New Android devices must support Project Treble, which itself requires the abilit for those devices to run a stock version of software.
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ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 pops up in Indonesia prior to launch
It will launch in that country and India, apparently, on April 23 and might just be a ZenFone 5 in disguise. But it's got an amazing battery.
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Android One Moto X4 now receiving Oreo
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Google’s Project Fi announced that the over-the-air update is now being distributed in waves and in time for the end of the year.
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Xiaomi Mi A1 turns red, gets Android Oreo beta
It's a Christmasy color and a sweet dose of black and white biscuit to make Xiaomi fans and stock Android fans ever more chipper.
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Xiaomi Mi A1 users getting a chance to beta test stock Android Oreo
Stock software is all fun and games until it's time to update it. That's what the Android One-designated Xiaomi Mi A1 is trying to avoid: un-fun.
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Lenovo K8 Note is the brand’s first stock Android smartphone, with killer specs at killer price
Deca-core processing power, 4GB RAM, dual rear cameras, big battery, sharp screen and, most of all, stock Android. The Lenovo K8 Note a killer indeed.
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Lenovo kills proprietary Vibe UI skin to follow stock Android ‘trend’, at least in India
Lenovo's latest attempt at growing closer to mainstream consumers with own-brand smartphones sees the Vibe UI skin nixed in favor of stock Android.
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Stock Android Moto M debuts in UAE, compatible with all four US carriers
The Moto M has landed outside of China in, of all places, the United Arab Emirates. Some things have been switched in translation including the MediaTek Helio P10 chipset for a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617. But the biggest changes come in its versatility.
While the Chinese model, codenamed XT1662, has cellular compatibility with the nation’s networks, it seems that this XT1664 will work with all of the major US carriers on both the GSM and CDMA sides. PhoneArena has also learned that Lenovo has decided to stick with stock Android for this Moto M, not even Motorola’s light-skinned UI. Google Photos backups also come free for two years at original quality.
Other specs recall of the Moto M we’ve talked about: 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage with microSD capacity up to 128GB, a USB-C port, dual SIM slots, a 16-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel selfie camera, a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and a 3,050mAh battery.
It’s a very decent phone with an unknown price tag outside of China — the XT1662 launched at the equivalent of $295. But if anyone gets a hold of this phone, we’d love to see if we could pull some proper Project Fi action running on Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular…
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You may convince ZTE to release a stock Android phone
We are just a couple weeks out from the holidays in the US. It’s usually a barren time for major surprises but we’ve recently been left with too many of them to not expect a few more by year’s end. The one we’re talking about right now may come from Chinese manufacturer ZTE.
Yes, the company that let its community take control over what one of its flagship products in 2017 would be.
And it’s listening to more of its users about what it can do with Android to help them, too. And there’s namely one thing ZTE can do to satisfy many in that community: nothing. Or rather, it can release a stock Android phone. The company is polling its US crowd on why it wants a stock or near-stock Android experience. And so far, there’s a clear blowout priority.
As of this post, 40 percent of the responses pointed to “cleaner user interface and skin” as the big priority. Struggling above 10 percent are “quicker updates,” “longer support,” “better overall performance” and “greater dev support for custom ROMs.” Only 6 percent looked to stock for “less bloatware,” and 5 percent for “lower defects.”
Looks are superficial, for sure, but so is the poll. Many took to the comments to expand on secondary priorities and to make it clear that those reasons for vanilla Android are just as important. Some nitpicked about high DPI settings, ease of feature adaptability and lag-proofing.
“The issue is the custom stuff added on axon 7 is actually pretty unsubstantial, unlike the heavier themes from huawei or samsung,” wrote user chickendig. “Basically every change feels more like a hassle or an annoyance than a legit improvement over stock android. It’s a lot of ‘change for the sake of change’ instead of ‘meaningful change’.”
Findings from this thread will be presented to the company’s R&D team and users with “the most thoughtful responses” will be rewarded. Oddly enough, a late stage option was added to the Project CSX for the company to develop a stock Android phone. Maybe we could see a side project come along the way…
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Sony’s stock-ish Android experiment is something every OEM should try
Sony announced recently that it would be testing a new near-stock Android experiment, while moving most of its additional Sony services to the form of apps. This is great news for those of us who have grown to prefer the stock Android experience as can be found on Nexus phones near-stock on phones such as those offered by Motorola The stock Android experience is a pretty good experience, and more importantly, it brings a unified experience across multiple devices.Ask and thou shalt receiveThe days of ...
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Would you pay for an official port of Stock Android to your current phone?
A lot of people have forgotten about the origins of Android. It wasn’t the prettiest OS, nor was it the most complete. I remember that one of my biggest reasons to avoid it was that the first version of the OS was launched without support for a virtual keyboard. Another was the fact that the UI just looked cheesy even when compared to the Windows Mobile that we had back then. We all knew of the plans that Google had for this OS, but its first couple of iterations were anything but promising. OEMs like HTC changed that. I still remember how special the HTC Hero was, specifically ...
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