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AOSP isn't dead, but Google just landed a huge blow to custom ROM developers (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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TL;DR

  • Google has made it harder to build custom Android ROMs for Pixel phones by omitting their device trees and driver binaries from the latest AOSP release.

  • The company says this is because it’s shifting its AOSP reference target from Pixel hardware to a virtual device called “Cuttlefish” to be more neutral.

  • While Google insists AOSP isn’t going away, developers must now reverse-engineer changes, making the process for supporting Pixel devices more difficult.

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[–] 89 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Now more than ever we need more work on PostmarketOS, Mobian, Gnome Mobile etc...

Bummer that it's still so hard to find a somewhat modern, affordable phone that is Linux compatible

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    Yeah, I'd totally buy a phone running one of those provided it does all the phone things properly: SMS/MMS, reliable calls, all day battery, etc. I don't need fancy apps, I just need a working phone.

    If I can get that, I could probably donate some time porting apps.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    I really want to give furios phone a shot. It's apparently close to supporting my carrier.

    That and a sailfish phone. The community one though didn't support my carrier (think it's mainly EU specced only.)

    What I find missing most of the time though is any esim support. Makes me wonder if the hardware one that you can program an esim on works.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    I want a phone with only cellular data, no calling, no sms, just an open source browser capable of webasm and webrtc

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sounds like a tablet, and that very well could be easier for someone to build than a phone.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Can we have one of those that fit in my pocket, like 6.5" max ?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    There are some 7-8" tablets that could probably fit in a pocket, but finding the perfect mix of Linux compatibility and cell chip is going to be difficult.

    However, I see a few Linux tablets out there that have to be all runs, because Linux tablets are a pretty small niche, so it might not be that expensive to build one yourself.

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