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Gemini PDA - Android / How likely is Android 8 really?

« on: August 13, 2018, 10:50:29 am »

Well I think i'll go ahead and order mines now. I actually found new MT6797 devices with Oreo from the factory so ports should be easy with file swapping or an official Oreo for the Gemini may be coming soon. Then mainline support is picking up pace. Most of us are using old devices for years. We want something that is either perfect or that we can maintain ourselves.

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Gemini PDA - Android / How likely is Android 8 really?

« on: August 10, 2018, 01:02:40 pm »

I feel like Mediatek is taking the x27 as EOL. It came out around 2015/16 which is old in hardware life these days. And it has received two software updates from Android M to N. Or they could be having a hard time converting to the new Oreo Treble requirements. But there are at least two groups working on other MT6797 devices and getting Oreo and Treble working. I'm holding off on buying a Gemini until either Mediatek releases something - drivers or Oreo SDK, or if someone gets an Oreo Treble port running decent. But i think even with a port, the modem and graphics will never work right.

Fingers crossed that the Gemini PDA 2 has a Qualcomm SOC.