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[Q] Custom ROMs for A7(SM-A700FD)

Hey folks i recently bought A7 ,dying to find out Custom ROMs .
rooting n recovery yes i had seen the procedure, its promising n tempting :laugh:
But where can i find the custom roms? am i missing anything?
no one is interested to develop or port?
Earlier i had nexus 4, every ROM i found for it on XDA i flashed em all. thanks for dev's
but with A7 other than scrolling up n down m unable to play wit it :crying:
let me know , if m using the right device for atleast one year else i will sell it off :laugh:as without custom ROMs on a phone i really feel like m using an iPhone:laugh:

Hi,
Well m developing CM12.1 for A7(SM-A700FD) , NO ETA's but yes dont worry you will CM for this device soon its BIG Working in progress

jackeagle said:
Hi,
Well m developing CM12.1 for A7(SM-A700FD) , NO ETA's but yes dont worry you will CM for this device soon its BIG Working in progress
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Thanks man.

wow thats really a good news...
thanks man..i appreciate your efforts that are being invested

Hi!
Any news for A5 (SM-500H)?

jackeagle said:
Hi,
Well m developing CM12.1 for A7(SM-A700FD) , NO ETA's but yes dont worry you will CM for this device soon its BIG Working in progress
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eagerly waiting for first build to test thanks a lot
i was about to sell my phone.

MeGanZz said:
Hi!
Any news for A5 (SM-500H)?
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Well no currently only A7 I cant take more projects with current one lol Already 1 person is interested on it he is not developer but lets see for now no plans on A5
Aashish-kkhckr said:
eagerly waiting for first build to test thanks a lot
i was about to sell my phone.
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Na dont sell such good device you have to just wait since its new platform for Samsung devices hence may take sometime i will make a thread soon keeping things upto date on what is going on and progress of development

jackeagle said:
Well no currently only A7 I cant take more projects with current one lol Already 1 person is interested on it he is not developer but lets see for now no plans on A5
Na dont sell such good device you have to just wait since its new platform for Samsung devices hence may take sometime i will make a thread soon keeping things upto date on what is going on and progress of development
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DO you own galaxy a7 ?

Aashish-kkhckr said:
DO you own galaxy a7 ?
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No but my best buddy @RVR owns it

This is a great news....my son's bought this device today. I just said to him what the ***l you buying this blah!!!....LoL
On the other note....i also seen @RVR releasing custom recovery (TWRP) for this device....both news make me smile a bit....at least we will see more good news to A7 owner....:good:
P.s-hmmmm....once get chance i will flashing the recovery and try playing with my TWRP theme on it....

nageshmv said:
Hey folks i recently bought A7 ,dying to find out Custom ROMs .
rooting n recovery yes i had seen the procedure, its promising n tempting :laugh:
But where can i find the custom roms? am i missing anything?
no one is interested to develop or port?
Earlier i had nexus 4, every ROM i found for it on XDA i flashed em all. thanks for dev's
but with A7 other than scrolling up n down m unable to play wit it :crying:
let me know , if m using the right device for atleast one year else i will sell it off :laugh:as without custom ROMs on a phone i really feel like m using an iPhone:laugh:
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i installed lollipop on my A7 and its just AWESOME!!! you can do it too. its very easy. just google it. if you have any questions, mail me at [email protected]

jackeagle said:
No but my best buddy @RVR owns it
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is there any progress ? why don't you start dedicated thread for it it will attract more developers and people to help

jackeagle said:
Hi,
Well m developing CM12.1 for A7(SM-A700FD) , NO ETA's but yes dont worry you will CM for this device soon its BIG Working in progress
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Very eager to get my hands on it too
Recover is installed and working.
Just let me know if you need someone to test.

jmarceno said:
Very eager to get my hands on it too
Recover is installed and working.
Just let me know if you need someone to test.
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Ya sure its still work in progress the major issue is
1) Kernel Sources are KK based ( So we have to make it compatible with Lollipop , just takes sometime )
2) Adapting Sources to Snap 615 SOC (new to samsung)
Once CM boots i will make a thread here with all and latest updates

jackeagle said:
Ya sure its still work in progress the major issue is
1) Kernel Sources are KK based ( So we have to make it compatible with Lollipop , just takes sometime )
2) Adapting Sources to Snap 615 SOC (new to samsung)
Once CM boots i will make a thread here with all and latest updates
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Mate,
Thank you for the update news....this is awesome news to the A7 owner and your effort is highly appreciated

Waiting
Waiting For cyanogenmod Specially ... I Love CM ....
Device : A5

Custom rom for a5???
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sopnohinsobuj said:
Custom rom for a5???
Sent from my SM-A500F using XDA Forums
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He said for now only A7. it's big effort he is putting in .. A5 and rest will follow
@jackeagle u do this for our A7, you have my word for a beer can donation from me :angel:

Hi all, about 30 peoples are waiting for CM to A3, so please if you can(of course after all other projects), build one for us
we all wait(we from 4pda)

jackeagle said:
Ya sure its still work in progress the major issue is
1) Kernel Sources are KK based ( So we have to make it compatible with Lollipop , just takes sometime )
2) Adapting Sources to Snap 615 SOC (new to samsung)
Once CM boots i will make a thread here with all and latest updates
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will be waiting for it........ fingers crossed...

[Q] Custom ROMs for A5 (SM-A500H)

Hey guys,Just brought a Sasmung A5,its currently on the kitkat rom pre install on my My Samsung A500H so i tried and look for roms,but couldn't find any. My previous phone was Samsung S1 and all roms i flashed are from xda,Thanks devs.
I was wondering if there will be Rom for this device, such as cyanogenmod 12 and more.
Thanks again.

dude seriously? did you even open 1 thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/galaxy-a5-t3195638

klemen241 said:
dude seriously? did you even open 1 thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/galaxy-a5-t3195638
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I opened it,but seriously did you even read about what variant i was looking for? (SM-A500H)

this is all there is for all versions of a500, they are working on all versions

klemen241 said:
this is all there is for all versions of a500, they are working on all versions
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no its not working on all version. I asked and they said dont flash it has to be flash only on a5f :/

Ridxrock said:
no its not working on all version. I asked and they said dont flash it has to be flash only on a5f :/
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this rom is now for galaxy A5 A500H lollipop,I will work to port it to other A5 varients and I will be happy if any one can help me
the galaxy s6 themed rom, just needs to be uploaded

klemen241 said:
this rom is now for galaxy A5 A500H lollipop,I will work to port it to other A5 varients and I will be happy if any one can help me
the galaxy s6 themed rom, just needs to be uploaded
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i dont think good for A500H,this is what they replied :/
Originally Posted by astrit1 
 @Ridxrock no it isn't compatible with your device read the first page of the forum please
@ there is no build for a500h the developers are working on it so don't ask about it, read the first page

Ridxrock said:
i dont think good for A500H,this is what they replied :/
Originally Posted by astrit1
@Ridxrock no it isn't compatible with your device read the first page of the forum please
@ there is no build for a500h the developers are working on it so don't ask about it, read the first page
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i am talking about s6 themed one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...y-a5-sm-a500h-s6-rom-v1-t3196198#post62728515
It says in op it will be fore a500h, come on dude, really?

Could this be ported to A300FU as the processor etc is the same?

klemen241 said:
i am talking about s6 themed one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...y-a5-sm-a500h-s6-rom-v1-t3196198#post62728515
It says in op it will be fore a500h, come on dude, really?
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Yes the s6 one is the only one working i know but i really want to have cyanogenmod for my a5 before any other mod,and the s6 one is not that different of the lollipop update 5.02 with a lot of bugs as its the older release of lollipop.

Ridxrock said:
Yes the s6 one is the only one working i know but i really want to have cyanogenmod for my a5 before any other mod,and the s6 one is not that different of the lollipop update 5.02 with a lot of bugs as its the older release of lollipop.
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i would give up in your position, already thinking of selling my phone because of lack of custom roms

klemen241 said:
i would give up in your position, already thinking of selling my phone because of lack of custom roms
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Ohh thats sad :/. but still ill just be patient for a developer to start to build for my specific device. The A5 can really be a nice successor. I really wish it brings same positive aspect same as the S series. Cause so jealous of samsung series have more developer than us. Anyway Good luck guys.

agreed, its a great phone with great promise, but its problem with this chinesse models and same phone with 4 diff models. You aactually need more develpoers than. I hope it will get better soon, its kinda still new phone, but compared to s series, its better to buy s5 and have tons of roms, if you are in to that stuff.I had same problem with htc desire 820, chinesse phone with no develpors, tons of models and 0 roms

klemen241 said:
agreed, its a great phone with great promise, but its problem with this chinesse models and same phone with 4 diff models. You aactually need more develpoers than. I hope it will get better soon, its kinda still new phone, but compared to s series, its better to buy s5 and have tons of roms, if you are in to that stuff.I had same problem with htc desire 820, chinesse phone with no develpors, tons of models and 0 roms
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What to do,i really wanted that phone for premium touch and now i have to stay with it.no worries i know and im sure a developer will make their way up for this device.it still new as you said,so gotta wait for roms (im so much into that) :'( Good luck again devs. Thank you in advance
Patience is the key to greatness :angel:

tell me bro if u have cwm recovery for SM-A500H...??

zeshanabid said:
tell me bro if u have cwm recovery for SM-A500H...??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-alpha/help/to-port-twrp-to-galaxy-a5-a500fu-t3150843
use this to root:
https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/#odin
you have instructions there, also be sure to pick your device on the list of downloads

We feel so unlucky to see roms for other A5's but not for our specific variant (A500H) :'( So sad

Finally Official Lollipop update in my country Mauritius.
Before updating i just want to confirm is it worth it? 5.0..? if yes ill flash it right away if no give me reason why. and thank you guys

I released the CM12.1 Temasek Build for A500H yesterday you can download it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ev-help-to-create-cm12-rom-galaxy-a5-t3153129

mygalaxya said:
I released the CM12.1 Temasek Build for A500H yesterday you can download it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ev-help-to-create-cm12-rom-galaxy-a5-t3153129
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Ohh Really ? Downloading. Thank you so much.

Lineage OS?

Do you think we will have a lineageos build for huawei nova?

That would be great, but first we need a rom base for any rom....

After my exams in february I would like to try porting Lineage OS to our huawei nova...but thats not a promise, it's an "Let's try and hope.."

Too bad there was not activity on this phone yet.
I really really hoped this gonna replace my Nexus 5 ( the >5 inch / 70cm width trend sucks - phones are just too big!) - but nooope..
I had it already in the hands, good that I didn't bought it. But I maybe would if someone would work on it :laugh:

Once huawei releases kernel source I will start working on it.

gsantner said:
Too bad there was not activity on this phone yet.
I really really hoped this gonna replace my Nexus 5 ( the >5 inch / 70cm width trend sucks - phones are just too big!) - but nooope..
I had it already in the hands, good that I didn't bought it. But I maybe would if someone would work on it [emoji23]
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I'm a flash aholic... But for now i can wait, this phone impressed in so many ways till now, no need to hurry.
For this time there is the incredible screen on time and with su and xposed i have all i need for now. I will just sit and wait [emoji12]

Grarak said:
Once huawei releases kernel source I will start working on it.
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Did they release those for previous phones too?
I figured since this is a snapdragon device the chance for roms will be much higher. Since they don't really release anything for their own chipsets iirc.

K-putt said:
Did they release those for previous phones too?
I figured since this is a snapdragon device the chance for roms will be much higher. Since they don't really release anything for their own chipsets iirc.
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I think they released the kernel for many phones in the past..but you can also extract it from the stock firmware..so that shouldn't be a problem to build lineage for this device, but it takes time.. ?

Xelfmade said:
I think they released the kernel for many phones in the past..but you can also extract it from the stock firmware..so that shouldn't be a problem to build lineage for this device, but it takes time.. ?
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No you can't
You guys can try to email [email protected] and bug them to release the kernel sources

Hello everyone, i really want by this phone too, but the poor number of post in this forum afraid me ?
I found that : http://consumer.huawei.com/en/opensource/detail/index.htm?siteCode=worldwide&productCode=Smartphones&fileType=openSourceSoftware&pageSize=10&curPage=1
Is it source which are requierd for build ROM ?

Grarak said:
No you can't
You guys can try to email [email protected] and bug them to release the kernel sources
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Ofcourse you can, I needed the stock kernel for building TWRP..

Hey my device is very much heating on flashing the lineage os
Sent from my 2014818 using XDA Free mobile app

Xelfmade said:
Ofcourse you can, I needed the stock kernel for building TWRP..
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Then good luck building a rom with prebuilt kernel

shm2210 said:
Hey my device is very much heating on flashing the lineage os
Sent from my 2014818 using XDA Free mobile app
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Wich phone do you use?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/nova-plus/development/source-release-huawei-nova-nova-plus-t3548956
The sources

@Grarak you're right I mixed two diffrent things there..
Can you PM me? I would like to work with you together..

any update guys? i'm hating EMUI

Any updates on SM-T230 Android ports?

This poor device has been stuck on touchwiz 4.4.4 for a very long time, it would be great if somebody tried to port a good rom to it.
Please reply with updates, if there's any.

Scupake said:
This poor device has been stuck on touchwiz 4.4.4 for a very long time, it would be great if somebody tried to port a good rom to it.
Please reply with updates, if there's any.
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Sorry, But there not a lot of people workng on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0.

DJABHipHop said:
Sorry, But there not a lot of people workng on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0.
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This is really sad. :crying:
I would like to bring mine back to new live too.
Please, dear developers, take care of the 7" Tab 4 too. :fingers-crossed:
Best regards
Balze

I'm working on bringing a fairly new version to degas, probably Android 7 or 8.

im getting ready to refresh the kernel for this device and might be able to help with porting android 10

JohnnyStene said:
I'm working on bringing a fairly new version to degas, probably Android 7 or 8.
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beany23 said:
im getting ready to refresh the kernel for this device and might be able to help with porting android 10
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Presently sitting on an old build ROM
Pixelized-OS-v2.9-20180816-SM-T230NU-FIX
That has worked relatively well even on this device with limited storage, processor, and memory. Either way, I'd love to help my unit has been rooted for 3 or so years and please let all of us know if we can help.
Please also note, I use this device only as a backup, so starting over and trying something fresh can happen quickly.
Thanks for the help and support,
Sorli...

bsorli said:
Presently sitting on an old build ROM
Pixelized-OS-v2.9-20180816-SM-T230NU-FIX
That has worked relatively well even on this device with limited storage, processor, and memory. Either way, I'd love to help my unit has been rooted for 3 or so years and please let all of us know if we can help.
Please also note, I use this device only as a backup, so starting over and trying something fresh can happen quickly.
Thanks for the help and support,
Sorli...
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Android 10 should work with some optimization- porting the kernel to a relatively new version would likely be the hardest part.

JohnnyStene said:
Android 10 should work with some optimization- porting the kernel to a relatively new version would likely be the hardest part.
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can only try lol

I just found all device tree specific blobs and all that. Can start from there at least. Then once we get it booted and working then we can go for Android 8-10

beany23 said:
I just found all device tree specific blobs and all that. Can start from there at least. Then once we get it booted and working then we can go for Android 8-10
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How complicated is it to slim down the builds as much as possible?
I don't see needing all the extra TouchWiz crap that this device barely supports and had survived using Link2SD for storage. Something stable supporting at least basic apps is all I need, and most of those (Gmail, Chrome, etc) are now available from play store.
Thanks for trying and let me know if o can help! Sorli...

beany23 said:
im getting ready to refresh the kernel for this device and might be able to help with porting android 10
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Join Telegram there are a lot of Tab 7.0 uses out there and we could use more Developers for the tab 4 7.0

beany23 said:
I just found all device tree specific blobs and all that. Can start from there at least. Then once we get it booted and working then we can go for Android 8-10
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Hi, my advice is starting by taking sources from other variants (you can find them in GitHub S3NEO organization) and editing sources by starting from that base. For the kernel, it shouldn't be difficult to make a defconfig by always looking in matisse and millet ones. I advice you to start from Android 9 (lineage-16.0 branches) since they are the most stable. If you are really interested to work, you can write me in Telegram (same username as xda profile) and I can write you something more about what you should do.

Android 8, 9 or 10 will be nice, but right now I will be happy with Android 5. Are there any ROMs for degas higher than 4.4.4?
Are there any true Android 5 or Android 7 ROMs for this device?

BenGman said:
Android 8, 9 or 10 will be nice, but right now I will be happy with Android 5. Are there any ROMs for degas higher than 4.4.4?
Are there any true Android 5 or Android 7 ROMs for this device?
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For now most of the ROMs out there are based on touchwiz so they are 4.4 with themes. I hope devs can build proper Android 8+ ROM for our good old buddy

onlime1 said:
For now most of the ROMs out there are based on touchwiz so they are 4.4 with themes. I hope devs can build proper Android 8+ ROM for our good old buddy
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We can't because degas has different SoC and nobody of the devs have this device. So, we can't do anything.

matteo0026 said:
We can't because degas has different SoC and nobody of the devs have this device. So, we can't do anything.
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Yeah that Marvell CPU and Vivante GPU is a real headache I guess. Why Samsung put them in it lol Maybe one day (when NewPipe stops fully working on my Tab 4) I'll grab a new Tab (probably S series this time).

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I have given up on porting brand new Android versions (for now) and right now I have Android 5 running. Quite unstable at the moment.

gediao15693xda said:
I ask developers to make Android 5 + ROM on Degas, because there are many apps in China that can't run on Android 4.4. Sorry, my English
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That problem is not only for China dude. That's why most of the people (incl. me) want newer Android to our loved Degas

Because Android development for this tablet seem to be DEAD I started to wonder if I could install Windows 10? I bumped to this thing claiming it can install WIndows to any android tablet but I'm yet to try it out...
https://www.changemysoftwares.com/

Newer Android for Galaxy Tab S2 10.1

@Android-Andi could you please provide a guide for building a ROM for this device to compile and create an Android Go version or keep updated your excellent job? I would like to contribute, thank you.

Firstly this isnt Galaxy Tab S2 this is Galaxy Tab 2
Next he isnt obliged to do that! There are tons of tutorials available on internet as well as on XDA
Iirc Andi left development and we should be thankful to him for keeping our tab alive
I myself am trying to upstream kernel if i succeed we might get new android versions

Well this is great news! I have minor problems on my tab 10.1 and 7.0 like it being sometimes very slow which is common for android 7 unfortunately. I wish both of you the best of luck!

KappaTheCapper said:
Well this is great news! I have minor problems on my tab 10.1 and 7.0 like it being sometimes very slow which is common for android 7 unfortunately. I wish both of you the best of luck!
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Unfortunately Android-Andi isnt gonna make new roms, he left development
Hopefully someone who knows how to do the changes for oreo and above come and start atleast some development

Mithil17 said:
Unfortunately Android-Andi isnt gonna make new roms, he left development
Hopefully someone who knows how to do the changes for oreo and above come and start atleast some development
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I hope so too! and perhaps it will happen because the samsung tab 1 10.1 received android oreo, I don't see why this shouldn't happen to samsung tab 2 10.1 and 7.0

KappaTheCapper said:
I hope so too! and perhaps it will happen because the samsung tab 1 10.1 received android oreo, I don't see why this shouldn't happen to samsung tab 2 10.1 and 7.0
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ya tab 1 got oreo maybe we can port it or something
It is definitely possible only if i knew how to do

Following!
I recently installed 6.01 on my old Tab 2. I used lineageOS13 from android Andi. It's nice and stable, but would love to get updates and security patches.
Why does official lineageos not support the galaxy tab 2?

clappertrap said:
Following!
I recently installed 6.01 on my old Tab 2. I used lineageOS13 from android Andi. It's nice and stable, but would love to get updates and security patches.
Why does official lineageos not support the galaxy tab 2?
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It's from 2012!! The devs no longer work on it, maybe we can try?

Mithil17 said:
It's from 2012!! The devs no longer work on it, maybe we can try?
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It will be good if you can !! Currently you are the only hope we have now !!

Arc android said:
It will be good if you can !! Currently you are the only hope we have now !!
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I am trying but I am very new to android development xD

Mithil17 said:
I am trying but I am very new to android development xD
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Well if you are talking about lineage os develooment, instructions to build roms are available on official website. At least you know something about development. I dont know anything !!
When I try to read instructions, I am like
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Arc android said:
Well if you are talking about lineage os develooment, instructions to build roms are available on official website. At least you know something about development. I dont know anything !!
When I try to read instructions, I am like
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Yes they are but for android 6 xD, i already tried building oreo but didnt work
even i didnt know about develpment i asked in lineageos chats and read online about it, needed to start somewhere