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Originally posted by bemerk View Post
You have work on the graphic side
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You have lots of work done for ARM devices on
There are multiple people working on mainline support for their devices
https://github.com/masneyb/linux for msm8974-hammerhead , also known as the Nexus
https://gitlab.com/sdm845-mainline/ covers Poco and OnePlus devices
https://github.com/msm8916-mainline/ has oppo-a51f
https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/ works on running linux on various devices +
Maybe Qualcomm devices are a little bit in favour compared to HiSilicon, Mediatek and Exynos SoCs but the amount of work is amazing.
It's what kept Android from receiving timely updates for years: manufacturers wouldn't bother updating drivers. It's better now, with Treble in place, but still not perfect, imho.
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Originally posted by bug77 View PostIt's not all about graphics. Sensors, cameras, fingerprint readers and whatnot, all tend to run on closed stuff.
It's what kept Android from receiving timely updates for years: manufacturers wouldn't bother updating drivers. It's better now, with Treble in place, but still not perfect, imho.
Besides, manufacturers are interested of you buying new phone/tablet/whatnot soon, not in freaking 5 years. Thus they have very little interest in software updates, except in order to avoid bad PR from security vulnerabilities.
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Originally posted by elatllat View PostCurrently
kernel.org = 4.4.234, 4.9.234
Pixel 2. = 4.4.210, android patch 2020-08-05
OnePlus 6 = 4.9.179, android patch 2020-07-01
Anyone have a recent-ish flagship from another vendor to compare?
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