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I would like to start an project to port the Windows Phone 7 UI to Android(Including Launcher and some basic utilities like mail/dialer/contacts/music/etc.), not just a theme using LauncherPro or ADW Launcher. Everybody can contribute to this in any way possible. So let the work begin and hope to see your contributions to this one as soon as possible.I will keep updating this thread every day in order to keep things in order. Good Luck!
What do I need?
1) Programmers
2) Designers
3) Beta testers: atomfix, JKshowman, Sellitus, MStott, nickiberli
P.S. Remember all who choose to contribute to this project please P.M me or post what are you willing to do in order to assign task based on your current skills.
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I don't know man
Not to knock solid out of the box thinking but working hard to get microsoft-born things onto Android phones... just doesn't feel right. Have you no sense of rivalry?
Now doing something along the lines of the opposite, different story.
TheRedDrake said:
I would like to start an project to port the Windows 7 UI to Android(Including Launcher and some basic utilities like mail/dialer/contacts/music/etc.), not just a theme using LauncherPro or ADW Launcher. Everybody can contribute to this in any way possible. So let the work begin and hope to see your contributions to this one as soon as possible.I will keep updating this thread every day in order to keep things in order. Good Luck!
P.S. Remember all who choose to contribute to this project please P.M me or post what are you willing to do in order to assign task based on your current skills.
Desire Thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8792538#post8792538
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No thanks.
why do we need to bring a Win7 mask? while we even better
MICROSOFT HA HA NO NO
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this guy is high on some bad weed or something
I don't see anything wrong with this. He didn't say port the OS over, he said just the look Did anyone scoff at MIUI? Anyway, this really is a theme request, which I believe as already been done.
This looks like more fun
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=813234
you are correct Evil
You gotta love all the Android fanbois that wince at the very mention of Microsoft. Is Ballmer really all that scary?
So tell me, what video game system do yall use? lol
Hatin' on Microsoft because you think it's cool now that you're an Android fanboy is incredibly stupid.
At first, I didn't like the WP7 interface but the more I've seen it, the more useful it seems. Don't be surprised if you see a bunch of Android fanboys go back to WP7. It already has advantages over Android out of the box - like Exchange support that doesn't suck.
I'd love to see a WP7 launcher.
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Hatin' on Microsoft because you think it's cool now that you're an Android fanboy is incredibly stupid.
At first, I didn't like the WP7 interface but the more I've seen it, the more useful it seems. Don't be surprised if you see a bunch of Android fanboys go back to WP7. It already has advantages over Android out of the box - like Exchange support that doesn't suck.
I'd love to see a WP7 launcher.
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I love android, don't get me wrong. I would just like a clean UI. After all that's the beauty of android it's free to customize any way you want, NO ISUCKERS.
I wouldn't bother
i would LOVE to have such a clean and cool ui for android...
no more desktop/icons from the pc style
unfortunately i have no programming or designing skills...but shure i can provide feedback and ideas
elmerendeiro said:
i would LOVE to have such a clean and cool ui for android...
no more desktop/icons from the pc style
unfortunately i have no programming or designing skills...but shure i can provide feedback and ideas
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You and the other 99% of xda users lol.
TheRedDrake said:
I love android, don't get me wrong. I would just like a clean UI. After all that's the beauty of android it's free to customize any way you want, NO ISUCKERS.
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Does anyone else find it funny that the iPhone interface looks ancient in comparison to Android and Windows Phone 7?
*snicker*
I really think Microsoft has a winner with that interface. I'm not sure on the OS or what the market/developer acceptance will be yet, but I'll pick one up to compare to Android.
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You and the other 99% of xda users lol.
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well actually i've studied 5 years programming in pascal and c++ languages, so i know the basics...but i've understood that it's not my job, too boring for me
sorry for the OT
I love Android and I still think this is a cool idea. Besides, why dis the man's idea
if you don't like it just don't help.
Also the other windows based theme is based off of Win7 for the desktop,
not windows phone 7.
And to the OP this may need to be in the themes section,
but we'll leave that to the mods.
McHale said:
Does anyone else find it funny that the iPhone interface looks ancient in comparison to Android and Windows Phone 7?
*snicker*
I really think Microsoft has a winner with that interface. I'm not sure on the OS or what the market/developer acceptance will be yet, but I'll pick one up to compare to Android.
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true...my sim card wants to **** an omnia7 right now
I recently bought the Note. I was an ios user and perfer it over android. I love the hardware of the Note but not the software. So I would like to know if there is a way to run iOS on the Note and when I say run I mean like if it was an iPhone 4s. Is there any one who can help me anything is much appreciated,
Thanks.
Really.......
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Buy an ipad
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RiiGGS said:
I recently bought the Note. I was an ios user and perfer it over android. I love the hardware of the Note but not the software. So I would like to know if there is a way to run iOS on the Note and when I say run I mean like if it was an iPhone 4s. Is there any one who can help me anything is much appreciated,
Thanks.
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I thanked your post, not because it was in any way useful but absolutely hilarious!
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but that will most likely never happen. I'll trade my wife's iPhone 4 for your Note though, I'll even throw in a dead iPad!
Well, truth be told, there is not a solution yet.
BUT, if you wait a bit, a rom called MIUI will likely be developed.
Let me explain...
Cyanogen is a team that develops 'clean' Android roms for many devices. This means, no bloat and has ALL of the features that Android has to offer, enabled (with exception to features that would not be applicable because the phone simply does not have the hardware - for example, if your phone does not have NFC, Cyanogen wont support it for your device and they simply remove all of the code related to this). The result is, the most feature rich version of Android (and most up to date as they do keep up with Google's releases) with the least amount of crap. This keeps the phone lean and clean.
Now, since Cyanogen is open source, they make the source code available for other rom developers to modify what they have done to create different experiences. This allows developers to start with a feature rich rom and develop on top of that to add their own 'flavor' to their work.
One such 'flavor' is MIUI which strives to make your Android device as Iphone like as possible. While it isnt perfectly matched to the Iphone, its moderately close.
Dont get me wrong, I for the life of me am baffled as to why someone would want their Android phone to look like an Iphone but that is what MIUI is there for.
(BTW, if I am wrong about MIUI, feel free to mention it, based on everything I have read about it however, the impression I got was to theme an Android OS to look like IOS).
However, we have a long way before this happens. Rom developers have barely figured out how to do anything with this phone.
To my knowledge, there is only 1 custom rom (Saurom) and it isnt really all that custom from what I can see. All it seems to have is enhancements from the stock rom (overclocking, cwm, att bloat removed?) but in essence is just a more efficient streamlined stock rom.
There is also only one custom kernel that I can see that again, is the same as the stock kernel but allows for overclocking (and I think I read that the davlik cache size was increased).
Once Samsung releases the source code for the Note, we will start seeing alot more rom development, at which time Cyanogen will jump on board and start making roms (using the source that Samsung releases for things like drivers) and once Cyanogen has a relatively stable rom, MIUI will likely take the Cyanogen source and tweak it.
Very convoluted I know but probably wont be seeing anything earth shattering until the source code is released from Samsung.
littlewierdo said:
Well, truth be told, there is not a solution yet.
BUT, if you wait a bit, a rom called MIUI will likely be developed.
Let me explain...
Cyanogen is a team that develops 'clean' Android roms for many devices. This means, no bloat and has ALL of the features that Android has to offer, enabled (with exception to features that would not be applicable because the phone simply does not have the hardware - for example, if your phone does not have NFC, Cyanogen wont support it for your device and they simply remove all of the code related to this). The result is, the most feature rich version of Android (and most up to date as they do keep up with Google's releases) with the least amount of crap. This keeps the phone lean and clean.
Now, since Cyanogen is open source, they make the source code available for other rom developers to modify what they have done to create different experiences. This allows developers to start with a feature rich rom and develop on top of that to add their own 'flavor' to their work.
One such 'flavor' is MIUI which strives to make your Android device as Iphone like as possible. While it isnt perfectly matched to the Iphone, its moderately close.
Dont get me wrong, I for the life of me am baffled as to why someone would want their Android phone to look like an Iphone but that is what MIUI is there for.
(BTW, if I am wrong about MIUI, feel free to mention it, based on everything I have read about it however, the impression I got was to theme an Android OS to look like IOS).
However, we have a long way before this happens. Rom developers have barely figured out how to do anything with this phone.
To my knowledge, there is only 1 custom rom (Saurom) and it isnt really all that custom from what I can see. All it seems to have is enhancements from the stock rom (overclocking, cwm, att bloat removed?) but in essence is just a more efficient streamlined stock rom.
There is also only one custom kernel that I can see that again, is the same as the stock kernel but allows for overclocking (and I think I read that the davlik cache size was increased).
Once Samsung releases the source code for the Note, we will start seeing alot more rom development, at which time Cyanogen will jump on board and start making roms (using the source that Samsung releases for things like drivers) and once Cyanogen has a relatively stable rom, MIUI will likely take the Cyanogen source and tweak it.
Very convoluted I know but probably wont be seeing anything earth shattering until the source code is released from Samsung.
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Off topic but, didn't samsung already already release the source code right before the release of the phone itself?
bonefan03 said:
Off topic but, didn't samsung already already release the source code right before the release of the phone itself?
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Afaik they released the kernel source but that's it. I could be mistaken
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Really you come on an android forum and talk about how you like apple better?
What did you think would happen?
If you want a fruitphone go get in your VW Jetta and get one. Don't ruin a real phone by putting ios on it.
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iOS On Note
What I was really hoping for was to be able to keep my Notes Hardware while having full iOS software so I could Facetime or use itunes,appstore,gamecenter,and so forth.
RiiGGS said:
What I was really hoping for was to be able to keep my Notes Hardware while having full iOS software so I could Facetime or use itunes,appstore,gamecenter,and so forth.
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https://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=SGH-I717
Is this the sources you were speaking of. If so i am still trying to figure out if this is the full source or just kernel
RiiGGS said:
I recently bought the Note. I was an ios user and perfer it over android. I love the hardware of the Note but not the software. So I would like to know if there is a way to run iOS on the Note and when I say run I mean like if it was an iPhone 4s. Is there any one who can help me anything is much appreciated,
Thanks.
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Excuse me....I just threw up in my throat a little bit.
And for the love of god. Let the flaming begin, i think this is by far my favorite thread in all of xda. Im completly amused by this and will read the complete flaming of vast stupidity for days to come.
lol well on the bright side, at least his question was posted in the correct forum section.
themisfit said:
https://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=SGH-I717
Is this the sources you were speaking of. If so i am still trying to figure out if this is the full source or just kernel
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Those are kernel sources only not full OS source.
themisfit said:
And for the love of god. Let the flaming begin, i think this is by far my favorite thread in all of xda. Im completly amused by this and will read the complete flaming of vast stupidity for days to come.
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No need to flame really. We were all new here at some point. A simple no it won't happen will suffice
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themisfit said:
And for the love of god. Let the flaming begin, i think this is by far my favorite thread in all of xda. Im completly amused by this and will read the complete flaming of vast stupidity for days to come.
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No, the flaming won't begin, the thread will end. Here.
Hello, I currently own an SGH-i717 and would like to start rom developing for it and would like to know where to start. If I was a complete noob and compared to most of the people here I might be, how would I download 4.0.3 source code, use adb with my phone and etc etc. I find it all very interesting but I have no idea where to start.
I am asking for help with this specific device, then maybe onto porting for other devices but this model has a very sore lack of developers for it and since I own an ATT Note I would like to start the development for it regarding ICS and etc. Also why is there a lack of developers for this model's roms?
Thanks for any and all help regarding this issue and I am excited to get started developing for you guys!
I think you need something called android sdk
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So what do I win if I vote in the poll?
KangKilla said:
Hello, I currently own an SGH-i717 and would like to start rom developing for it and would like to know where to start. If I was a complete noob and compared to most of the people here I might be, how would I download 4.0.3 source code, use adb with my phone and etc etc. I find it all very interesting but I have no idea where to start.
I am asking for help with this specific device, then maybe onto porting for other devices but this model has a very sore lack of developers for it and since I own an ATT Note I would like to start the development for it regarding ICS and etc. Also why is there a lack of developers for this model's roms?
Thanks for any and all help regarding this issue and I am excited to get started developing for you guys!
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google search, ever heard of it before? and there is no lack of devs here unless you consider quantity over quality to be better
LOL
Underground_XI said:
google search, ever heard of it before? and there is no lack of devs here unless you consider quantity over quality to be better
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If that was the case, then why aren't there ice cream sandwich roms for att note?
and also, what do I search for? I'm very busy so I don't have time to mess with google all day. I need someone who is willing to work with me on educating a new developer, that maybe in turn had someone to learn from before them that appreciates a new (quality)developer.
To keep things simple here... Please refrain from jerky comments as I am trying to maintain progression in this area and again I am a very busy person so I would appreciate it if we kept this thread professional.
Thanks again for any help you care to give! I apologize for being a beginner, but everyone has to start somewhere... right?
kevinjgray88 said:
I think you need something called android sdk
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I already have the Android SDK, but I'm not sure how to use it for developing. I tried once and ended up frustrated with it. Are there easy to understand tutorials somewhere around here that might help a beginner?
I've managed to unbrick my captivate using ADB once but it was very foreign to me and I was kinda impressed I even pulled off sending it into download mode. Thanks for helping!
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So what do I win if I vote in the poll?
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Tell em what he's won Johnny!!! - A BRAND NEEW ICE CREAM SANDWICH!!!!! - ::And teh crowd goes wild!::
It's good to see someone with a lot of drive to develop, but the biggest hurdle isn't building AOSP from source. You need to get a working kernel that is compatible with ICS and all the Notes hardware. You can't google search how to do that. In reality it's almost impossible to do if you don't have extensive experience with that sort of thing.
We need the source code from Samsung for the Note and as far as I know, there is no source code out yet for the Note (for any version of Android). The roms you are seeing right now (two that Im aware of) are basically rigged versions of the stock rom where things have been removed (bloatware) and a few things have been added that conveniently worked out of the box without messing with code.
The real work will come when we have some source code to work with.
Ok, what's next?
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It's good to see someone with a lot of drive to develop, but the biggest hurdle isn't building AOSP from source. You need to get a working kernel that is compatible with ICS and all the Notes hardware. You can't google search how to do that. In reality it's almost impossible to do if you don't have extensive experience with that sort of thing.
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Okay well that's a start... does anyone know where I can find a stock version of ICS to study it's code and experiment? I found source codes for SGH-i717 here
opensource(dot)samsung(dot)com
(I need more posts to make that a link, lol)
I searched for i717 and it came up with four source results on samsung's opensource search bar but I don't know what the four results are for and what the difference between them all are(unless it means it is for att or tmobile or etc, etc.), if you can tell me any info on these then I would be greatly appreciative.
Yeah, I have no clue how to do most things with coding for android but I do understand how to flash correctly, root and all that jazz. I just lack the programming skills and work flow it takes to make all this. I am downloading java for dummies and learning how to use XML files, but I am wondering if there is something else I should study too?
It sucks that I came here starting from scratch basically but I have learned a lot from here in a short amount of time, I appreciate all of the developers who have made the roms I love along the way, I am just growing impatient with the far and few between updates for your devices and I want to see updates for our devices come faster and the only way to do that is to do something about it. So I am very grateful for any help I get regarding this.
Where can I start with the kernel search? Is that what everyone is waiting on to start developing ICS for this phone? Does anyone know if one exists?
Another Question
What's the difference between a kernel and a rom? Basically.. what the heck is it in lamen's terms?
KangKilla said:
What's the difference between a kernel and a rom? Basically.. what the heck is it in lamen's terms?
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This is a great place to start.
http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html
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This is not the place to learn how to develop, go to Android Development and Hacking forums and start studying.
The Lineage OS is just getting out, and since A (2016) series phones really need a stock android based ROM, it would be very nice to see some developers working for this beautiful device as well. Given how popular this phone is, i think it's a shame there's no stock android ROM for it. We beg you developers, TouchWiz is really annoying!
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It is looking like impossible
i want it too
Mee too
Me too.
Frankestein™ said:
It is looking like impossible
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Why is it Impossible?
Ertogrul said:
Why is it Impossible?
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Exynos + a mid-range device will not probably happen, since Exynos is harder to develop on than Snapdragon and since our phone is not a flagship, not a single good developer will bother. Only way is for some rich guy on here to create a bounty for a LineageOS rom, lol.
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Exynos + a mid-range device will not probably happen, since Exynos is harder to develop on than Snapdragon and since our phone is not a flagship, not a single good developer will bother. Only way is for some rich guy on here to create a bounty for a LineageOS rom, lol.
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İ still have hope.
Should I buy it??
Frankestein™ said:
It is looking like impossible
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Hei,
do you think that in near days a rom will be released for this phone?
Or something is blocking it?
Samsung a3 2016 a310f
Thanks
A base pure AOSP rom would be just as good as lineage OS... I know this isn't one of the devices devs pay attention to, but they underestimate them. I would really like a Lineage rom for my SM-A510M.
Me too
there is a option that works but it's unofficial
lineageosrom.com/2017/01/download-lineage-os-for-galaxy-a5.html
lineageosdownloads.com/download-samsung-galaxy-a5-lineage-os/
inteLzzz said:
Exynos + a mid-range device will not probably happen, since Exynos is harder to develop on than Snapdragon and since our phone is not a flagship, not a single good developer will bother. Only way is for some rich guy on here to create a bounty for a LineageOS rom, lol.
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Then the driver model / HAL of Android is still a shameful failure and pressure should be put on Google / OHA in some effective way to finally make it proper, granting the way to to use unified, system version independent driver packages published by hw component manufacturers and a way must be provided to install them into ROM bases without complicated kernel compilation and similar ancient Linux-way methods. The wide compatibility of Dalvik / ART apps was accomplished very well without holding back the development of new features regarding the API, so I think they could be able to come up with a similar wonderful solution overcoming Linux kernel's rigid dependency hell. Then the system updates could finally be in the hands of even simple users, raising Android's flexibility on an attainable ground to the level which it always promised and thus securing the platform's hegemony on mobile devices for the future.
(I'm not a ROM developer, but I have years of experiences in a lot other fields of software development so I know what I'm speaking)
has anyone tried this: customdroidos. com/2017/04/lineage-os-14.1-android-nougat-7.1-unofficial-rom-for-samsung-galaxy-a3-2016.html
or is that no trusted source?
(sorry for the space, not allowed to post links yet)
well, if you read the post there and then follow the link you will end up at xda again, so that should be a safe source?)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series/general/a310f-lineageos-help-t3570346
SORRY
iRezuri said:
there is a option that works but it's unofficial
lineageosrom.com/2017/01/download-lineage-os-for-galaxy-a5.html
lineageosdownloads.com/download-samsung-galaxy-a5-lineage-os/
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This might work idk lmao sorry i posted in the wrong thread.
I built LineageOS 14.1 for A7 2016.
I only confirmed it booting succesfully, but not others because I don't have much time.
If there is anyone interested in this, try it.
DOWNLOAD
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-aqd7CvOrmNVWNVVDRlTjI0bmc
jjjhitel said:
I built LineageOS 14.1 for A7 2016.
I only confirmed it booting succesfully, but not others because I don't have much time.
If there is anyone interested in this, try it.
DOWNLOAD
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-aqd7CvOrmNVWNVVDRlTjI0bmc
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Good news. Maybe someone will continue to work on it for A510. :good:
jjjhitel said:
I built LineageOS 14.1 for A7 2016.
I only confirmed it booting succesfully, but not others because I don't have much time.
If there is anyone interested in this, try it.
DOWNLOAD
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-aqd7CvOrmNVWNVVDRlTjI0bmc
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Finally let's hope it works. Anyone tested it yet ?
Hi,
I am wondering if there is a common way on this forum to express support for the development of a specific custom ROM for a phone? Is there a commonly accepted way to do this? (Came here to see if I could +1 a LineageOs thread for the Zenfone 9)
Rik
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haha is this a +1 of my wish to be able to give a +1 ?
Hey mate,
I was thinking to contact developers and pay them to build lineage OS and make it official!
Or the other alternative is Learn how to build it and submit it for review on LOS website..
If you have any suggestions?
cool, no idea how to go about that, but I would be happy to contribute as well. I'm sure others would be too - I am on a forum where there are multiple threads dedicated to finding a good small deGoogled phone (community.e.foundation). There must be a place where people can put up amounts for a development like this, right? Sort of like a Kickstarter for a bit of development? I will ask on the other forum too
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cool, no idea how to go about that, but I would be happy to contribute as well. I'm sure others would be too - I am on a forum where there are multiple threads dedicated to finding a good small deGoogled phone (community.e.foundation). There must be a place where people can put up amounts for a development like this, right? Sort of like a Kickstarter for a bit of development? I will ask on the other forum too
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The problem with LineageOS is that when there is no more maintainer for a specific model the phone just goes to rubbish, no more security patch... same for the other custom rom... eOS depends on LOS repositories and even if lineage stop supporting a specific device eOS will keep updating their all supported devices... That's why I really like eOS. It doesn't matter if some features are unavailable... a phone is supposed to be used for call, text. Nowadays, everything seems to be sophisticated however it doesn't need to be... I'll start asking some recognised developers if they are willing to work on a LOS build for the zf9 for some money participation... maybe start a crowdfunding of an alternative without fraud!!
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Hi bro,
Sorry got no time at the moment I ended up using a one plus 6 with eOS... I haven't started anything yet. I might need some help to organise something about crowdfunding..
Good luck and let us know if you have some ideas. Thank's