Sony smartwatch goes open source! - Sony Smartwatch

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You read right the smartwatch is now officially open source from Sony here's the link for how to flash new rom and specific :
http://developer.sonymobile.com/services/open-smartwatch-project/
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Enjoy!

Hopefully this goes somewhere interesting. That watch has been nothing but a battery draining turd thus far.

I'm going to leave this link for developers.
https://github.com/underverk/SmartWatch

I just like to have zoom option for pics
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Guys, does it work with non sony phones??
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Slayer321 said:
Guys, does it work with non sony phones??
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Yes..just install needed apps
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Wow. Sony actually supports alternative firmwares. Applause are in order
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Looks like this won't matter on the latest version of the watch as the new one has been announced for fall sometime. Shame:thumbdown:
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idkwhothatis123 said:
Wow. Sony actually supports alternative firmwares. Applause are in order
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Yes, BUT...
Sony has not released and has said they cannot release the stock firmware as open source.
The code released is for a minimal "Arduino" environment.
This Arduino environment might be fun for a bit of hacking, but it would take a HUGE amount of reverse engineering and development work to replicate the stock Sony smartwatch "OS".
The oh so important Bluetooth stack would be a big pain, IMO. But I haven't looked at the code to see exactly what's there.
As for the Smartwatch2, allegedly coming out in the UK as early as July 15, I would not be surprised if the basic hardware, SOC & BT at least, are pretty much the same as the 1st smartwatch. And it is likely very similar to the newest BT headsets with NFC.

Not the stock firmware. I am working on that though. Check out my thread on it.

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[Q] First mobile 3D Scanner for Android

Hi,
I've developed a mobile 3D scanner app for Android and could use some exposure and feedback.
This is my first Android app release and since I'm a single developer I still need some more experience in regard to the huge variety of different phones (and problems that come with such variety).
So, I'd be very happy for either buying the app ( ) or some general advices and feedback.
Thanks in advance
testing... just use this app. lol
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I never wrote anything about testing my app
This sounds good and i am definitely gonna try it. something new out here.
You should make a video. My phone doesn't have front camera so I can't test.
briantech said:
You should make a video. My phone doesn't have front camera so I can't test.
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I have thought about making a video, but since Android is lacking of a screencast App I have no clue how to record my App properly
Sounds good i'm going to test italien
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Maxomix0 said:
Sounds good i'm going to test italien
Sorry , my phone changed "it" to "italien"
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I just came across this. I'm doing a research project and am in need of a really basic cheap 3D scanner. Has this been updated at all in the past year? The app on the Play store shows the last update as Sept 2011. Did you just stop work on this all together? Are there any alternatives that will give me an .STL file?

(Q) Is anyone closer to or working to resolve Bluetooth issue for aokp/cm9?

First off, I want to say that I read the threads extensively, including the cm9 and nunhuggers uniporn threads and I know that neither rom, nor any other cm9 based rom has working Bluetooth.
I realized from what I've read so far that this is a major task and fixing it is going to be a pain, so please if you have an issue with this topic be nice or don't read it. Don't bash me for asking a question. I use Bluetooth and love the ics Roms that have been released so I gave up bluetooth use to use nunhuggers aokp rom which is amazing.
Allentown I want to know is IF anyone is actively working on a resolution for this issue.
Thanks in advance for any useful information you can provide and as always, thank you to all you developers out there for created such amazing roms for us infuse users.
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+1
720p hd vid recording and playback also.
As far as i know bluetooth is a kernel side problem...so.it would take a kernel dev to fix...and since entropy and jt are the only two.who have worked on ics kernel...id say they are the only two who may be working on bluetooth...
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I've never worked on a Linux or Android Kernel - it's been almost a decade since I touched C/C++. I've often wondered the chances of a seasoned developer (C# here) who wasn't been around a lot of C/C++ development solving the bluetooth issue. In the end, learning some of these things comes down to brute force trial and error. However, it would be nice to know from an experienced kernel dev what we'd be up against - or where to start hammering.
Is this something one could do in the evening and get back to a usable phone by the next morning? I'd hate to have to pull out the candy-bar Nokia...but I bet it still works (and with awesome battery+voice quality)!
Also Hdmi would be nice
Like many have said before... once the sony xperia sola comes out, then we have a lot better chance of getting it working
That's good news I hadn't heard before. Thanks!
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Like many have said before... once the sony xperia sola comes out, then we have a lot better chance of getting it working
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Great news to hear Ryan!! Quick question, who will be handling Bluetooth for the Sony Xperia Sola that would allow kernel integration for the Infuse?
Edit: As in the company handling it lol
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KillaT21 said:
Great news to hear Ryan!! Quick question, who will be handling Bluetooth for the Sony Xperia Sola that would allow kernel integration for the Infuse?
Edit: As in the company handling it lol
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You mean which company made the bluetooth part? Tbh i can not remember... i think its texas instruments, but honestly i can not remember.
Ryanscool said:
You mean which company made the bluetooth part? Tbh i can not remember... i think its texas instruments, but honestly i can not remember.
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Just hope that someone is working on it. Thanks everyone!
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Just trying to put some of the different information together. I'd seen bits and pieces but wasn't aware of it all...
A previous thread in this forum showed that the Infuse uses the CG2900 by ST Ericsson.
In jt1134's ICS Rom thread, pdtp stated that the Sony Xperia Sola uses the NOVATHORTM U8500 which contains the CG2900. This phone is expected to be released with 2.3 Gingerbread but updated to 4.0 ICS.
Other device(s) have used the CG2900, with the attempt at integration discussed by LinuxBozo.
Alright, I've taken my first steps into a larger world. I've installed Linux to my laptop and I'm gonna see if I can start the long and seemingly complicated road to kernel development.
My ultimate goal is to attempt to create a kernel with HDMI out support, working Bluetooth, full HD video playback, and a few more needs for the Infuse that need fulfilling, including better battery life and greater wifi range quality.
I know it wont be easy at all considering the two ICS kernels we have are made by tried and true pros, but even they started somewhere, and made some mistakes. No greater teacher for software development than trial and error. Wish me luck folks.
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Best of luck to you. If you go out and search Google for CG2900 Snowball you'll see that even the original developers of the chip were seeking help determining how they should implement their driver. There's open issues with it under Linux as well. I'm amazed it made it into a phone in this kindof shape.
Perhaps that's why the hope is on the Sony phone - they've been fairly transparent as of late with source code drops on their Android phones. Maybe they'll take the time and clean up the driver for the phone?
Thanks, hopefully there is a way to integrate it. I've got a ton of reading to do, let me ask this, is a device's kernel limited to programming native to that device only? I.e., porting that bluetooth tree over to the Infuse? Or that of the Galaxy S II?
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Like many have said before... once the sony xperia sola comes out, then we have a lot better chance of getting it working
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http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_sola-4408.php
it's out
Interesting!! I'll figure something out. Pm'd Entropy on some starter advice.
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KillaT21 said:
Interesting!! I'll figure something out. Pm'd Entropy on some starter advice.
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Bravo to you sir, you are far braver than I. I would imagine there would be many a donation coming your way if you were able to figure something out. Best of luck.
Thanks Mushroom. I want to just say that I'm not doing this because I'm unhappy with our current ICS Kernels, but because I want to give our devices more variety with development.
We're at the mercy of the kernel no matter how impressive the Rom, just imagine having full capabilities and having our community push out ICS original Roms and other devices seeking to port from us!!
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aly_hosny said:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_sola-4408.php
it's out
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Yay! Does anyone know if it will be in a carrier?
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Interesting!! I'll figure something out. Pm'd Entropy on some starter advice.
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Wish you luck. Probably best if you start of his, then build around it modding the kernel, as i think building it yourself is very hard.
Its very intimidating. May start with a Gingerbread base and see what I can migrate over to ICS
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Lg viper ics update

Thank you for contacting LG Electronics. I am delighted to hear from you as our valued customer, please be adv ise that I will be more than glad to respond to your inq uiry.
First of all I do apologize for the inconvenience you are experiencing with the device and I will do my very best to help you out with this issue.
At this moment we haven’t received any notification or any details from Google, Android OS for the ICS softwar e update, sorry.
According to what they state; they are currently workin g on different updates for the different cell phones, it c ould be a possibility that we would obtain the ICS softw are for this device, but we do not have any information at this time, like for a released date.
Once it is ready we will inform you directly and send yo u all the instructions on how to obtain it for sure.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us again either via email, or by c alling our customer service division at 800-793-8896 or 800-243-0000 at your convenience.
Michelle C. E-mail Administrator Customer Interactive Center
Sooo I'm guessing we won't be seeing ics anytime soon
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LG sucks with updates. None of their promised ICS updates have come through yet, including the phone I'm using now.
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Ya I'm hoping to get ics I've read rumors that maybe sometime in the 4th quarter
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Eh well I didn't want to wait so I grabbed the evo lte for $99 at best buy
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Yeah I went to Lg Open Source software yesterday and looked up files for my phone,.... This was there too,.... You would have to compile it with the android -Sdk, but it should work perfectly accourding to the ReadMe inside of it:
LS840(Viper)_Android_ICS_4.0.4_r1_US_Sprint_Opensource_LS840ZVG.zip
mediafire.com/download.php?w01v1hahrme3stx
Aaron :highfive:
RedBunnyJAV said:
Yeah I went to Lg Open Source software yesterday and looked up files for my phone,.... This was there too,.... You would have to compile it with the android -Sdk, but it should work perfectly accourding to the ReadMe inside of it:
LS840(Viper)_Android_ICS_4.0.4_r1_US_Sprint_Opensource_LS840ZVG.zip
mediafire.com/download.php?w01v1hahrme3stx
Aaron :highfive:
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Would've helped me but I got the EVO lte lol so awesomely better than the viper
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alrighty so who do we have to pleasure to get this compiled.
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I'm so ready for this it hurts.
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Ok so lg open source has released a new ics update for the viper on the open source website its been.up for a few days so and has a new name so I'm thinking they have worked out the bugs
Can we get an awesome dev to compile this for us?!?!!!? Pleeease!!!!!!!!
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OTA ICS Update
I had seen on two sites rumoring that ICS will be pushed out October 24th. I may just be spreading a fire however.
Just got conformation from LG that LS840ZVI is the final version.
let me check my sources, to the mars
EDIT:
correct, LS840ZVI
downloading full-firmware now

[Q] Need advice on buying older phone possibly ATRIX??

Hi guys, I need an advice on buying an older model smart phone. I don't want to spend more than $200 on it and I was thinking of getting Atrix 4G that costs less than $200. Is it still good idea to buy this older model since it's not going to get an ice cream sandwich upgrade? Or does this really matter? What would be the lifespan left of this phone? I don't need this phone to play any games, I just need it to browse, email and skype. Do you guys have any other suggestions?
Thanks for your time.
Anything older than ICS is going to be pretty lackluster in my opinion - you might check to see what, if any, ROMs are available for the phones you're looking at.
Anything you can get for $200 is probably at the end of its "lifespan" already - not supported. Lifespan that you can use it - well, I imagine ICS will be supported for a while, but anything less is, to me, risking having apps you want to use not support it any more in the future.
You can get some decent phones at that price. You could probably get a used Galaxy Nexus - which would be a good choice as it will continue to be supported by Google likely for some time. It will just take a bit of hunting and sniping on eBay to get one at that price that's in decent condition.
Hi erikmarko,
I've bought a Motorola Atrix in november (160€≈200$). It's a great phone and a cool developpement tool. But CM10/AOKP ROM it's not fine for it. I don't know why there are many graphic bug (for example, i can't make a benchmark -> fc on 3d test).
But if you install CM7/9, you'll get an awesome phone for gaming and HD videos playing. For your requirements, what do you think about an Xperia x10 ? Cheaper than Atrix but great too for you if you want only check your mails etc...
Or if you have worries about lifespan, you can listen Pennycake and check eBay for a used Nexus or Nexus S (Google will support it longer than Motorola supports Atrix).
Sorry for my bad English
GoL LuM
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GoL LuM, I have couple of questions for you. That CM7/9 is it custom rom that you can upload to the phone? And does it run ICS software when I upgrade to it? Does Xperia x10 run ICS?
GoL LuM said:
Hi erikmarko,
I've bought a Motorola Atrix in november (160€≈200$). It's a great phone and a cool developpement tool. But CM10/AOKP ROM it's not fine for it. I don't know why there are many graphic bug (for example, i can't make a benchmark -> fc on 3d test).
But if you install CM7/9, you'll get an awesome phone for gaming and HD videos playing. For your requirements, what do you think about an Xperia x10 ? Cheaper than Atrix but great too for you if you want only check your mails etc...
Or if you have worries about lifespan, you can listen Pennycake and check eBay for a used Nexus or Nexus S (Google will support it longer than Motorola supports Atrix).
Sorry for my bad English
GoL LuM
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You should buy an atrix HD (new) , its a phenomenal device with not much development. If you buy an old phone, buy the HTC Google nexus one (2010).
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Guys, I was afraid that if I get a phone that is stuck on Gingerbread and let's say new version of skype comes out it will require ICS to run. Do I need to worry about that? Or does gingerbread OS still have few years left?
erikmarko said:
GoL LuM, I have couple of questions for you. That CM7/9 is it custom rom that you can upload to the phone? And does it run ICS software when I upgrade to it? Does Xperia x10 run ICS?
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I don't understand your question. CyanogenMod is a custom ROM. Your can upload and install it to the phone. All you need is just a unlocked bootloader (there are tutorials on Google). Take a tour in the "Motorola Atrix 4G" section on XDA.
CM7=Gingerbread
CM9=Ice Cream Sandwich
CM10=Jelly Bean
If you need specific apps that require ICS, just install CM9.
For the Xperia x10, it runs CM9/CM10.
For more information, don't hesitate to ask.
GoL LuM
Sorry for bad english
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Aha! thanks for explaining this to me GoL LuM. Sorry my question maybe did not make sense because I'm a total newbie when it comes to phones.
GoL LuM said:
I don't understand your question. CyanogenMod is a custom ROM. Your can upload and install it to the phone. All you need is just a unlocked bootloader (there are tutorials on Google). Take a tour in the "Motorola Atrix 4G" section on XDA.
CM7=Gingerbread
CM9=Ice Cream Sandwich
CM10=Jelly Bean
If you need specific apps that require ICS, just install CM9.
For the Xperia x10, it runs CM9/CM10.
For more information, don't hesitate to ask.
GoL LuM
Sorry for bad english
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I don't said that your question didn't make sense. I just have some difficulty to understand english sometimes ^^
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No problem GoL LuM, I learned something from your answer. Oh and by the way you live in a cool city. I love Paris I have been there two times and will visit it again. Maybe this time Catacombes will be open I had no luck last time
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I don't said that your question didn't make sense. I just have some difficulty to understand english sometimes ^^
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erikmarko said:
No problem GoL LuM, I learned something from your answer. Oh and by the way you live in a cool city. I love Paris I have been there two times and will visit it again. Maybe this time Catacombes will be open I had no luck last time
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I'm absolutely agree with you.
If you want more informations about Paris' catacombs, maybe this website will help you :
http://www.catacombes-de-paris.fr/english.htm
Hope you'll enjoy Paris
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Samsung Vs Android

Are you Pro Samsung, or are you Pro Android. I ask this question, because of Samsung's future plans with their Tizen OS. I'm sure everybody knows about this OS. But I'm not sure any of use fully understand what Samsung is going to be doing with it. And what it will mean for Android running on their devices in the future... I don't really see this OS being a threat to Android. But with Samsung's notable market share in the Android landscape, and uninformed consumers. Can it get a strong hold on some of Androids market share.
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No it won't android has been out for a while and fixed nearly every bug and tweaked it and made it faster and tastier I think it would be a while until Tizen could actually go head to head with android and ios.
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mhoss48 said:
No it won't android has been out for a while and fixed nearly every bug and tweaked it and made it faster and tastier I think it would be a while until Tizen could actually go head to head with android and ios.
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tizen is great guy and also ubuntu touch and firefox os based on html5
i think it will be future on mobile
vocoderism said:
tizen is great guy and also ubuntu touch and firefox os based on html5
i think it will be future on mobile
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As I said I would be sometime till this OS to be the first, and no doubt Samsung will take it to the top
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I'd love to have a phone with "easy" hardware, on which one could install Android, Tizen or Ubuntu at will, so one can try and choose the one wich fits better his own needs.
I'm not really interested in Tizen... I kind of wanted to see where people stand on the issue... Samsung has been the top Android OEM, but are we for Android, and just choose Samsung devices, or are we with Samsung, that just so happens to be using Android... And when the time comes, will we stick with one, or the other, Samsung with Tizen, or Android... I kind of also like to see what people think of Tizen... I'm not really sure what to think of the OS. I'll be staying with Android, I know that much...
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i dont think it will either
Android. Samsung is just good at hardware, but there are plenty of good alternatives.
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Aandrooiiiiid android *dang*dang*
Android for the win.
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I'm not really interested in Tizen... I kind of wanted to see where people stand on the issue... Samsung has been the top Android OEM, but are we for Android, and just choose Samsung devices, or are we with Samsung, that just so happens to be using Android... And when the time comes, will we stick with one, or the other, Samsung with Tizen, or Android... I kind of also like to see what people think of Tizen... I'm not really sure what to think of the OS. I'll be staying with Android, I know that much...
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Thanked you because I just noticed you thanked every poster
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Android in general is great... Never owned a Samsung phone but they all have their ups and downs. Competition is nice
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Will stick with Android myself.
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More like an android fan than a samsung base.
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More afraid of Samsung staying with Android but going the way of Amazon. They want the money from the ecosystem. Wouldn't be surprised if in the future you have to pick a kindle phone, Samsung phone, or Google phone depending on where you want your content and apps to come from. Google Play subscriptions / apps? Amazon subscriptions / apps? Samsung subscriptions / apps? etc
That's why we have XDA
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Remember the viability of the OS is almost totally dependant on the catalog of apps. BlackBerry OS 7 & 10 were very functional and secure OS'es but lost their appeal in the market because of the lack of apps. The same could be said for Windows Phone 8 which is much easier to control on the corporate level than either iOS or Android. But IT groups are too scared to give out the phones due to app envy complaints. Tizen could be the second coming but if it doesn't have a catalogue of a 100k apps day one it won't go anywhere.
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android for the winnn
Anybody will see the UI of the os and games/apps for that particular os.
That's why so many love android currently.
I tooo
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Only prefer to android.
Can leave same for it.
But I guess samsung won't leave Android
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