Android 12 for kenzo !! - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers

hi iam a normal kenzo user i love to use customs roms as they were stylish and smooth but from past 1 year there is no devlopement for kenzo , the device is left with unofficia linage os with android 11 . as the processor and performance is still average than a budget redmi 9a . and i could say this with no doubt that this device could run android 12 because if the redmi 3s/x could run android 12 why cant this 2016 beast could i hope that some developers would port android 12 for this so this device could be alive thanks

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Arthursmithlik said:
hi iam a normal kenzo user i love to use customs roms as they were stylish and smooth but from past 1 year there is no devlopement for kenzo , the device is left with unofficia linage os with android 11 . as the processor and performance is still average than a budget redmi 9a . and i could say this with no doubt that this device could run android 12 because if the redmi 3s/x could run android 12 why cant this 2016 beast could i hope that some developers would port android 12 for this so this device could be alive thanks
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hi I'm working on android 12 for kenzo but it doesn't work because kenzo has a kernel below 4.9 i.e. 3.10 which is already end of life, I'm trying to make a backport for the kenzo kernel and it hasn't worked but I'm sure there is still hope to boot kenzo on android 12 because the backport has been found on mi max (hydrogen) which has the same specifics and source code but the mi max developer has not released the latest kernel source to the public.

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Arthursmithlik said:
hi iam a normal kenzo user i love to use customs roms as they were stylish and smooth but from past 1 year there is no devlopement for kenzo , the device is left with unofficia linage os with android 11 . as the processor and performance is still average than a budget redmi 9a . and i could say this with no doubt that this device could run android 12 because if the redmi 3s/x could run android 12 why cant this 2016 beast could i hope that some developers would port android 12 for this so this device could be alive thanks
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Android 12 kenzo will be difficult to make unlike redmi 3s/x which is easy to make why can redmi 3s/x boot on Android 12? yes because redmi 3s/x has a cpu type, the same source code as redmi 5a riva, redmi note 5a ugg lite and redmi note 5a prime ugg which has the same linux kernel which is 4.9 which fulfills android 12 requirements. unlike kenzo and kate which born with a linux kernel 3.10 which really can't boot android 12 unless it backports the kernel, so don't compare redmi note 3 pro kenzo with redmi 3s land they are different. if you ask about android 12 kenzo is real or not, yes android 12 kenzo is real because mi max has booted on android 12 even android 13 why not kenzo. but that dream has not been realized because the backport has not been found yet. just wait, some kenzo developers are working hard to build it, it's not an easy job. I could easily backport the kernel but it would damage some of the kernel cores and it's useless, seeing the difference between Linux 4.9 and 4.4 which has several commits that are very different even though the release isn't far away how about the old 3.10. Kenzo isn't dead yet. Never talk about Android 12 Kenzo because it's still too early for you to ask and ask to wait for the stable Android 11 Kenzo build first.

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Magicxavi who has pretty much singlehandedly kept development for Kenzo alive in the last 2 years has mentioned that he intends to bringup A12 for it. Unfortunately due to Putin's folly he is not able to work on it due to obvious reasons.

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shandyrwy96 said:
hi I'm working on android 12 for kenzo but it doesn't work because kenzo has a kernel below 4.9 i.e. 3.10 which is already end of life, I'm trying to make a backport for the kenzo kernel and it hasn't worked but I'm sure there is still hope to boot kenzo on android 12 because the backport has been found on mi max (hydrogen) which has the same specifics and source code but the mi max developer has not released the latest kernel source to the public.
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Ok thanks for your reply, i have asked @tarkzim for kernel sources hope he will reply

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I just checked this hydrogen lineage is 20 rom it is using kernel v 3.10 , I think it is possible to boot Android 12 on Linux kernel 3.10

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[GUIDE] Porting Kernel Source to Snapdragon Device
Some OEMs violating GPL licenses and won't publish linux kernel sources for their Android devices. On this post I’ll explain how to port kernel source to any android device. Maybe you can port kernel sources to other SoCs with similiar ways but...
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Iam currently using this guide to port the kernel to kenzo/katr but failed and had to reflash miui

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Can't just try to port the vendor of mi max or Sony xperia x

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shandyrwy96 said:
Android 12 kenzo will be difficult to make unlike redmi 3s/x which is easy to make why can redmi 3s/x boot on Android 12? yes because redmi 3s/x has a cpu type, the same source code as redmi 5a riva, redmi note 5a ugg lite and redmi note 5a prime ugg which has the same linux kernel which is 4.9 which fulfills android 12 requirements. unlike kenzo and kate which born with a linux kernel 3.10 which really can't boot android 12 unless it backports the kernel, so don't compare redmi note 3 pro kenzo with redmi 3s land they are different. if you ask about android 12 kenzo is real or not, yes android 12 kenzo is real because mi max has booted on android 12 even android 13 why not kenzo. but that dream has not been realized because the backport has not been found yet. just wait, some kenzo developers are working hard to build it, it's not an easy job. I could easily backport the kernel but it would damage some of the kernel cores and it's useless, seeing the difference between Linux 4.9 and 4.4 which has several commits that are very different even though the release isn't far away how about the old 3.10. Kenzo isn't dead yet. Never talk about Android 12 Kenzo because it's still too early for you to ask and ask to wait for the stable Android 11 Kenzo build first.
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The even older Redmi 1s running 3.4 kernel has an A13 ROM available albeit not usable as a daily driver for now. A12 build seems stable.
Instead of A12 or A13 update for Kenzo I would think most users would be happy to have A10/11 builds with updated security patches. But it seems most devs have abandoned the device.

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amn1987 said:
The even older Redmi 1s running 3.4 kernel has an A13 ROM available albeit not usable as a daily driver for now. A12 build seems stable.
Instead of A12 or A13 update for Kenzo I would think most users would be happy to have A10/11 builds with updated security patches. But it seems most devs have abandoned the device.
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Yes the latest security patch is of 2021

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Redmi 1s has lineage is 19 and 20 and mi max has the same developer @ tarkzim

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I am thinking to install Android 12 on Kenzo by project treble a forum has released a cardinal treble vendor to install gsi so i was thinking that can i install Android 12 gsi on a treble vendor I mean (installation of Android 12 gsi on Oreo vendor is possible??)
Here is the forum for project treble for kenzo https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/treble-android-gsi-on-kenzo-kate-snapdragon.3833288/

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Arthursmithlik said:
I am thinking to install Android 12 on Kenzo by project treble a forum has released a cardinal treble vendor to install gsi so i was thinking that can i install Android 12 gsi on a treble vendor I mean (installation of Android 12 gsi on Oreo vendor is possible??)
Here is the forum for project treble for kenzo https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/treble-android-gsi-on-kenzo-kate-snapdragon.3833288/
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But the problem is that iam out of station and my laptop is currently not with me so if someone gotta try it out

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Arthursmithlik said:
But the problem is that iam out of station and my laptop is currently not with me
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Good news !!!! I asked @nasim7500 about Android 12/13 and he said yes he said it is not the time to say goodbye to kenzo he just need some time for this .

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Arthursmithlik said:
Good news !!!! I asked @nasim7500 about Android 12/13 and he said yes he said it is not the time to say goodbye to kenzo he just need some time for this .
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This is really the greatest news i have heard in a lot of time!! I am actually a kenzo user and i don't have any other phone, and the android 11 roms I have used had some bugs. It would be the most helpful thing ever for me to have an android 12 and 13 rom for it!! Thanks a lot!

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recently i tried booting a android 11 phh gsi on kenzo via unofficial project treble support and boom it booted up so i think like this we could boot a12/13 also (will keep updating on this experiment later ) but the problem is there is no a12/13 gsi on a-only partition style

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Arthursmithlik said:
recently i tried booting a android 11 phh gsi on kenzo via unofficial project treble support and boom it booted up so i think like this we could boot a12/13 also (will keep updating on this experiment later ) but the problem is there is no a12/13 gsi on a-only partition style . so thats why i cant install android 12 gsi on kenzo
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#RIPKenzo

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Kenzo has died just switch your phone man no one seems to be interested for booting a12

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According to Magicxavi, A12 will be the last Android OS update for Kenzo due to kernel requirements.
Off-topic: It seems that custom ROM development might stall in the future. I had expected GKI might make it easier but that doesn't seem to be the case. Very, very few SD8/8+ G1 devices received any custom ROM support. Only the S22 series AFAICT. Custom ROMs are available for Pixel 6 and 7 series but they are Tensor based. Asus Zenphone 9 only a custom kernel. At least the initial issue with compiling GKI kernel has been resolved.