In pretty standard Samsung tradition, Samsung has released kernel source for a device that hasn’t yet been released. The newest kernel drop is for three variants of the Galaxy S 4, namely the GT-I9500 (international 3G model with the Exynos octa core), The GT-I9505 (international LTE model with the Snapdragon 600), and the SGH-I337M (the Virgin Mobile… Read more
In a surprising move, HTC has released the source code for some variants of the HTC One. I say surprising because they usually release source code months after the phone, which is absolutely ridiculous. Case in point: Along with the HTC One source code, HTC also released the source for the DROID DNA. That device is a good 5 months old. But I guess this… Read more
Team Hacksung became famous for getting AOSP ROMs to run on the original Galaxy S, a big feat which saved the device for many. Samsung was so appreciative, they sent the team a free Galaxy S II, and work on that began. They also worked on AOSP ROMs for the Galaxy S III, but soon things became bitter. Not only did Samsung have two variants to maintain,… Read more
If you have been interested in trying out Ubuntu Touch, but lack a Nexus device it is compatible with, you might get your chance soon. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has announced a ton of new devices that are being added to the Ubuntu Touch roster. They are sorted by “Sort of working” and “Work in progress” but there are many new devices listed… Read more
The Galaxy S II may be a phone which is about to be two years old, but it’s still going strong. It recently received a Jelly Bean update, the firmware wonderfully named I9100XXLSD. As an S II owner, I can confirm that LSD is awesome. The fact that my ancient device is running nearly identical software to my Note II is amazing. However, it’s about to get… Read more
Sony has been amazing with their developer support, trying to get AOSP support for the Xperia S, releasing alpha ROMs to the public with full source code, and now releasing full and working source code for their newest flagship, the Sony Xperia Z. Yes, even though the Xperia Z is not out in most of the world (only in Japan at the moment), full… Read more
Without any delays, Samsung has dropped the source code for the new update to Verizon’s Galaxy S III. The Verizon S III received its update to Jelly Bean not too long ago, and the source code is already available for developers to get modding. Samsung always releases source code fast, sometimes even before a device is on the market, so this comes as no… Read more
HTC has released the source code for its coveted DROID DNA on Verizon. This is quite surprising, because HTC has always liked to delay releasing source code for as long as possible. This quick release is great and exactly what we want to see from all companies. This source code, together with the bootloader unlock methods we have, will do a lot of good… Read more
When the Nexus 4 was launched, it was not supported by AOSP and its source code was not released. JBQ said support wasn’t available at the moment, but we can’t imagine a Nexus device without AOSP support. Luckily, at least part of the source code was released to the Android Git. It lacks all driver binaries, but the code is there. If you wanted to build… Read more
Today, Samsung has made the source code for the official Galaxy Note 10.1 software available, as well as the new Ice Cream Sandwich updates for both the Galaxy Tab 7 Plus and the original Galaxy Tab 10.1. While we’ll admit that this means little to most of us, this is the day dozens of ROM developers have been waiting for. The new kernels will allow… Read more
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