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Re: Android Oreo

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Post by maxsilver »

Karunamon wrote: post #23
maxsilver wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or even if just gets the chip manufacturers out of the equation, that alone fixes most of the problems. The OEM side is usually pretty easy / trivial in comparison. And there are a number of OEMs who would happily push updates but can't, because they can't get hardware packages from Qualcomm / Amlogic / Freescale / etc. That, more than anything else, holds back new Android releases on lots of hardware.

Supposedly the carriers are real pains as well. I've heard horror stories of months-long approvals processes on Verizon and AT&T ROMs. It's a game I wish they'd get out of entirely. There's no such thing as a useful carrier overlay.

True. That's a totally different problem that Treble isn't intended to address, as far as I'm aware.

Re: Android Oreo

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Post by metalliqaz »

edraferi wrote: post #14

> Native C/C++ API for high-performance audio. API function for high-performance audio including Native C/C++ audio API. I wonder if this will be good enough to close the gap with the rich music creation ecosystem on iOS.

The lack of momentum will awfully hard to overcome.

Re: Android Oreo

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Post by agumonkey »

davidmichael wrote: post #7
Freak_NL wrote: post #3

A non-generic brand name for their O-release? Did they strike a deal with Nabisco/Cadbury? I can't imagine Google doing this without some form of legal go-ahead from the trademark owner.

They did the same thing wit KitKat.

Getting ready for Android Raiders, with doubled security through two fingers fingerprint reader.

Re: Android Oreo

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Post by jampa »

I know this is a non-issue for many, but those emojis look really dated. Every update they get harder and harder to read in small form. One of the things I observe, mainly on Instagram Stories is only people with iOS post with emojis attached, I never see Android ones. Too bad there is no way to install custom emojis in any system (without rooting/registry tweaking), like we do with fonts.

Re: Android Oreo

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Post by AdmiralAsshat »

klondike_ wrote: post #11

Project Treble is the most important thing in this release >The biggest change to the foundations of Android to date: a modular architecture that makes it easier and faster for hardware makers to deliver Android updates. With any luck, this will end the huge security/update problem Android has. Right now an update is dependent on the chip manufacturer's drivers, then the OEM adding them to the ROM with their custom "…

Except, of course, getting your hands on a phone that has Oreo.

For instance, the Galaxy S8 is the hottest new thing on the market right now, and it launched with Nougat. It will probably be six months to a year before Samsung pushes an Oreo update to it, if at all.

Re: Android Oreo

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Post by kllrnohj »

metalliqaz wrote: post #30
taurath wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Gee, I've never heard of "Mopria" but this sounds interesting. 97% of printers sold now - the initiative happened in 2014, and I assume that it took manufacturers a few years to ramp. So probably don't expect it to work with your 5 year old all-in-one.

If it supports prior services like Google cloud print, perhaps even uncertified printers could work

Cloud print has been supported since KitKat, you just need to install the driver (sorry, "print plugin"): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...

Re: Android Oreo

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Post by stephengillie »

Freak_NL wrote: post #3

A non-generic brand name for their O-release? Did they strike a deal with Nabisco/Cadbury? I can't imagine Google doing this without some form of legal go-ahead from the trademark owner.

Well, Google/Alphabet are an advertising company.
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