Is android free...? - Android General

Hey guys my mates here think that Samsung pays Google to use there open source android project which brings me to these question. Hoe does it work when a company like HTC and Samsung use android as their operating system do they pay or is it completely free....?
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Google can't charge for the Android source, its released as open source. They may and probably do charge for the Google apps like Market, etc. These are not open source and the reason that open source forked ROMs like CM can't include them. This is also why the cheap Chinese knockoff Android devices don't ever have Market access.

Yup that is what I am thinking but then what is the whole process that goes because HTC adds sense to their roms and releases as android how does that work
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I just need to know the whole process that goes from obtaining a source and releasing it
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Mr.Oug said:
I just need to know the whole process that goes from obtaining a source and releasing it
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you just download it and compile with your additions
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Developers must see!!!Now miui have open source!

In an android forum, I read that xiaomi(the chinese company,who developed miui) give the source code!!!!!
Amazing!!!!!
Github: https://github.com/MiCode
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well, thats really a great message
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I heard that's was only for few part (like apps) not all MIUI Rom...
antaine said:
I heard that's was only for few part (like apps) not all MIUI Rom...
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Yes it's only some apps

NEW ROM COMING SOON FOR ALL DEVICES (Running 2.3.4)

My team and I are releasing a Rom soon, and we want it to reach a lot of devices. Please support us and check out our site for a basic run down of what to expect (and check it out throughout the week for estimated ETAs and what to expect in your Rom) Thanks guys.
http://supremeosandroid.weebly.com/
Sounds promising...
Want to ask, its for hdpi,mdpi, or ldpi devices?
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a.cid said:
Sounds promising...
Want to ask, its for hdpi,mdpi, or ldpi devices?
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Yes as long as you have the gingerbread OS, you are qualified.! Is there development on your phone.??
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Yup plenty
How do you plan to distribute?
You make a rom, and leave it others to port, or do you make a source and let others do builds?
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a.cid said:
Yup plenty
How do you plan to distribute?
You make a rom, and leave it others to port, or do you make a source and let others do builds?
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Until I get familiar with releasing source code, I'm gonna go with the porting method for the time being.!
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Okay, tell me when the roms ready...I'll try it if I am free
Is there any special condition with regards to using your rom? (Apart from crediting you)
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For my device no rom in world ... one rom avlbe but its beta
..... if u make our device we really happy for it.......
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a.cid said:
Okay, tell me when the roms ready...I'll try it if I am free
Is there any special condition with regards to using your rom? (Apart from crediting you)
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Uhhhhh nope , credit cm team cuz I use their source code.! Oh wait one thing, for downloads, send me you rom so that I can link it on the official site, makes life (and keeping track of roms made by others) a lot easier.!
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manoranjan2050 said:
For my device no rom in world ... one rom avlbe but its beta
..... if u make our device we really happy for it.......
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What device do you have, and what type of device is it (tablet or phone) tablets will (in most cases based on my past development experience with them) require some more time, but if your device has a custom recovery, or a way to flash custom images such as rktool for rk2918 devices, then your good to go dude .!
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Sounds great man! I am definitely looking forward to this being released. If you need someone to test/work out bugs, let me know. I have an HTC Evo 4G that I can use.
Evos Gone Wild said:
Sounds great man! I am definitely looking forward to this being released. If you need someone to test/work out bugs, let me know. I have an HTC Evo 4G that I can use.
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awesome.!!! I needed an evo 4g user for test It, know any devs that might wanna port in the future, I don't own the evo 4g atm
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I can port it for you.
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What exactly are you changing from cyanogenmod?
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Marshy919 said:
What exactly are you changing from cyanogenmod?
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For one, it will be more ICS based (beyond the extent of a "themed" cm rom because that wouldn't be good enough IMO) so for example, the recent apps carousel, a music app built by us (later release, though), and a lot more. For the sake of the fact that I am on the xda app, it would take forever to type this stuff, but just know that it will be an awesome experience.! ill put out a full features list soon.!
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Cant' wait
There is also the X2...we have development for it as well...just can't unlock the bootloader
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As long as you can make it support most DPI's (HDPI/MDPI/LDPI). I'm sure our section would be happy to have a new rom. It does seem promising.
trafalger888 said:
There is also the X2...we have development for it as well...just can't unlock the bootloader
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As long as u have cm7 and it functions ur good to go
Justice™ said:
As long as you can make it support most DPI's (HDPI/MDPI/LDPI). I'm sure our section would be happy to have a new rom. It does seem promising.
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I only know certain hdpi values but have a dev for ur phone email me and we cantalk about it
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This is great, I have a G2X which has plenty of development. However I'll be moving to the Galaxy Blaze 4G which has almost no development yet.
I'll be testing for sure.
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So is this still in progress?
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[Q] Ubuntu Phone

Do you think we will ever get an ubuntu phone ROM?
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I would love this but with the semi-lacking (no offense to our current awesome devs!) development and with such I doubt some one will take on a project such as this..

[Q] iOS on Android?

Guys I was wondering if there is a chance to install iOS ROM on Android device I found something but I haven't tested it yet and is there any good released version of this?
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I hope you're kidding. iOS is closed source. It would be impossible as well as illegal to install it onto one of our devices.
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tanner4137 said:
I hope you're kidding. iOS is closed source. It would be impossible as well as illegal to install it onto one of our devices.
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I'm just askin' Anyway thanks for fast answer
WrathBand said:
Guys I was wondering if there is a chance to install iOS ROM on Android device I found something but I haven't tested it yet and is there any good released version of this?
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if there is a miui rom on your device that is a very ios inspired rom

Building ROMs

I've been flashing custom ROMs for awhile now and would like get into making my own. What all do I need to know before I can start? Thanks!
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fastfive said:
I've been flashing custom ROMs for awhile now and would like get into making my own. What all do I need to know before I can start? Thanks!
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might be useful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801690
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say thanks!!
What are some of the easiest phones to make ROMs for?
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I'd recommend to start with a popular phone which has been released about 1 year ago and is still supported by many developers and the manufacturer.
Press Thanks if I helped you
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Check CM what Devices what they support
Are any brands easier than others (Samsung, Motorola, htc)?
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Cool considering you can only "build" roms from source. They are all the same pretty much. Will need to learn some Linux and java.
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zelendel said:
Cool considering you can only "build" roms from source. They are all the same pretty much. Will need to learn some Linux and java.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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What are some good tutorials for Linux? I'm currently working on java.
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