Any ROM work being done to incorporate this security for public ROM?
NSA releases security-enhanced Android
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Can any of the devs here compile an android version?
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Build/Fennec
I believe everything you need to compile it should be there. If I knew how to do this I would but I'm just starting to learn how to code.
*edit: attached source
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-Mr. Biggz
The code required to make a proper working Sprint Hero build doesn't exist to the public.
In terms of what? I thought source code was platform independent.
Without knowing anything about fennec it looks like it can currently be compiled for windows mobile or for phones that can install debian packages. While android is linux the applications on our phone are java based.
So while those instructions are for compiling it for linux but that wouldn't actually run on our phone. And source code isn't platform independent, there are hundreds of different languages. For example my kitchen is written in VB. You can't take the source code (which relies on win API) and compile it for another platform.
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In terms of what? I thought source code was platform independent.
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Um kinda but not really. C for windows is much like C for linux but there are differences, you can usually port code from one to the other by just doing a primary build then hunting down the errors.
When it comes to cell phones much of the code is platform specific, the Android core kernel is based on linux but requires application specific tweaks per devise which is why we can't just pop 1.6, 2.0, or 2.1 on the HeroC, we don't know how HTC made a GSM only rom work on CDMA because they are hiding what they did to make it work.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that the company may launch an online poll to give the public a chance to decide the name of the next Android version, which will be Android 7.0.
All the versions of Google’s Android mobile operating system thus far have candy-themed names. We’ve seen Donut (Android 1.6), Eclair (2.0), Froyo (2.2), Gingerbread (2.3), Honeycomb (3.0), Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0), Jelly Bean (4.1), KitKat (4.4), Lollipop (5.0), and this year’s release was Marshmallow (6.0).
With Google having decided that the new Android 7.0 build will be called Android N, Pichai’s hints about the company’s new Android naming plan indicates that Android fans and users may get an opportunity to submit their choices for a candy-themed name beginning with the letter N. Android N is likely to come sometime in October next year.
Android N 7.0 Concept - Features
Does anyone think this will happen? I hope not. The main reason I use Android is it's open source nature. And what about custom roms? What will happen to them?
Google is preparing to seize control of Android with its own proprietary closed-source version of the mobile operating system, an analyst claims.
Technology analyst Richard Windsor says that a highly confidential internal project is underway to rewrite the ART runtime, removing any lingering dependencies from the freely downloadable open source AOSP (Android Open Source Project) code base.
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Full story: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/08/google_is_taking_android_proprietary_heres_how/
It will happen, there are too many risks now with un-patched OS versions
While Google are promptly releasing fixes, the OEM's are not pushing them out.
(They claim testing/compatibility issues, but really mean, we want you to buy a new phone)
Why should I have to pay ~£500 every year for a phone with the latest OS just to stay safe.
I have a 2010 HTC Desire HD running MM perfectly happily (thanks to XDA developers), it just goes to show it can be done !
Even flagship models are slow to receive latest updates while OEM's re-tweak all their 'crapware' to work with the updates.
The only way Google can force updates out is to lock down the underlying OS so that it removes the OEM's excuses.
Its a shame that OEM's laziness/greediness is going to ruin it for all.
Unfortunately closed-source = death of custom ROMS :crying::crying::crying:
AlmostVanillaAOSP is an AOSP-based ROM directly using Google's source code with a few functional modifications; these modifications are fully-sourced and easily-installed prior to building the ROM. Included modifications are designed to fix bugs, enhance security, and improve "in the field" function.
Many users prefer a "vanilla" version of AOSP, without added factory bloat and proprietary software; a basic version of AOSP is a great building block to create a custom-featured ROM, or it can be left as-is by users desiring to live outside Google's realm.
Users shouldn't see any visual or functional difference between this ROM and a vanilla AOSP build; all changes are "under the hood". Please note that there has been no attempt to remove functionality or user choice with this ROM.
link:soon!!
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Hey, straight to the point i've been using lineageOS ever since the day i found out there is an alternative to the stock google android rom.
Has anyone tried all three of the operatingsystems listed in the title, if so how do they compare to each other, what are the major differences, pros/cons?
I did not list grapheneOS and CalyxOS here because these work only with google pixel devices while the other three OS'es should be compatibly with *any* device.
I know that iode is based on lineageos or in other words a fork of lineageos, so question is, is there any point in switching from lineage to iode, any privacy benefits?
For example iode seems to have a builtin systemwide filterlist to block tracking requests, i don't think lineageos has anything like that and the only option i found so far is the nextDNS filter app.
About e/OS i know absolutely knowing, has it been around as long as lineage? How do they compare?
The 3 mentioned OSs are a so-called aftermarket OS.
LineageOS is a fork of AOSP ( vanilla Android OS ), e/OS is a fork of LineageOS - with the appearence of iOS, and iode OS is a fork of e/OS.
I'ld stay with LineageOS.
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The 3 mentioned OSs are a so-called aftermarket OS.
LineageOS is a fork of AOSP ( vanilla Android OS ), e/OS is a fork of LineageOS - with the appearence of iOS, and iode OS is a fork of e/OS.
I'ld stay with LineageOS.
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e/OS aim for an iOS apperance? Why would an android rom try to look like disgusting iphone/apple?
Don't need to respond to that, i just don't get the logic there.
Why apple and the people who buy iphones are disgusting should be clear, made with chinese dictator slavelabour, plus actively lobbying against human rights. How one can be dumb enough to purchase such devices is out of my mind.
Just had to be said.
iodeOS is a fork of e/OS, are you sure? I've heared it's a fork of lineage, so this confuses me.
I too am in the same boat - I have been reviewing all of these 3 OS's as i need to have a De-Googled OS on my
Samsung Note 10+
I was given some posts about 2 of these OS's though that i think people should review for themselves:
iode OS:
https://divestos.org/misc/i.txt
/e/ OS:
https://divestos.org/misc/e.txt
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I too am in the same boat - I have been reviewing all of these 3 OS's as i need to have a De-Googled OS on my
Samsung Note 10+
I was given some posts about 2 of these OS's though that i think people should review for themselves:
iode OS:
https://divestos.org/misc/i.txt
/e/ OS:
https://divestos.org/misc/e.txt
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Interesting sources.
I've never trusted microG seemingly for good reason.
It's pretty stupid using a degoogled device just to compromise it with microG which is still google, i don't get the people who do that.
You either have privacy or you don't.
https://divestos.org/misc/mg.txt
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