Android 12 operates on the Samsung Galaxy S2 (sort of)
As a result of the magic of computer software engineering, the 11-years old Samsung Galaxy S2 was ready to run a modified edition of Android 12. This hocus-pocus was performed by the software developer rlNanDO, who ported LineageOS 19. to the historical Samsung flagship.
This OS is centered on the open up-supply edition of Android 12, and even even though it’s a much lighter variation of Google’s popular mobile running method, it even now demands sizeable hardware means. The Samsung Galaxy S2 debuted back in 2011 with a modest dual-core Exynos 4210 processor and 1GB of RAM.
All is not very good with the port nevertheless – consequently the (form of) aspect in the title. Here’s the finish checklist of the existing state of the port:
Performing:
– RIL (Mobile phone/SMS)
– Audio
– Bluetooth (audio & headset)
– Wifi
– IMEI
– Touchkeys
– Hardware encode/decoder
– Display screen
– DRM, for e.g. Netflix
– Selinux enforced
– BitGapps
– Magisk v23.
– FM Radio (employing Spirit2)
Performing-ish/WIP:
– BLN
– Digital camera Shots, one particular time only and crashes following 2nd use right up until reboot.
– Sensors, sometimes performs
Not performing/regarded difficulties:
– AGPS
– Digital camera Videorecording
– PowerHAL
– LiveDisplay
– MicroG support
Seeking at the checklist earlier mentioned, it is nevertheless fairly astounding that a unit that is a lot less potent than a contemporary smartwatch can operate Android 12. Usually, we strongly recommend against this kind of functions, and placing a personalized ROM on your mobile phone is just about often a undesirable concept tied to a different string of bad thoughts (rooting the mobile phone and unlocking the bootloader, albeit not normally), but in this situation, we’re chatting about a phone which is 11 years old. So, if you want to just take a shot, and you have a spare Galaxy S2 lying all around, there are guidance on the XDA forum.
