A container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu.

As always, let’s talk about versioning conventions - you may be thinking “Shouldn’t this be 18.0, as AOSP is on 11, and not 11.1?”. As we stated in our last blog post, after 17.0, whenever we conduct a platform wide rebase, we will be incrementing our minor version. So, when we rebased on the December Android Security Bulletin (ASB) due to its fairly massive changes, LineageOS 18.1 was born.

K-9 Mail is looking to raise 1,000 EUR per week (~52,000 EUR per year) to fund development.

We’re happy to announce that we have developed a way for older Android devices to retain their ability to visit sites that use Let’s Encrypt certificates after our cross-signed intermediates expire. We are no longer planning any changes in January that may cause compatibility issues for Let’s Encrypt subscribers.

The Netflix application runs on hundreds of smart TVs, streaming sticks and pay TV set top boxes. The role of a Partner Engineer at Netflix is to help device manufacturers launch the Netflix application on their devices. In this article we talk about one particularly difficult issue that blocked the launch of a device in Europe.

Microsoft is reportedly creating a subsystem, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, that allows Android applications to run on Windows 10.

This application is compiled with the operating system and does not require a rooted device for use. It uses the same internal APIs as adb backup which is deprecated and thus needs a replacement.

This article describes how you can migrate your apps and data from your old to your new smartphone (LineageOS 17.1) using adb pull/push.

Uses UnifiedNlp 2.0-alpha3, Adds support for Exposure Notifications API, This allows using COVID-19 tracing apps, Bug fixes in Maps, Location, Cloud Messaging and others.

This repository contains a snapshot of code from Google Play Services's Exposure Notification module.

EDIT: tl;dr: We are working an an open implementation of the Google/Apple protocol (I call it PPCP, which may be wrong). You can find and contribute to our repository here: https://github.com/theSc...

EDIT: tl;dr: We are working an an open implementation of the Google/Apple protocol (I call it PPCP, which may be wrong). You can find and contribute to our repository here: https://github.com/theSc...

NanoDroid is a installer for various OpenSource related things, most noticably microG and F-Droid. It supports direct /system installation, both devices with or without A/B partition scheme, aswell as Magisk Mode (module) installation. It also includes several tools (eg. GNU Bash, tools from util-linux/bsdmainutils and more), scripts and additional features (system debloating, init scripts, automatic logcat creation), aswell as a companion F-Droid Repository.

μlogger [micro-logger] is an android application for continuous logging of location coordinates, designed to record hiking, biking tracks and other outdoor activities. Application works in background. Track points are saved at chosen intervals and may be uploaded to dedicated server in real time. This client works with μlogger web server. Together they make a complete self owned and controlled client–server solution.

Hey Android vendors, don’t kill my app!

LineageOS Android Distribution

Build devices based on the Android Things platform.