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Huawei’s One-Handed Mode Feature Nearly Made its Way to AOSP
Update 10/28/17: if you are interested in an app that brings a one handed mode feature to any device (without root!), then check out our newest app: One-Handed Mode! There was a time when a 4.7-inch...
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Get the Google Pixel 2’s Product Sans Font from Android Oreo 8.1
This week Google released the first developer preview of their upcoming Android Oreo 8.1 update and with it came a new font they’re calling Product Sans. Thanks to XDA Senior Member SharkcpN, we now...
View ArticleGoogle is Adding AAC Bluetooth Audio Codec for All Devices in AOSP
Android has been criticized in the past for the way Bluetooth as a whole performs on Google’s mobile platform. Some people have issues getting Bluetooth devices to connect properly, others have come...
View ArticleAndroid 8.1 Reduces Inactive App Sizes to Save Storage Space
Storage space on smartphones tends to be at a premium, and it’s frustrating to have to constantly clear space for application updates, new applications, and even over-the-air (OTA) updates. It’s...
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[Update: Coming to Android P DP2] Android P May Support Blocking Calls From...
Update 10:18PM CST 3/8/18: Tonight, the commits responsible for the below changes have been merged to the master branch. Barring a future set of commits that revert these changes, that means you should...
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Future Android version may natively support facial recognition hardware
According to a recent commit on the AOSP Gerrit, native support for facial recognition hardware may be coming in a future version of Android. This comes off of the back of recent commits potentially...
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[Update: Needs IMEI/GSF ID] Google now blocks GApps on uncertified devices,...
Update 3/27/18 at 08:51AM CST: Were you, like everyone else, having trouble registering your Android ID on the uncertified device registration page? You’re not alone. Apparently, it’s not looking for...
View ArticleWin a device from Sony by becoming a Hero Open Source Developer
Sony is one of the largest contributors to the Android Open Source Project, bringing us RRO themes and more. The company has always been fairly open in development as well, running its Sony Open...
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AOSP on the Honor 9 Lite – How Stock Android Made a Budget Device Better
We recently reviewed the Honor 9 Lite, a budget phone released by a subsidiary of Huawei. With some semi-decent specs consisting of a Kirin 659, 3GB of RAM, and an 18:9 1080p display coming in at 229...
View ArticlePixel Experience brings Google Pixel features to Project Treble supported...
Project Treble has done a lot of good for Android devices. It has allowed devices to use many different flavors of Android that would otherwise not be available, and often with more functionality than...
View ArticleMicrosoft has agreed to buy GitHub for $7.5 billion
Update: Microsoft has now officially announced that they’re buying GitHub for $7.5 billion. You’re probably well acquainted with GitHub. After all, it’s the go-to place for developers on our forums to...
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GitLab Ultimate and GitLab Gold now free for open source projects and education
Nearly every developer will be familiar with GitHub, but slightly fewer may be familiar with its competitor GitLab. Following the purchase of GitHub by Microsoft for $7.5 billion, many are switching...
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Hands-on with unofficial LineageOS 15.1 GSI for the OnePlus 6
Before Project Treble, it sometimes took several weeks or months after a new smartphone came out for a stable, functional custom ROM to be developed for that phone. With Project Treble, ideally, it...
View ArticleUnofficial LineageOS 15.1 and Resurrection Remix for the OnePlus 6 are now...
With the OnePlus 6 only recently making its way into the hands of developers, it’ll take some time for stable builds of custom AOSP-based ROMs to be made available for the device. Development for the...
View ArticleHere are the developers that will get a OnePlus 6 to work on. Also: How to...
OnePlus has a long history of always supporting the development community when it comes to their devices. They have been consistent with offering phones that can easily be unlocked and flashed with...
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LineageOS Introduces “Trust”– A Centralized Interface for Security and Privacy
The introduction of monthly security patches for Android was a welcome and much-needed move from Google. At that time, Android was infamous for its fragmentation issues, which negatively impacted how...
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OnePlus One, Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, and Oppo Find 7 now support official...
LineageOS is the go-to custom ROM for those whose devices have been long forgotten by manufacturers. LineageOS 15.1, which is based on Android 8.1 Oreo, adds a lot of customization to the stock Android...
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Team OpenKirin opens website to support all EMUI 8 Huawei/Honor devices
Huawei and their subsidiary Honor ship their smartphones and tablets with their EMUI software. It’s a heavily modified version of the stock Android framework that offers a lot of features not found in...
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Sony Xperia XZ1 and Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Added to Sony’s Open Devices Program
The Sony Open Devices Program is a program run by Sony, wherein they release Android Open Source Project (AOSP) configurations on GitHub for certain devices they have released. The Sony Xperia X is an...
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Huawei’s One-Handed Mode Feature Nearly Made its Way to AOSP
Update 10/28/17: if you are interested in an app that brings a one handed mode feature to any device (without root!), then check out our newest app: One-Handed Mode! There was a time when a 4.7-inch...
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