Can Samsung smart phones, i.e. the M8920 be flashed to have say WM7, linux or Android on it?
3piece said:
Can Samsung smart phones, i.e. the M8920 be flashed to have say WM7, linux or Android on it?
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What OS does this Samsung M8920 have?
If Symbian OS or a standart Samsung OS - then NO!
The Pixon 12 which is it's predecessor runs on Symbian.
There's really two questions here:
a) Can the phones, in theory, be flashed to upgrade WM or run an alternate OS? The answer is generally yes.
b) Is there a community behind these phones providing cooked roms? That answer is usually no.
toiletduk said:
a) Can the phones, in theory, be flashed to upgrade WM or run an alternate OS? The answer is generally yes.
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The answer is NO - Symbian can't be flashed with WM etc. - because there would be no drivers for those OS. If there are no drivers, You can't cook a ROM.
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i had an htc hero now i have the palm webOS and the viewsonic g tab, there are both rooted and have custom roms (android ) so question is what is everything called in windows phone 7 can you root/ jailbreak or install custom roms? and what is mango, whats so good about it?
thanks
jamcar said:
windows phone 7 can you root/ jailbreak or install custom roms?
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You can developer unlock your device which allows you to sideload apps. Either register as a developer or use the Chevron unlocker.
Custom roms are not possible at the moment (though WP7 isn't like Android) but it's on the horizon.
mango, whats so good about it?
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Mango is the name for the next major update to Windows Phone (OS ver 7.1). It is a huge update and is adding a lot of functionality to the platform.
Casey
so do i check on the htc arrive or is it the same for all phones
It's the same. They all run the same OS.
The only thing is the custom ROM thing is not going to be possible (at the moment) on the Arrive.
ok i might to put mango on or i might wait which one do you think i should do is mango easy
jamcar said:
i had an htc hero now i have the palm webOS and the viewsonic g tab, there are both rooted and have custom roms (android ) so question is what is everything called in windows phone 7 can you root/ jailbreak or install custom roms?
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It's call developer unlock not to be confused with carrier unlock
jamcar said:
and what is mango, whats so good about it?
thanks
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Mango is the next major update of Windows Phone. It bring many essential features to Windows Phone and is the biggest update to a mobile platform I've ever seen.
jamcar said:
ok i might to put mango on or i might wait which one do you think i should do is mango easy
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Mango has RTMed and is currently in carriers/OEMs testing and will be officially available via an update using Zune Software.
I understand this might be a dumb question, but once you install a rom on your phone can you update your phone's software like normal to a newer version(if there are updates to be had) or do you have to install a new rom instead? I currently have Android running on my HD2, but my girlfriend wants a WP7 rom & she was curious if, once she had it installed, she could update it to the newest version naturally as updates came out or if that might ruin the rom. Again I know this question is probably very novice, but I thought it was a good one.
The HTC HD2 has a fully functional WP7 Mango and it won't get updated to Windows 8 (Like ALL the phones including the Lumias)
So there won't be any updates avaliable.
Georges2251 said:
The HTC HD2 has a fully functional WP7 Mango and it won't get updated to Windows 8 (Like ALL the phones including the Lumias)
So there won't be any updates avaliable.
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Thanks for your reply Georges! I guess I was just curious if I ran a rom that was based on an older version of WP7 for any reason(like 7.0), if I could do updates on it from Microsoft or if I needed to just flash an entirely new rom. Also, if I can't update then I suppose I was wondering if you could supply a link to a really good WP7 rom thread that is running the newest version. I checked the Microsoft site and apparently the newest version is 7.10.8773.98 (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/basics/update-history.aspx). I found this one (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1665651), but it seems to suggest you need to have a Lumia phone. Not sure.
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The SM-G110B Galaxy Pocket 2 came out with Android 4.4.2 stock, so I'm wondering if it's possible to port this firmware to the old S5301 Galaxy Pocket Plus.
The hardware of both cellphones are barely different.
If it's possible, it will be a very good upgrade to the S5301 cause latest official stock ROM for this model is Android 4.0.4...
What you think about it?
Thanks!
UPDATE:
GSM Arena Comparison: gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5461&idPhone2=4881
GT-S5301 CPU: Broadcom BCM21654/G 850mhz Cortex-A9
kakamokoloko said:
Hi,
The SM-G110B Galaxy Pocket 2 came out with Android 4.4.2 stock, so I'm wondering if it's possible to port this firmware to the old S5301 Galaxy Pocket Plus.
The hardware of both cellphones are barely different.
If it's possible, it will be a very good upgrade to the S5301 cause latest official stock ROM for this model is Android 4.0.4...
What you think about it?
Thanks!
UPDATE:
GSM Arena Comparison: gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5461&idPhone2=4881
GT-S5301 CPU: Broadcom BCM21654/G 850mhz Cortex-A9
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It would probably be possible to port the firmware but the devices (however similar they may appear) have differences within the chips they use making porting the firmware a very long, time consuming task which may result in a buggy, unusable firmware.
So yes it is possible but I doubt anyone will ever attempt/complete it. If you want the latest Android for the device I would look for a Cyanogenmod ROM for it but it seems to be poorly supported on development.
TechMinerUK said:
It would probably be possible to port the firmware but the devices (however similar they may appear) have differences within the chips they use making porting the firmware a very long, time consuming task which may result in a buggy, unusable firmware.
So yes it is possible but I doubt anyone will every attempt/complete it. If you want the latest Android for the device I would look for a Cyanogenmod ROM for it but it seems to be poorly supported on development.
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Clear as water...
Thank you very much TechMinerUK!
Hi, I have 2 smart phones called Turbo-X from Greece with 2 different versions of Android 4.4 and 6.0.
I am wondering if these phones can use the same version of android, either 4.4 or 6.0.
I don't use all of the features of Android but like having the possibility and noticed that certain features are either different or not available from one version to the next.
I read somewhere that it is possible to clone the operating system or load it from an android distribution.
Is this true?
xmanhattan said:
Hi, I have 2 smart phones called Turbo-X from Greece with 2 different versions of Android 4.4 and 6.0.
I am wondering if these phones can use the same version of android, either 4.4 or 6.0.
I don't use all of the features of Android but like having the possibility and noticed that certain features are either different or not available from one version to the next.
I read somewhere that it is possible to clone the operating system or load it from an android distribution.
Is this true?
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Possibly, who is the manufacturer? Model #?
I just like the old simple style of older android verisons. I only text, call and browse via mobile web browser on my phone so I don't need much in terms of apps. Is it even possible to run such old android version anymore? Is there a rom of an older version that is still maintained?
With regards to non-Google devices updates get provided by OEM/carrier, if ever. Hence ask OEM/carrier this question.
IMHO there is no need to upgrade your mobile if the apps you run don't require a higher Android version.
jwoegerbauer said:
With regards to non-Google devices updates get provided by OEM/carrier, if ever. Hence ask OEM/carrier this question.
IMHO there is no need to upgrade your mobile if the apps you run don't require a higher Android version.
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I'm currently using a pixel 1. I just wanted to flash AOSP 4 or 5 (KitKat and jellybean? Or ice cream?)
jwoegerbauer said:
With regards to non-Google devices updates get provided by OEM/carrier, if ever. Hence ask OEM/carrier this question.
IMHO there is no need to upgrade your mobile if the apps you run don't require a higher Android version.
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I still have a S4+ on Kitkat, don't use it but the OS operates fine except for gmaps which probably more a needed OS reload issue.
Lol, gmaps never runs "fine".