WPinternals project getting a reboot I hope for nice Lumia 950 XL ROMs, preferably a stock Android 7/8 with working cameradrivers.

Newbie ?

Hello all, I am looking at buying a 950.
I have been and Android guy for years just boared & looking for something less mainstream.
I don't use that many apps, I prefer web site for security. Does this phone get security patches or is windows 10 mobile dead ? I use a chuwi dual boot tablet and just curious it this get updates?
Cheers,
-RE

Is there a more active site for windows phones ?

rweddy1 said:
Is there a more active site for windows phones ?
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Reddit's Windows Phone community is fairly active.

Lumia 950/XL
rweddy1 said:
Hello all, I am looking at buying a 950.
I have been and Android guy for years just boared & looking for something less mainstream.
I don't use that many apps, I prefer web site for security. Does this phone get security patches or is windows 10 mobile dead ? I use a chuwi dual boot tablet and just curious it this get updates?
Cheers,
-RE
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I have three, are youinterested?
Regards,
Hennie